Musical History of the Musical film Musicals originated

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History of the Musical film �Musicals originated from the ancient Greeks and Romans when the used to perform plays. And song and dances. �Although there were many musical stage entertainments in the 1700 s, none of them were called "musicals. " The first lasting English-language work of this period was John Gay's The Beggar's Opera (1728) �The musical as we know it has some of its roots in the French and Viennese Operettas of the 1800 s.

Sub-Genres of the Musical film �Animated Musical �Backstage Musical �Ballet �Dance Film �Film-Opera �Musical Fantasy �Musical Romance �Operetta �Rock Musical

Iconography of the Musical film �Love interest �Family members �Nice clothes �Suits

Actors/Directors associated with Musical films �Julie Andrews- Mary Poppins �Hugh Jackmen- Greatest showman �Meryl Streep- Mamma Mia �John Travolta- Grease �Tom Hooper- Director of Les Mis �Damien Chazelle- Director of La La Land �Rob Marshall- Director of Into the woods �Kenny Ortega- Director of High School Musical �Baz Luhrmann- Director of Moulin Rouge

Box Office – Top 10 films of the Genre �Beauty and the beast �Frozen �The lion king �Moana �Sing �Aladdin �Charlie and the chocolate factory �Grease �The polar express

Budgets – Top 10 films of the Genre �Beauty and the beast- $244– 255 million �Frozen- $150 million �The lion king- $45 million �Moana- $150 million �Sing- $75 million �Aladdin- $28 million �Charlie and the chocolate factory- $150 million �Grease- $6 million �The polar express- $150 million

Critically acclaimed examples �Grease �Westside story �Ray �Saturday night fever �Signing in the rain �Purple rain �The wizard of Oz

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