THTR 440 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Penny Dreadful, Bob Fosse, Desejo Proibido
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1970s: nixon was impeached, end of vietnam war, hippy culture, earth day was created, beginning of computers, right/wrong, down with the establishment, morality, time of revival craze. Time square in 70s: became a dump, very dangerous, ghost town after sows, going to broadway show had an element of danger. Concept musicals: not traditional situation with conflict resolution, no satisfying solution, like a review with a serious theme, doesn"t have to have a plot but it might have a thread of a plot, company 1970, sondheim. Theatre development fund: set up ticket trailer day of to get half priced tickets, tkts trailer. 1970: company, lead (roger) cannot make a commitment, subject is marriage not romantic, couples with major problems, dean johns actor playing bobby, in a real life divorce. 1971: godspell, religious play, review style of christen gospels, john michael tablet.
