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Music～Broadway Musical～: 

Music ～Broadway Musical～ 2006.2.3 Shinji Sato

Today’s Procedure: 

Today’s Procedure First Part ・・・About Broadway Musical Second Part ・・・Video PBS: “Broadway - The American Musical” Last Part ・・・Cost of Musical

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First Part

Broadway: 

Broadway The name Broadway is an English translation of the Dutch name, Breede weg. Broadway is a wide avenue in New York City, and is the north-south main thoroughfare in the city. The street is famous as the pinnacle of the American theatre industry. Pic1 Pic2

What is Musical?: 

What is Musical? Musical is a form of play combining music, songs, dance and spoken dialogue The musical components of a traditional musical are generally referred to as the score, with sung lines considered the lyrics and the spoken lines the “book”

Origin of Musical: 

Origin of Musical

Difference between Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway: 

Difference between Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway Theatre names are defined as seat numbers Under 99 Seats From 100 to 299 Seats More than 300 seats

Procedure Style on Stage: 

Procedure Style on Stage 1. Traditional Style with lines and songs ⇒ Most of the Musical 2. Mainly with songs (e.g. Les Misérables, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Blvd, etc) 3. Mainly with dance (e.g. Movin’ Out, etc)

Music Genre: 

Music Genre 1. European Classic 2. Pop/Rock 3. Jazz 4. Ethnic Music 5. Traditional 6. Mixture

Story Genre: 

Story Genre 1. Literature/Saga 2. Conceptual 3. Back Stage 4. Romantic 5. Suspense 6. Youth 7. Fairy tale 8. Comedy

Chart of Musical Genre: 

Chart of Musical Genre Classified by Shinji Sato, based of Takashi Ishihara

Longest Broadway Runs : 

Longest Broadway Runs 3,486 42nd Street 10 3,812 Chicago (revival) 9 4,034 Rent 8 4,092 Miss Saigon 7 4,813 Beauty and the Beast 6 5,959 Oh! Calcutta 5 6,137 A Chorus Line 4 6,680 Les Misérables 3 7,485 Cats 2 7,486 The Phantom of the Opera 1 Performances Show Rank (performances as of 1/9/06)

Opening Schedule: 

Opening Schedule Preview Premier/ Grand Open Open Performance for Critics and Celebs Performed by the end of due Preparation for Premier (Ticket is cheaper than one after opening) ※ Whether the musical is successful or not is mainly determine by the Critics’ Review at the Premier

Tony Award: 

Tony Award An annual award celebrating achievements in live American theatre, including musical theatre Awarded by a panel of approximately 700 judges from various areas of the industry and press Winning a Tony award in a major category (Best Play, Best Musical, Best Play Revival, Best Musical Revival, Best Actor, Best Actress) can dramatically increase a show‘s ticket sales

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Second Part

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Last Part

Initial Cost: 

Initial Cost Camelot Follies Dreamsgirls My One and Only La Cage aux Folles The Phantom of the Opera Miss Saigon The Lion King Wicked Unit：$100

Cost of Musical: 

Cost of Musical Number of Seats: 550, Ticket:$50, Weekly Performance:8

How Producer raise money?: 

How Producer raise money? Use his (her) own money Invested by Angel ( Individual Investor for show business) Audition for Investors (BACKERS AUDITION ) Meeting to do presentation for new project

Closing level of attendance for Long Runs: 

Closing level of attendance for Long Runs 60% attendance is the dead line High cost musicals: 70% attendance Low cost musicals: 50% attendance Sometimes show closes immediately after Grand Open 4 days is the worst record: Red Shoes Recently musical: Lennon See Web

Initial Cost in New York and London: 

Initial Cost in New York and London London New York Rental Cost Stage Setting Cost Personnel Expenses Threefold !!!

Tryout: 

Tryout Tentatively perform in middle-size cities, such as San Francisco, before performing in New York Hedge the risk Observe the audience reaction PR before performing in New York

Success Track to New York: 

Success Track to New York Tryout or London Origin Musical come to New York to get the first rank honor of entertainment

Expansion from New York: 

Expansion from New York Popular musicals spread around the world

Film →　Musical: 

Film →　Musical The Lion King Beauty and the Beast 42nd Street Sunset Blvd Saturday Night Fiver Big Full Monty

Musical →　Film: 

Musical →　Film Chicago Rent Evita The King and I My Fair Lady Sound of Music West Side Story

Globalization and Media: 

Globalization and Media Once popularized and awarded in New York, Musical has the chance to perform in other cities and countries. To be success, taking advantage of media, such as advertisement and critic’s review, is a key.

Reference: 

Reference Books 野口　久光　『ミュージカルを楽しむ法』　晶文社、1997年 井上　一馬　『ブロードウェイ・ミュージカル』　文藝春秋、1999年 石原　隆司　『知っているようで知らない　ミュージカル雑学辞典』　2003年 重政　隆文　『ザッツ　ブロードウェイ　ミュージカル』　松本工房　1999年 藤田　敏雄　『ミュージカルはお好き？　日本人とミュージカル』　日本放送出版協会　2005年 萩尾　瞳　『ミュージカルに連れてって！』　青弓社　2000年 石原　隆司　『ミュージカル完全ガイド』　音楽之友社2　000年 オペラハンドブック編集部　『オペラ101物語』　新書館　1997年 淺香　淳　『オペラ辞典』　音楽之友社　1993年 堀内　修・石戸谷　結子　『オペラ・ハンドブック』　三省堂　1999年 永竹　由幸　『痛快！オペラ学』　集英社インターナショナル　2001年 Video NHK総合　『全6回放送「ブロードウェー」（ブロードウェー100年～華麗なるミュージカル）』 　2006年1月2～6日

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