In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Episode 52: Hamilton and Evita
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Musical political figures. Sarah Watt, Jeremy Downing and William Chen discuss the Disney+ distributed, live-filmed presentation of Hamilton and Evita (1996). We begin by discussing Madonna, her cultural influence and her performance in Evita. We criticise the adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber shows to film, including Cats and Jesus Christ Superstar, but also highlight the ways that Evita fix aspects of the stage musical in the film. The conversation then moves into a discussion around Hamilton and our experience with the musical before watching it. We compare the Lin-Manuel Miranda show with the work of Shakespeare, and then the work of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Our conversation then moves into a discussion of the female characters in the two shows/films. We then discuss the way Hamilton explores race representation, captures the heart of its story through its cast and how it is a metonymy for wider America. We also discuss the representation in Evita, including its cast's previous work, like Jonathan Pryce in Miss Saigon.
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Musical political figures. Sarah Watt, Jeremy Downing and William Chen discuss the Disney+ distributed, live-filmed presentation of Hamilton and Evita (1996). We begin by discussing Madonna, her cultural influence and her performance in Evita. We criticise the adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber shows to film, including Cats and Jesus Christ Superstar, but also highlight the ways that Evita fix aspects of the stage musical in the film. The conversation then moves into a discussion around Hamilton and our experience with the musical before watching it. We compare the Lin-Manuel Miranda show with the work of Shakespeare, and then the work of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Our conversation then moves into a discussion of the female characters in the two shows/films. We then discuss the way Hamilton explores race representation, captures the heart of its story through its cast and how it is a metonymy for wider America. We also discuss the representation in Evita, including its cast's previous work, like Jonathan Pryce in Miss Saigon.
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