Stephen Schwartz: 'Defying Gravity' from Wicked (9-1)

Musical Contexts: 

• Musicals desighned for intertainment of mass audiences. Prefrebly upepr class-could pay high prices for tickets.
• To educate, not just for entertain. 

-Ex: Lloyed Webber's 'Jesus Christ Superstar'. Based on some historial events = 'Les Miserables' by Claue-Michel Schomberg which was based on Victor Hugo's book of the same name.

• Originated from the amphitheatres of Ancient Greece where stories where acted and sung. Since, it has…