Broadway Musical Web Quest

	Broadway Musical Web Quest

	Directions On a Computer visit the Web Sites below. Read each review carefully. pay attention to each critic's style. Does he criticize individuals? If he doesn't like the show, does he find something positive to say? What are some of the common threads of all the reviews. Could you use some of this critic's style in writing your own review? After you have read the review, answer the questions about each review.



	1. Go to the New York Times Web Site /http://www.nytimes.com/ . Find and click the Theater link, and navigate to theater reviews. Go to the Review of “The Drunken City".
		a. Who wrote the Review? ____________________________ b. What was the publishing date? ________________________ c. How many days does the show depict? __________________ d. Who plays Marine? ________________ e. What does the reviewer think about the plot? ________________ f. Who wrote the music to “The Drunken City”?_______________________
	2. Navigate back to The New York Times Reviews and to The Broadway Show "The Lion King".
		a. Who wrote the Review? ___________________________ b. What Theater is it Running in? ___________________________ c. What was the opening Date? ____________________ d. In 1998 how many Tony Awards did The Lion King Receive? ___________
	4. Go to London Theatre Guide at http://www.londontheatre.co.uk/ and click on "Wicked".
		a. Who wrote the Review? __________________ b. What is the name of the Theater ___________________ c. What was the date of the Review? ________________ d. Did the critic like the show ___________
	5. Click on the link for “The Guardian” at the bottom of the article, and read their review of Wicked.
		a Who was the Critic for the Guardian? __________________ b Music and Lyrics by? _____________________ c. This critic saw the same show on the same night as the previous critic, d what was the Guardian’s critic opinion of the show?______________ a. Both saw the same show , how is it possible to have such different views? _______________________________________________
	6. Navigate Back to the London Theatre Guide and click on the show "Chicago". Find and read the review by Amanda Hodges of Chicago on June 2002 and compare it to the review on the same page by Chris George on January 13,2001
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	7 & 8 Find two different musical reviews on line and answer the following questions about each one.
		a. What is the musical b. What is the URL c. Who was the Critic d. What Theater e. Date of the performance f. Short synopsis of the story line of the show.



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