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Musicals 101 (Part Four): Analyze the Dance. Part 2: The Spectacle

Posted on October 16, 2013 by minooallen

  Musicals 101: Analyze the Dance. Part 2: The Spectacle. The backstage musical is a beautiful thing. While it is true that all musical numbers are ripe for spectacle, it is in the backstage musical where spectacle reigns supreme. The … Continue reading →

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Musicals 101 (Part Three): Analyze the Dance, Part 1: Progression Integrated

Posted on October 1, 2013 by minooallen

Musicals 101: Analyze the Dance. Part 1: Progression Integrated. As I mentioned before, not all musicals are made the same. Although housed under the genre’s umbrella, the integrated musical and backstage musical evolved into very different creatures in relation to … Continue reading →

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Musicals 101 (Part One): An Introduction

Posted on September 1, 2013 by minooallen

  Movie Musical 101: A (semi) crash-course towards a more enlightened view on the most misunderstood genre. The movie musical is , in my opinion, a very misunderstood genre. Because the  musical is so innately unrealistic and its aesthetic is so utterly … Continue reading →

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