Musicals by Kevin Flaherty

Move through the Padlet and learn about early musicals.

flahertykevin — 2021-05-24 12:20:31 UTC

Read about show characters.
Read about plot.
Listen to musical numbers.
Answer any Guided Questions.
Do music journals for each song shown.

*MAKE SURE TO SCROLL UP AND DOWN*

Main Characters:

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Curly- a farmhand who works the land in the Oklahoma territory

Aunt Eller- Laurey's aunt; Curly works for her on her land

Laurey- Aunt Eller's niece, Curly's love interest

Jud Fry- a man hired on Aunt Eller's farm, Curly's rival

Plot Points:

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*Oklahoma is in the middle of a transition between territory and American state.
*Farmers and their workers, called "cowhands," are often seen to be arguing while Aunt Eller tries to get them to see eye to eye.
*Curly wants to marry Laurey, but Jud Fry is in love with her too, and they butt heads.

Musical Numbers:

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'Oh What A Beautiful Mornin!'

Guided Questions (make your comments below, with your name)

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1. What character do you think is singing this number? How can you tell?

2. What do you see that is part of this show's "set" ?

Main Characters:

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Billy Crocker- a Wall Street employee

Reno Sweeney- a nightclub performer who is friends with Billy, but secretly loves him

Moonface Martin- a second rate mobster

Hope Harcourt- a wealthy young woman and Billy's love interest

Captain and other stewards onboard the ship

Plot Points:

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*Billy stows away on a ship to England in hopes of winning over Hope, while Reno and Billy's boss also board the ship.
*Moonface Martin, the mobster, disguise themselves and hide aboard the ship to escape capture.
*Billy is mistaken for the mobster

Musical Numbers:

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'Anything Goes'

Main Characters:

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Billie Smith- love interest, new to town

Val La Mar- crew leader, show performer

Marshall Blackstone- crew leader, show performer

Dolores Reynolds- sheriff's daughter and Gus's ex girlfriend

Gus- a farm worker for the Sheriff, and Dolores's ex boyfriend

Plot Points:

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*Val and Marshall have parents who work in Vaudeville, and teach them to do the same.
*The town Sheriff allows Val and Marshall, as well as their local crew, to stay in town if they can put on one of their shows, after seeing them perform.
*A new Southern investor is willing to help Val, Marshall and the crew

Musical Numbers:

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Guided Question:

flahertykevin — 2021-05-24 13:15:24 UTC

1. Billie Smith is singing this song. What do you think she is singing about (what is her message) ?

Jake

2021-05-24 13:39:07 UTC

1) I think that the character singing this number is curly. I think its curly for 2 different reasons. First, because he one of the 2 main male chaacters. Secondly, because the other male lead is an antagonist so i dont think that the writers would make an antagonist sing such a happy song. Thus leading me to the conclusion that curly is the singer.

Mikayla

2021-05-24 14:32:38 UTC

- Billie is singing about her freedoms and all that she wants (or doesn't want) to do.She sings about flying and going places where she wants, however, she follows up by "That lady is a Tramp" meaning she would be seen as a tramp for it. Ultimately this song is about her freedom and what people wil thing when they see her.

Mikayla

2021-05-24 14:34:28 UTC

1 - I believe Curly is singing because he is the only male lead other than Jud Fry, however, Jud Fry is the antagonist I would presume and usually antagonist are not written to portray happy emotions as this song does right now.
2 - In the show's set I set a wagon that they would use when people were migrating out west during the expansion of America in the older days. I also see the background is kind of barren like they're out in the midwest somewhere.

Jeremias

2021-05-24 14:37:06 UTC

I think she is singing about what she can and can't do and what she wants to do.

David

2021-05-24 14:37:36 UTC

smith song is her charater explaining how she likes tings and how she is in a relationship

Deiby Aguirre

2021-05-24 14:37:51 UTC

She is probably singing about What she can do, or might not do in her life.

Deiby Aguirre

2021-05-24 14:40:45 UTC

I think its Curly

Jose Green

greenj263 — 2021-05-24 14:59:45 UTC

She is singing about the things she enjoys doing.

