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	Learn more about Musical theater in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Musical theater is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance routines, and spoken dialogue.
		It is closely related to opera, being distinguished by the use of popular music of various forms, and the use of non-sung dialogue (though some musicals are entirely sung, and some operas have spoken dialogue, such as Carmen), and the avoidance of many operatic conventions.
		The sung lyrics of a musical are referred to as its libretto (originally an opera term); the music itself is the score; and the combination of the spoken dialogue and the sung libretto is often referred to as the book of the musical.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /m/mu/musical_theater.html (299 words)

	Musical Comedy Is Born
		From the extravaganza, musical comedy took attractive costuming, mountings, and production numbers; from burlesque--travesty, satire, and chorus girls; from operetta--romance and glamour, a world where good always triumphs over evil and the boy always gets the girl; from revue--the star system and the set routines for principal performers.
		In George M. Cohan's musicals the characters were the kind Americans were familiar with personally or through newspapers and magazines (a jockey, an ex-boxer, a U.S. Senator, a super-patriot, a manufacturer, and so forth).
		He helped to lift musical productions out of the doldrums into which they were rapidly succombing through such dying forms as the operetta, burlesque, and the extravaganze; he carried our musical theater to the threshold of modernity.
	www.theatrehistory.com /american/cohan001.html (3551 words)

	Young Students Learning Library: MUSICAL COMEDY@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Early in the 20th century, a new kind of musical stage show, called musical comedy, developed in the United States.
		Musical comedy puts together song, dance, and spoken dialogue to create a musical play.
		Musical comedy shows the influence of European operettas, or light operas, especially those by Gilbert and Sullivan.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:28016779&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (182 words)

	Uninspired musical comedy falls short (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The musical chronicles the life of Prince Pippin, the son of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and his pursuit of absolute happiness.
		The comedy is intended to be over-the-top, but this is not the case in the School of Theatre show.
		Sound is key to any musical, and with a musical already lacking in overall zest, sound problems are a final blow.
	www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V142/N52/03-uninspired.52d.html (504 words)

	History of the Musical (from musical comedy) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The first musical shows were based upon everyday American life and the chief development of the form took place in the United States for more than half a century.
		In Western music, performance is most commonly viewed as an interpretive art, though it is not always merely that.
		Western music is notated on a system that specifies pitch and the relative lengths of notes.
	0-www.britannica.com.library.unl.edu /ebi/article-205096?ct= (938 words)

	Dance (from musical comedy) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Musical, the term used by some dictionaries to define such productions, is even less precise.
		The addition of the word comedy may be misleading because it implies humor and laughter while contemporary musicals sometimes have themes...
		Discusses sound produced by different musical instruments, the sound wave transmission pathway, measurements of brain activity, the "Mozart effect," and research on the intellectual effect of music.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-205094?tocId=205094&ct=eb (894 words)

	Netscape Search Category - Musical Comedy
		Comedy and Music Of Lou Stevens Features MP3s you can download as well as CDs and some of Lou's fine art photography.
		Salvo, Chuck The Chuck Salvo Show is a finely tuned mixture of music and comedy suitable for all ages.
		Toeball Irreverent musical comedy in the tradition of Frank Zappa.
	search-intl.netscape.com /Arts/Performing_Arts/Comedy/Comedians/Musical_Comedy (990 words)

	Musical Theater \| Broadway Theater \| Musical Comedy \| Musicals \| Questia.com Online Library
		Musical Theatre in America: Papers and Proceedings of the Conference on the Musical Theatre in America
		...There were many musical comedies, numerous...players, but the theater was still cautious...twenty to thirty theaters in use for stage plays, dramatic and musical, as of...
		...associated with the theater, one musical style intimately connected...description of the normal musical practices of the theater, insofar as this has...outlines of...
	www.questia.com /library/music-and-performing-arts/theater/musical-theater.jsp (678 words)

	Song (from musical comedy) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Although the integration of story, song, and dance made a generally better and more coherent musical, it was still the individual musical numbers that carried a production and made it memorable for audiences.
		More results on "Song (from musical comedy)" when you join.
		Speech and music have been combined from the earliest times; music heightens the effect of words, allowing them to be rendered with a projection and passion lacking in speech alone.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-205093?tocId=205093&ct= (950 words)

	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951.
		Previously, there was a single award for "Best Actor in a Motion Picture" but the splitting allowed for recognition of it and the Best Actor - Drama.
		The formal title has varied since its inception and as of 2005 is officially called: "Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy ".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Golden_Globe_Awards:_Film,_Best_Actor,_Comedy/Musical (279 words)

