MUSICALS BASED ON TRUE STORIES OF FAMOUS WOMEN

V magistrski nalogi je predstavljena glasbeno gledališka oblika muzikal: preko začetkov glasbenega gledališča v Grčiji, do prvih celovečernih predstav v Ameriki in do razvoja muzikala od začetka 20. stoletja pa do danes. Poleg zgodovine, se naloga posveča tudi njegovim značilnostim in žanrom. Bolj poglobljeno je predstavljeno sedem izbranih muzikalov, ki so nastali na podlagi resnične zgodbe posamezne znamenite ženske. Ti sicer v osnovi sledijo biografiji posamezne ženske, vendar za potrebe uspešnice in ugajanju publiki in kritikom zgodbe, velikokrat ne vsebujejo pravih podatkov, oziroma so dogodki v muzikalih izmišljeni. Predvsem to velja za ameriške muzikale, kjer je muzikal velik posel in za potrebe uspešnice zgodbe prilagodijo, na drugi strani pa so verjetno Avstrijci in Nemci želeli z muzikalom narediti poklon svojim znamenitim osebam.This thesis deals with the genre of musical theatre from its beginnigs in Ancient Greece when plays began to be accompanied by music and dance, via the first full-lentgh shows in America, to the evolution of musical theatre from the early 20th century until today. Besides the history of musical theatre, the thesis focusses on its characteristics and forms. Seven selected musicals are presented in detail, each of which is based on the life a famous woman. These musicals basically follow the biographies of individual women but are often modified with details and made-up scenes in order to please the audiences and reviewers. This is especially true of American musicals since musical theatre in the USA is a huge business that depends on and thus tries to please the audiences. On the other hand, Austrian and German musicals are more true to life as the two nations obviously wished to pay tribute to their famous historical figures