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EVERYTHING'S COMING UP GRENADINE
Darling Grenadine draws heavily on tropes from Golden Age Musical Theatre and MGM Hollywood classics, such as Kiss Me, Kate and Singin’ in the Rain. Flip to the “Types and Tropes in the Golden Age Musical” article on pages 4 and 5 of this guide.
1. What element does Darling Grenadine borrow from traditional musical theatre? a. Boy-meets-girl love story b. Extravagant production design c. Tap dance number
2. What is an example of how Darling Grenadine complicates traditional musical theatre? a. Audience participation b. Happily-Ever-After ending c. Alcoholism and addiction
Check out the American Film’s Institute’s list of the 25 greatest movie musicals of all time HERE.
Can you think of other musicals that play with tropes from specific genres or time periods? Consider how musicals can subvert our expectations of genre through these song lyrics:
Title: Hamilton Genre: History; Biography Lyric: “'We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal’ and when I meet Thomas Jefferson, I’m ‘a compel him to include women in the sequel!”
Title: Into the Woods Genre: Fairy Tale Lyric: “Witches can be right; giants can be good. You decide what's right; you decide what's good.”
Can you think of another example? Title: _____________________ Genre: _____________________ Lyrics: __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
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ANSWERS: 1—a. Boy-meets-girl love story; 2—c. ALcoholism and addiction
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