	:: Musical Improv Comedy ::
		This is the first guidebook for the musical director of a comedy troupe.
		Michael Pollock's keyboard techniques and professional tips provide a complete orientation to the world of music for improv and sketch comedy.
		Simple building blocks are combined with performance tips to bring your musical improvisation to its highest level.
	www.musicalimprov.com (202 words)

	[KFCC] The Happiness of the Katakuris
		Matter of fact, KATAKURIS is a heart-warming musical comedy from the man who brought you FUDOH: THE NEXT GENERATION, AUDITION and ICHI THE KILLER.
		The song and dance interludes push the film from one scene to the next, from awkward songs of suicide and comforting ballads of joy, you never know what to expect in their selection of tracks ranging in diversity of early American ragtime to 80’s rock.
		It is the genius of Miike that is able to hurl a sentimental premise such as the KATAKURIS into a frenzied setting, filled with vibrant, intriguing characters, smothered in death and mayhem and still keeping the urgency of the film alive by staying focused and concentrated on the family that ties the picture together.
	www.kfccinema.com /reviews/comedy/katakuris/katakuris.html (800 words)

	Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 Scenic and Lighting Design by William Temple Davis at the University of Denver Theatre ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 Scenic and Lighting Design by William Temple Davis at the University of Denver Theatre Department
		Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 was produced on the University of Denver Theatre Department’s proscenium stage.
		The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 set consisted of flat painted scenery.
	www.du.edu /thea/designs/Design-MCMurders.html (231 words)

	Musical_comedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He makes you laugh even at the unpleasant parts of the 60's : I had this recording in LP form when I was a teenager, and practically wore the thing out.
		This is the cd that is : In spite of the datedness of a little of this material, I still feel that Tom Lehrer songs hold up after all these decades because, really, not all the issues have been resolved, and may never will.
		Priceless : THe words and music to this wonderful albulm remain a part of every listener's conscience for the rest of his or her life.
	music.mysic.com /Musical_Comedy (1365 words)

	Musical Comedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Music, mirth and merriment are a potent combination in the comedy stakes.
		This brilliantly entertaining genre of comedy delivers so much more at any event because it is so multi-faceted – jokes, anecdotes, audience infiltration as well as participation, dancing, singing and mesmerising musicianship.
		Outstandingly popular at both professional and private functions, musical comedy continues to strike the right note with audiences the length and breadth of Britain.
	www.normanphillips.co.uk /cabaret_musical_comedy.htm (427 words)

	Musical Comedy
		Kenny tailors his performance based on your wishes and your audience demographics, combining your choice of music, (RandB, Country, Rock and Roll or?) with his natural wit and keep your audience entranced.
		Performing at corporate events, conventions, or major music fests Kenny Shaw will draw your audience into his wacky world of high-powered comedy and music, comical skits and hilarious one-liners.
		His performances are liberally laced with crafty impressions, hysterical comedy and incredible musical tributes to classic artists.
	www.kennyshaw.ca (336 words)

	Open Directory - Recreation: Humor: Musical (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Cheesy Mike's Cheesy Music - A collection of strange of bizarre music titles, many with a dairy theme.
		Loony Music - Parodies and humorous songs, plus general comedy and cartoons.
		Mad Moooo Music - A humorous look a one hit wonders, annoying hits, comedy songs and records that probably should never have been made, plus music trivia.
	dmoz.org /Recreation/Humor/Musical (710 words)

	DesMoinesRegister.com \| News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The comedy starts six months before the caucuses, when an overeager New York Times reporter talks the aptly-named Wise family into letting him chronicle how the Iowa family chooses which candidate to support.
		Four candidates - including a hybrid with Bill Clinton's sex drive and President George W. Bush's language foibles - realize how famous the articles are making the family, so they each clamor for the Iowans' attention while plotting to ruin their rivals' campaigns.
		Just like politics, people will have to decide how viable the comedy is inside - and outside - Iowa.
	desmoinesregister.com /news/stories/c4789004/23293268.html (606 words)

	ZUG: Comedy Conversations: Musical Instruments
		They sound nicer for actual skilled music, Cost less in the long run, and will skill her fingers much better for when she decides to get an electric.
		If she has natural talent and interest she will be able to play perfectly good music on it and can some day upgrade to a much nicer sounding guitar.
		The only musical instruments I had when I was a wee lad were my moms empty wisky bottles.
	www.zug.com /gab/index.cgi?func=view_thread&thread_id=48891 (2983 words)

