Ms.

Bortner
Drama II Broadway Performance Project
Criteria for Assessment

As part of the Drama II curriculum, you and your cast will:

select a scene from a major Broadway show
will perform a lip-synched, choreographed production of this scene
You will be expected to use all appropriate costumes and props for this performance, as
well.
Scenery will NOT be required.
I must APPROVE of your cast (a minimum of 3 people to a maximum of 7 people) and song
selection.
In MOST situations, all members of the group will receive the same grade; you are all in this
together!
You will be assessed for this performance, using the following criteria rubric:
I.

Rehearsal

II.

(as Lab Grades)

Group created a rehearsal schedule (turned in) with daily goals
Group used rehearsal time wisely, compensated for absences, accomplished
daily goals
Worked cooperatively and settled disputes equitably
Researched previous performances of production for accuracy & creative
ideas
Assigned responsibilities within the group to ensure ensemble
creativity

Performance (as Assessment Grade)

A. Content/Effort
Selected suitable/appropriate material for group
Performed the entire scene/song as published
Everyone in group performed
100% effort was demonstrated in all aspects of performance
B. Accuracy
Performed the scene accurately, with each character (or character
representation) portrayed accurately
There were few or no errors (lines or cues) in the performance
All needed costumes and props were evident, and were accurate for the show
C. Quality
The performance moved beyond rehearsal level to performance
ready
The performance reflected a high level of quality
The performance was entertaining and interesting to watch.
D. Slate
Skillfully introduced & briefly summarized the musical, its theatrical history, & the
song (this should be written, rehearsed and may be done by one person, multiples,
or the entire group. ) Handed in introduction speech to teacher PRIOR to
performance day.

Show/Song Suggestions:

(but you can choose another if you know of one)

Hairspray
Cant Stop The Beat
Mama Im a Big Girl Now
The New Girl In Town

Hair
Aquarius
Donna
Black Boys/White Boys
Good Morning Starshine

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Benjamin Calypso
Joseph and His Sons
One More Angel in Heaven

Youre a Good Man Charlie Brown

Youre A Good Man Charlie Brown
My New Philosophy
Book Report

Assassins
Everybodys Got the Right
The Ballad of Booth
Gun Song

Once Upon a Mattress

An Opening For A Princess
Shy
Swamps of Home
Normandy

Cats
Grizabella: the Glamour Cat
Growltigers Last Stand

Grease
Freddy, My Love
Greased Lighting
Summer Lovin

Fiddler On the Roof

Matchmaker

Bye, Bye Birdie

Telephone Hour
Kids

The Boy Friend

Safety in Numbers
Perfect Young Ladies

Little Shop of Horrors

Skidrow (Downtown)
Call Back In The Morning

Two By Two
Put Him Away

My Fair Lady
With A Little Bit of Luck
Get Me To The Church On Time

Rent

Will I?
Seasons of Love

South Pacific
Nothing Like A Dame
Bloody Mary
Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair

Annie
Hard Knock Life
Easy Street
Youre Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile

Gypsy
You Gotta Have a Gimmick

Guys & Dolls

Take Back Your Mink

Baby
Ladies Singing Their Son
Fatherhood Blues

Oklahoma
Farmer & The Cowman Should Be Friends

Lion King
Hakuna Matata
Circle of Life

West Side Story

America
Officer Krupke

Oliver
Consider Yourself
Got to Pick A Pocket or Two

Damn Yankees
Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, MO

Into the Woods

Into The Woods

The Pajama Game

Once A Year Day

Urinetown
Run, Freedom, Run
Snuff That Girl
What is Urinetown?

Pippin
Magic To Do
No Time At All

Others:

The Wiz
Slide Some Oil To Me
Ease On Down The Road
Wicked
Peter Pan
Cabaret
Chicago
Dream Girls
Mamma Mia

Hello Dolly

MUSICAL THEATRE IN THE 20TH CENTURY (AMERICA)

Early 20th Century Musicals
Themes:
Good vs. Evil
Boy Meets girl . . .
Male Strength
Female Patience
Characteristics:
Spectacle
Happy Endings
Lots of Songs
Emphasis on Choreography Dream Ballets
Roles: 2 leads
2 secondary leads
2+ comic relief characters
Large Chorus
Mid-20th Century Musicals
Themes:
Social/political Causes
Still Good vs. Evil, but now added Good vs. Good
A call for change
Independence (I gotta be me!)
Gender Equality
Glorification/examination of nostalgic settings
Characteristics:
Fashionable language (slang etc.)
Less spectacle
Incorporated unhappy endings into the genre
More reality of characters
Disappearance of Dream Ballet, though choreography was still important and
contemporary (used popular choreographers, dancers, and styles) of the day
Conscious effort to be different from early 20th century musicals

Late 20th Century Musicals

Themes:
Diversity is our life
Joy in little things
Equality
Horror/mystery/the macabre
Tongue in Cheek
Characteristics:
Return to Spectacle
Borrowed from the UK
Return of the early 20th Century Operatic style
Jukebox Musicals
Revivals/Modernizations
Adaptations (tvstage; moviestage; bookstage; albumstage)
Writers, Actors, Choreographers, Dancers from popular culture
Racially & culturally diverse
Challenges stereotyping
Disney Invasion
VARIETY of subject matter; (evolving) diversity of target audiences