Contact (musical)
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Contact is a 1999 dance-theatre musical by Susan Stroman and John Weidman that blends minimal dialogue with choreography-driven storytelling across three thematically linked one-act narratives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Contact (musical) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance-theatre work
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stage musical ⓘ |
| act |
Contact
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Did You Move? NERFINISHED ⓘ Swinging ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Choreography NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookWriter | John Weidman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Vivian Beaumont Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographer | Susan Stroman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | eligibility as a musical for Tony Awards due to lack of original score ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
John Weidman
NERFINISHED
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Susan Stroman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Susan Stroman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features | non-singing principal roles ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| genre |
dance-theatre
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicSource | pre-existing recordings ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | choreography-driven storytelling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending dance and narrative theatre
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use of pre-recorded popular music instead of original score ⓘ |
| openingDateOnBroadway | 2000 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayCastSize | relatively small ensemble GENERATED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Off-Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Lincoln Center Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfAct |
Contact – a New York City bar
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Did You Move? – a contemporary restaurant ⓘ Swinging – 18th-century France ⓘ |
| structure |
thematically linked acts
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three one-act narratives ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human connection
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isolation ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | minimal dialogue ⓘ |
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