	Contemporary musical comedy set to premiere next week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A musical production will once again ring through the Dore Theater at CSUB as the Performing Arts Department will present "Company," a musical comedy featuring the music of Stephen Sondheim, May 23 through June 2.
		CSUB theater professor and musical director Mandy Rees said "Company" is a contemporary musical that leaves its audiences rolling in the aisles.
		Due to its use of vignettes over a traditional plot structure, "Company" broke ground for many musicals to follow and was proclaimed by Time magazine as, “A landmark musical, one of those few shows that enter the permanent lore of the theatre by altering the vocabulary of dramatic possibilities."
	www.csubak.edu /runner/archive/2002/May15/arts1.html (455 words)

	HOME
		MOMSENSE is a musical comedy cabaret-style review about the trials and tribulations of motherhood.
		The show was created by and stars four musical Manhattan moms as a charity fundraising vehicle.
		Running approximately one hour in length, MOMSENSE features musical numbers about such universal topics as being up all night with a new baby, having your house destroyed, trying to get a babysitter, toddlers who can't share toys, choosing kiddie classes, sibling rivalry, excuses at bedtime, less-than-helpful husbands, and much more.
	www.momsenseshow.com (471 words)

	Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 tickets - Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 information - Phoenix
		When the creative people for a new Broadway musical assemble at a remote mansion for a backer's audition, they are cut off from the outside world by a blizzard.
		The stage is then set for the "Stage Door Slasher" to strike--using hidden panels, secret passageways, and a German maid who is not all she appears.
		Take three parts murder mystery and three parts zany, wild comedy, and you have the perfect recipe for a completely satisfying evening out.
	www.theatermania.com /content/show.cfm/show/5432 (168 words)

	Music
		American Music Timeline - Part I: Colonial Music by David Johnson 1640 1700 1775 1776 Next: 1800s 1640 The Bay Psalm Book,...
		The music of Native North Americans is primarily a vocal art, usually...
		musicals - musicals, earlier known as musical comedy,.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0885984.html (128 words)

	Doug Wood - The Doctor of Comedy! Clean Musical Comedy and Humor
		His comedy programs regularly combine his hilarious stand-up act that will have your church or business group rolling in the aisles!
		With degrees in music from the University of Texas, two masters' degrees and a Ph.D., this Doctor of Comedy is extremely busy operating on people's funny bones!
		Doug Wood is the "The Doctor of Comedy", the fun clean comedian, that brings clean Corporate humor and Christian comedy to your event.
	www.dougwood.com (181 words)

	Musical! the musical - improvised Broadway Musical
		expands comedy boundaries by pioneering a new art form of music, theater, and improvisation.
		By requesting a suggestion of a familiar story, movie, or person's life, these tremendously talented actors/singers/improvisers take you on a journey of discovery and hilarity which both engages and astounds.
		has performed hundreds and hundreds of full length musicals - all with original music, lyrics, characters, dialogue, and choreography created on the spot.
	www.musicalthemusical.com (207 words)

	Item #8897310FK - Overture For A Musical Comedy - Concert Band
		Typical of his other works, "Overture For A Musical Comedy" is a challenging band piece, full of tempo and meter changes.
		Composer(s): "Overture For A Musical Comedy" was composed by John Barnes Chance.
		Publisher: "Overture For A Musical Comedy" was published by Boosey & Hawkes.
	www.superdupermusic.com /cb/8897310.html (290 words)

	Musical, comedy with a country twist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Rexford, Kan., is a small, quaint American town that is defined by its love of country music.
		The comedy, musical involves the trio of females who know absolutely nothing about country western music, and the owner of the hall, who knows absolutely nothing about classical music, and in 24-hours the bar will close.
		“This is a delightful musical comedy that deals with human nature, change and challenges in an uplifting and humorous manner,” Rod said.
	www.abcnewspapers.com /2004/march/11cow.html (349 words)

	Hill Country Community Theatre
		Written by John Bishop in 1988 the show takes place in 1940 when a group of ten Broadway hopefuls are locked in a house together at a backers audition.
		HCCT would like to thank all of the people who brought donations for the Helping Center to the Wednesday night performances of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940.
		The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 is receiving standing ovations at HCCT.
	www.hcct.org (244 words)

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