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Musicals A musical can be defined as something that combines dance, singing and drama. The first musicals were derived from a mix of opera and ballet, operettas. "The Black Crook", 1866, is classed as the first musical. A lot of musicals are based on Shakespeare's plays. For example, "West Side Story" is based around "Romeo and Juliet", and "Kiss Me, Kate" around "Taming of the Shrew". Here are some of the more memorable musicals in history. In 1923 L. Frank Baum adapted THE WIZARD OF OZ, originally the well known film with Judy Garland for the stage, with memorable make-up and settings, but a different story to the one that is so well known. The biggest hit of 1934 was ANYTHING GOES with its Cole Porter hits "You're the Top" and "I Get a Kick Out of You"(later sung by Frank Sinatra). OKLAHOMA!, one of the most famous film musicals, opened...

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