The Producers

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The Producers

• Welcome To Our Website!
• By Sabrina, Sara, Amanda

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Broadway Musicals

• Broadway is famous for the wonderful plays and
  musicals it produces each year. Our group was
  interested in investigating and researching the
  popular musicals in the history of Broadway and
  discover why some of them were transformed into
  major motion pictures.
• In addition, we wanted to explain how special
  effects can make an audience in the theater truly
  experience what is happening in front of them.

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What is Broadway?

• Broadway theatre is often considered the highest
  professional form of theatre in the United
  States. Broadway theatre or Broadway show refers
  to a performance (usually a play or musical)
  staged in one of the thirty-nine larger
  professional theatres located in the New York
  City borough of Manhattan, with 500 seats or
  more, that often appeal to the mass audience.

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Why Are Only Some Plays Turned Into Movies?

• Why not?
• Not a popular play
• Popular culture beyond Broadway is not interested
  in musicals
• Not all people like a specific play, so it cant
  be turned into a play.

• Why?
• Good characters
• Great Story
• Exciting music
• Good ratings for the play
• Important topic

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GENRES AND DATES

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• Click on the titles to learn more about each
  play.
• South Pacific- 1958- Musicals, Romance, War
• Grease- 1978- Comedy, Musical Romance
• Chicago- 1975- Comedy, Crime, Drama
• West Side Story- 1961-Musical,Romance , Drama
• The Producers- 1968- Comedy
• The Sound Of Music- 1959 - Biography, Drama,
  Family

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South Pacific

• South Pacific is full of war and romance. It
  takes place during the turbulence of World War II

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Grease

• Grease is filled with comedy and romance. Good
  girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over
  the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover
  theyre now in the same high school, will they be
  able to rekindle their romance?

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The Producers

• Famous actors, Zero Mastel and Gene Wilder,
  make money by producing a sure - fire flop

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Sound of Music

• A woman leaves an Austrian convert to become
  a governess to a naval officer widower

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West Side Story

• Musical about two youngsters from rival NYC gangs
  who tragically fall in LOVE.

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Chicago

• Chicago is all about crime. Everybody is a bad
  guy and the one good guy is the loser of the
  story. Theres a lot of excitement and there is a
  lot of jazz music.

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Movies that are turned into Plays

• There are many movies that became plays. Here are
  a few
• The Sound of Music a movies that was turned into
  a play. Broadway came alive with this movie on
  the date of 1959. Rodgers and Hammerstein were
  in the musical. Some characters were Mary Martin
  as Maria and George von Trapp as Theodore Bikel.
  The film was made in 1965.The director was Robert
  Wise.The movie won the years the Oscar for best
  movie. It was a hit in the cinema history.
• The Producerswas based on an intriguing concept.
  This movie was a comedy film. It was a Broadway
  musical and play that succeeded brilliantly. It
  was turned into a movie in 1969.

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More Movies that are turned into Plays

• Here are a few more
• Guys and Dolls a 1955 musical and a film on
  1960. The film was released on November 3,1955.
  It had 1200 performances. On November 24, 1950 it
  became a hit musical. It was a great play and
  movie!
• West Side Story turned into a film in 1961 and
  was directed by Robert Wise. The film was
  released on October 18th. It was the second
  highest grossing film of the year and won 2
  awards. It was on the list of Americas best
  movie, musical and songs. It also had a lot of
  drama and opera in it.

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Special Effects in Movies Theater

• Some of the special effects in movies are
• sugar glass, simulations, green screens, slow
  motion, fast motion, filters, harnesses and
  wires, lighting, back round music, backdrops,
  snow machines and bubble machines.

• Some of he special effects in plays are
• lighting, background music, snow machines, smoke
  machines, backdrops, rotating walls, rising
  walls, props and fake people, animals or objects.

As you can see, movies and plays special effects
have have a lot in common!
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Why Are Special Effects Essential to a Good Play
or Movie?

• Special effects are essential to a good play
  or movie because they make it more believable and
  realistic.They also add drama and
  emotions.Special effects can sometimes show
  things that dont exist and can place you in the
  movie or plays settings. Special effects can
  finally make the viewer feel like theyre in a
  different time period or in a make-believe place!

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Costumes and Make-up in Movies and Plays

• Costumes and make-up can change the role,
  personality, and age of a character. Different
  techniques can make a character look old,
  young,and many other things. Make-up artists and
  costume designers custom design things for movies
  and plays. They help make the characters role and
  personality more realistic. So, thats basically
  everything you need to know about costumes and
  make-up in movies and plays!

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How Do Costumes and Make-Up Effect the Viewers
Judgment of a Character?
Costumes and make-up effect the viewers judgment
of a character by changing the personality and
other things about a character.For example, if a
character was wearing a black leather studded
jacket the viewer would think that the character
is a rebel. Costumes and make-up can also effect
the characters age. If a character had wrinkles
and white hair the viewer would think that the
character is old. As you can see, costumes and
make-up play a big part on the viewers judgment
of a character.
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Broadway Word Search
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About Us

• We enjoyed studying this topic and creating this
  website. We hope you enjoyed your time with us.
  Please click on the following links to learn a
  little more about us.

Sara
Sabrina
Amanda
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All About Sara

• Hi! I am Sara. I chose to do Broadway as my topic
  because I wanted to know a lot more about it. I
  have been to Broadway and I really liked it. I
  love to play soccer and volley ball. I like to
  make jewelry. Broadway was the topic I picked
  because I like to hear people sing and see
  different dances. I am a friendly person. I hope
  that when you read our webpage you will know
  more about plays and movies in Broadway.

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All About Amanda
Hi! My name is Amanda. I did the Special Effects,
Costumes and Make-up, and the word search on this
websites. It was easy at first,but then it got
really hard when we had to build it because of
all of the technical issues. In the end, it all
came together and Im really proud of our
website! I hope that you enjoy it!
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About Sabrina

• Hi, Im Sabrina, and Im in the 5th grade.
• I like to design clothes and make jewelry. I
  would like to become a photographer or a
  designer.
• I picked this topic because I like to watch plays
  and musicals. My topic was the background of the
  plays and musicals. My teammates thought I would
  be good at this topic.

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