Jose Green

greenj263 — 2021-05-24 15:03:48 UTC

I assume its curly singing because he is the only other male character.
The set takes place on a farm as you can see a barn in the background. The place also seems like its in the middle of no where

Jake

2021-05-25 12:32:32 UTC

Billie is singing about all the things she wants to do and everything that she can and cant do. She basically talking about her freedom

Jake

2021-05-25 12:33:50 UTC

2) Thing that I see that are apart of the set are a Hay rake, a very old and worn-down shack, a butter-churn that the lady is using, and what seems to be a old-fashioned windmill.

Jason 1. I think its curly

2021-05-25 13:05:29 UTC

2. I see wagons, windmills, milk juggs and ships.

aric

2021-05-25 13:14:40 UTC

1 i think its curly ship because i hear it a lot thru out the song.
2 i see ships and wagons milk juggs windmills

dariela

2021-05-25 13:16:41 UTC

1. i believe it's curly singing this song because he is one of the male characters.
2. the set is in a very opened space & there's an old shed in the back.

dariela

2021-05-25 13:19:24 UTC

in this song Smith is singing about all different type of things she enjoys or just doesn't like.

Armando

solanoa344 — 2021-05-25 13:19:58 UTC

I believe Billie Smith is singing about the things she likes and would want to do in the song. But she is unable to do the these things.

aric

2021-05-25 13:20:04 UTC

i think she singing about the stuff that she wants and likes to do

stamanta

innocents983 — 2021-05-25 13:33:35 UTC

Billie is singing about the different emotions she feels she like alot of different things and some things she doesnt

Stamanta

innocents983 — 2021-05-25 13:34:40 UTC

THe character i hear singing is curly and the props or things see is windmills and ships

Deiby

2021-05-25 14:02:13 UTC

The character I hear singing is curly because he is one of the male characters .Also I see windmills and ships in the song.

Jen

2021-05-25 14:03:53 UTC

she is singing about things she wants to do and things she can´t do and showing the emotion it gives her in a way

brianna

2021-05-25 14:03:54 UTC

I think that she is singing about her desires and how she can't get what she wants.

thalia

2021-05-25 14:06:06 UTC

Her message from this song is basically making it clear that she's an independent women who has her own priorities n desires.

Jeremias

2021-05-25 14:06:50 UTC

1, I think curly is singing since he is the only male character that is in the show for the whole time. 2, the thing shed in the background

brianna

2021-05-25 14:11:05 UTC

i believe that curly is singing and I see a wooden gate in the background and other things that I can't identify

Jen

2021-05-25 14:11:34 UTC

I suspect that curly happens to be the one singing and the setting i think is the farm because it looks very similar to one and a farm is mentioned when talking about the characters

treyvion

2021-05-25 14:15:19 UTC

Her message on that song is that she wants to be free to become a star

Jada

2021-05-25 14:15:36 UTC

i think its curly because of the main characters description it seems like the song and image fit what it says.

jada

2021-05-25 14:18:50 UTC

i think she is expressing the things that she doesnt/&wants to do but she´ll be looked at as a tramp in other people eyes.

thalia

2021-05-25 14:25:11 UTC

curly is definitely the singer. i see things that were used way back before like the lil wood shed a barrel. lots of wooden objects.

khalid(bigg Frank)

2021-05-25 15:03:39 UTC

Shes singing about the things she can and cant don't.She wants to be free.

Khalid (Bigg Frank)

2021-05-25 15:05:30 UTC

1.i think it's curly and he's the main man of the story

2. old fashion things like there in the old wild west and it looks like sand and things like that.

Armando

solanoa344 — 2021-05-26 12:44:12 UTC

I believe it to be Curly as he is the main character of the show and seeing how upbeat and happy the song is I don't think it would be the antagonist.

2. The set background has a old timey scenery with a shed and the clothes they where shows that it's likely in the old wild west.

Roberto Quinonez

2021-05-27 00:51:12 UTC

She sings about what she wants to do and what she doesn't want to do.