Musical Theatre- Hamilton

Musical Theatre- Hamilton

KWBAT begin to identify the purposes of some elements of stagecraft and drama through  answering questions in response to viewing a performance.

Open Ended

How would you describe the eleven o'clock number often found in musicals?

Standing Circle

• What is something you did this weekend that brought you joy? OR

• What is something you did for another person this weekend that brought them joy?

Types of Musical Theatre

• There are five different types of musical theatre:

• Book Musical

• Pop/Rock Musical

• Revue Musical

• Concept Musical

• Jukebox Musical

Hamilton: The Musical

• Hamilton is a book musical.

• Book musicals have songs and dances fully integrated into an  overall plot that features character journeys that are designed to evoke emotional reactions from the audience.

• Hamilton is based on a historical biography on Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

• Hamilton is a  hip hop musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda that follows the journey of one of  Americas founding fathers and George Washington’s right hand man.

Opening Number-

Alexander Hamilton

After watching the opening number of Hamilton what do we learn about the characters and the setting? What do we interpret the story as? What do we interpret the tone of the play to be?

Open Ended

What does this song tell us about what Hamilton wants more than anything in the world?

Sometimes musicals don't always fit the mold

• In Hamilton, it can be argued that there is no specific "Eleven O' Clock" number

• Researching online there is much debate over this topic

• Lots of people feel that different characters have their own "Eleven O' Clock" numbers where they experience their own change in themselves

• We will look at three songs that could fit this type of song

Poll

Which song, out of these three, do you feel best fits the "Eleven O' Clock" number type?

• The Election of 1800

• Burn

• It's Quiet Uptown

Open Ended

How would you describe the tone of this closing song?

Part 2- Classwork

• Look at and answer Part 2 in your Classwork Doc

• If you have questions feel free to come off mute

Open Ended

EXIT TICKET: What has been your favorite musical we have looked at so far in this unit? Why has this been your favorite?