Research Article

Musical Adaptations of Plautus’ Amphitryon on Broadway and in Turkey

Volume: 10 Number: 1 June 22, 2023
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Musical Adaptations of Plautus’ Amphitryon on Broadway and in Turkey

Abstract

This study deals with the origin and definition of musical theater as a discipline throughout history and investigates A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Shevelove & Gelbart, 1962) based on Plautus’ play Amphitryon, as well as the Turkish play Amphitryon 2000 (Dormen, 2000) in terms of musical farce as a sub-genre of musical theater from the perspective of the stage director. In this sense, the study uses these musical theater plays to form a joint identity in terms of their musical pieces, as well as the dramaturgy of the texts. In this way, the study provides a roadmap for stage directors and scholars using academic and scientific methods consisting of a detailed literature review over a conceptual and theoretical framework, period research, and an examination of the above-mentioned works considering the connections between them based on the collected data. As a result, this article presents the impact of American musicals on Turkish musical plays by showing the similarities and differences between them through the valuable contributions of the writer and director Haldun Dormen.

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References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Applied Theatre

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 22, 2023

Submission Date

May 2, 2023

Acceptance Date

June 14, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Bilge, S. (2023). Musical Adaptations of Plautus’ Amphitryon on Broadway and in Turkey. Konservatoryum, 10(1), 131-161. https://doi.org/10.26650/CONS2023-1290984
AMA
1.Bilge S. Musical Adaptations of Plautus’ Amphitryon on Broadway and in Turkey. Konservatoryum. 2023;10(1):131-161. doi:10.26650/CONS2023-1290984
Chicago
Bilge, Sitare. 2023. “Musical Adaptations of Plautus’ Amphitryon on Broadway and in Turkey”. Konservatoryum 10 (1): 131-61. https://doi.org/10.26650/CONS2023-1290984.
EndNote
Bilge S (June 1, 2023) Musical Adaptations of Plautus’ Amphitryon on Broadway and in Turkey. Konservatoryum 10 1 131–161.
IEEE
[1]S. Bilge, “Musical Adaptations of Plautus’ Amphitryon on Broadway and in Turkey”, Konservatoryum, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 131–161, June 2023, doi: 10.26650/CONS2023-1290984.
ISNAD
Bilge, Sitare. “Musical Adaptations of Plautus’ Amphitryon on Broadway and in Turkey”. Konservatoryum 10/1 (June 1, 2023): 131-161. https://doi.org/10.26650/CONS2023-1290984.
JAMA
1.Bilge S. Musical Adaptations of Plautus’ Amphitryon on Broadway and in Turkey. Konservatoryum. 2023;10:131–161.
MLA
Bilge, Sitare. “Musical Adaptations of Plautus’ Amphitryon on Broadway and in Turkey”. Konservatoryum, vol. 10, no. 1, June 2023, pp. 131-6, doi:10.26650/CONS2023-1290984.
Vancouver
1.Sitare Bilge. Musical Adaptations of Plautus’ Amphitryon on Broadway and in Turkey. Konservatoryum. 2023 Jun. 1;10(1):131-6. doi:10.26650/CONS2023-1290984