Author(s)

Fangzhou Zheng ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Physical Education and Music, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, China

Corresponding Author

Fangzhou Zheng

ABSTRACT

Musical theatre (Musical) has been sought after since its birth, and after years of development, it has gradually become an art form that has taken the world by storm. The origins of musicals can be traced back to operettas, and early musicals were known as "Musical comedy". As one of the origins of musicals, this article helps us understand the past and present of British musicals and its development by sorting out the development of British musicals.

KEYWORDS

Folk opera; Musical comedy; Musical; Andrew Lloyd Webb

CITE THIS PAPER

Fangzhou Zheng, The Context of the Development of British Musicals. Adult and Higher Education (2023) Vol. 5: 1-5. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aduhe.2023.050801.
 

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