Choreographer Directors in the Realm of Musicals
Choreographer Directors in the Realm of Musicals

Summary/Abstract: The choreography of musicals is in constant relation with the unfolding story, being subordinate to text and music. Gestures, scenic movement and choreography have the purpose of completing the dramatic action, the power to underline essential aspects of the story and can offer new meanings to the spectator. Thus, by desire of achieving complete control upon the realization of musical productions, choreographers such as Gower Champion, Jerome Robbins, Michael Bennett or Bob Fosse have chosen to create their own model of a unitary show, by choosing their own text writers and composers. By avoiding ruptures caused by the inserting of choreographies and songs, they have brought a contribution to the shaping and evolution of the musical show.

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