Musical is a form of theater in which spoken text, music, song and dance are combined. Usually, colorful clothing and decorations used.
The first musicals
Performs in London in 1728, The Beggar’s Opera by John Gay premiere. This is the longest running stage production of the 18th century. Although most pieces when no more than one week were performed, it was shown over 60 times. The Beggar’s Opera is a parody of an opera and is the substratum of the population. Unlike opera was sung in this piece is not everything, but it was discussed between. Later plays, like Shakespeare, in a funny way between songs were rewritten and put on.
Rise of popularity
Known musical-duo is a Gilbert & Sullivan. William Gilbert (1836-1911) was a lawyer who wanted something else. He began writing theater reviews and ridicule verses. Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) composed his first song when he was 8 years. The two joined their forces together and made ??a comic opera. Together this duo made ??14 musicals. One example is The Mikado (1885) about love and history in Japan.
There are everal musical-duo, such as George & Ira Gershwin (brothers) and Rodgers & Hammerstein & Ragni and Rado. The last duo wrote Hair (1969), a story about the hippie time. Elton John and Tim Rice have the opera Aida (1998 and on Broadway in 2000) made ??a musical.
Musical film
Disney has several musical films such as Mary Poppins (1964) or The Sound of Music (1965). When musicals were popular, Frank L. Baum rewrote book The Wizard of Oz into a musical. There is also a film made ??with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson titled The Wiz (1978).
Later musicals were written and filmed for target groups such as West Side Story (1961), Jesus Christ Superstar, (1973) and Grease (1978). Pop group The Bee Gees wrote music for the musical film Saturday Night Fever (1977). The musical film Moulin Rouge! (2001) and Chicago (2002) have become popular.