The show that has always been considered the first modern musical is Oklahoma! The musical opened on Broadway on March 31, 1943, and was composed by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
I don't believe there is any one inventor of musical theatre. It spawned from Vaudeville shows though, and Showboat is the name of the show that's commonly referred to as the first geniune stage musical. (Operas are an exception and differ greatly from musical theatre. They go wayyy back before Showboat and Vaudeville.) I don't believe there is any one inventor of musical theatre. It spawned from Vaudeville shows though, and Showboat is the name of the show that's commonly referred to as the first geniune stage musical. (Operas are an exception and differ greatly from musical theatre. They go wayyy back before Showboat and Vaudeville.)
The first radio control planes were made in the late nineteenth century where they were flown as a musical hall act around the auditorium for the customers during the show.
There is no High School Musical 4. (Thank goodness.)
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Thoroughly Modern Millie.
The "first" musical is considered to be The Black Crookand it was performed in 1866. This is the first recorded show to conform to the standards we use to define a book musical, where the songs help drive the story, as opposed to Opera, where the songs stop the action to explore the emotion the character is feeling. This is a large generalization.
No. Mamma Mia is the show. the songs are by ABBA, and there is a trio in the show called "Donna and the Dynamos".
There were tons of musical guest in the nickelodeon show "All That". The first four musical guest were TLC, Da Brats, Immature and Craig Mack.
Billy Joel
The Donkey Show - musical - was created in 1999.
Two for the Show - musical - was created in 1940.
Road Show - musical - was created in 2003.
Frank Zappa's first TV appearance was on The Steve Allen Show in 1963. He played a bicycle as a musical instrument and discussed his unconventional music style.
The 2013 Tony for Best Revival of a Musical went to Pippin. Pippin first premiered on Broadway in 1972.
The first gay family (gay adults with children) to be a regular part of the show was Modern Family.