Learn more about the history of musical theatre icons!

1. Presented By: Quiana Holmes
Historical Icons in Musical Theater

2. What is Musical
Theater?
A Form of Performance
 Song/music
 Dialogue
 Acting
 Dance

3. George Cohan
• Playwright
• Lyricist
• Actor
• Singer
• Dancer

4. Cohan’s Famous Works
• “The Governor's Son” The
Four Cohans (1901)
• Johnny Jones (1904)
• “Forty-Five Minutes From
Broadway” (1905)
• “The Tavern” (1920)
• “Molly Malone” (1925)
• “The Miracle Man” (1925)
• “Hello Broadway” (1925)

5. Cohan’s Accomplishments
• One of leading “Tin Pan
Alley” Songwriters
• Published over 300
original songs
• Produced more than
fifty Broadway Musicals
from 1904 to 1920

6. Rodgers and
Hammerstein
• Richard Roger
composed music
• Oscar Hammerstein
wrote lyrics
• American Musical
Theatre composing
team

7. Famous Works
• Oklahoma (1943)
• Carousel (1945)
• South Pacific (1949)
• The King and I (1951)
• “Cinderella: Television
Broadcast” (1957)
• Sound of Music (1959)

8. Accomplishments
• Thirty-four Tony Awards
• Fifteen Academy
Awards
• Pulitzer Prize
• Two Grammy Awards

9. Bob Fosse
• American dancer
• Chorographer
• Director
• Screenwriter
• Actor

10. Fosse Style of Dance
• “Fosse Amoeba"
• sideways shuffling
• rolled shoulders
• jazz hands
• He loved to
incorporate props in his
dancing.

11. Famous Works
• The Pajama Game
• “How to Succeed in
Business Without Really
Trying”
• “Sweet Charity”
• “Chicago.”

12. Artists Inspired
by Fosse
Beyoncé is known to look to
Bob Fosse for dance
inspiration.

13. Artists Inspired
by Fosse
(Continued)
Michael Jackson was
another artist that turned to
Bob Fosse for dance
inspiration.

14. There are so many people that have helped form what musical
theatre is today, even though I have only mentioned a few.
Musical Theatre is an art form that will forever change and grow.
Thank you for listening!