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Broadway and Philippine Musical

Broadway musicals are musicals that appear on Broadway in New York and feature light, easy to understand themes like love, social acceptance, and adventure. Examples include Cats, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, and The Lion King. Miss Saigon star Lea Salonga won Tony and Oliver awards for her role as Kim and was the first Filipina to win international awards for a single role. Philippine musicals developed later and rely more on adaptations of novels and biographies while Broadway musicals draw from various sources.

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Broadway and Philippine Musical

Broadway musicals are musicals that appear on Broadway in New York and feature light, easy to understand themes like love, social acceptance, and adventure. Examples include Cats, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, and The Lion King. Miss Saigon star Lea Salonga won Tony and Oliver awards for her role as Kim and was the first Filipina to win international awards for a single role. Philippine musicals developed later and rely more on adaptations of novels and biographies while Broadway musicals draw from various sources.

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What is Broad way Musical?

• Broadway musicals are


musicals that have appeared in
Broadway theatres.
• A popular entertainment with
themes and texts that are
generally light and easy to
understand
Themes:
•Love and romance
•Social acceptance
•Jealousy and
intrigue
•adventure
Examples:
• Cats
• Beauty and the
Beast
• Frozen
• Lion King
• Miss Saigon
• The King and I
Who is Miss Lea Salonga?
• A Filipino artist who attained superstar
status on both London’s West End and
Broadway
• Won prestigious Tony Award for theatre in
the USA and Laurence Oliver Award in
London
• First Filipina to have won many
International awards for a single role.
• Best know for her portrayal as Kim in
Miss Saigon
What is Philippine Musical?
• Musical play that is latter
developed than Broadway
which relies mostly on
adaptations of novels, literary
works, or biographical
sketches of famous
artists.
Examples:
Andres Bonifacio: Ang
Dakilang Anak Pawis
Florante at Laura, The
Musical
Noli Me Tangere, The
Musical
El Filibusterismo The
Types of Musicals
1.Book Musical
2.Revue
3.Concept Musical
4.Jukebox Musical
5.Rock (pop) Musical
“Triple Threat”
• A performer who is able to sing, dance
and act at an equally high level.
Examples: Amy Adams, Gene Kelly, Neil
Patrick Harris
Activity: By pair.
Create a Ven Diagram to showcase the
similarities and differences of a
Musical and Opera.
Opera Musical

Similarities
Differences Differences

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