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MUSIC
Quarter 4 –Module 2 Week 2-3
20th
and 21st Century Multimedia Forms:
Musical Play

Name of Learner: ___________________________

Grade & Section: ___________________________
Name of School: ___________________________
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Quarter 4 –Module 2 – Week 2-3: 20th and 21st Century Multimedia Forms: Musical Play
First Edition, 2021

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 What I Need to Know

In this module you will learn more about 20th and 21st Century
Multimedia Forms. You will engage in different activities that will help
you understand and appreciate the beauty of a story or idea expressed
and delivered in theatrical performances like Musical Play.
For better and effective understanding, viewing and listening of
sample theatrical performances are encouraged.
Most Essential Learning Competency:
• Explains how theatrical elements in a part of a musical play
are combined with music and media to achieve certain
effects. MU10MM-IIIa-h-2
At the end of the module you are expected to:
1. identify the elements of a musical play;
2. differentiate the characteristics of Philippine Musical Play
and Broadway Musical Play; and
3. value music as another means of communicating stories
and ideas in Musical Play.

Lesson 20th and 21st Century

Multimedia Forms:
3 Musical Play
Let us start this module by assessing how exposed you are to a
musical play and your interest in this particular art form. Maybe at a
certain part of your life, you already experienced being a theatre actor
or actress, a playwright, a director or part of a theatrical production
without even realizing it from the simple activities you do.

We will see if you have the inclination towards musical play.

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 What’s In
A. Self Check?
On the space provided before each statement, put a (√)
for things you have experienced and (×) for things you have not experienced.
____1.Whenever I am alone, I try acting out or singing in front of a mirror.
____2. Before the pandemic, my family and I used to watch live performances
in a theatre.
____3.During holy week, I join or watch a play portraying the passion and
death of Jesus Christ.
____4.Sometimes, when I want to say something, I sing it.
____5.Whenever I hear a music playing, dance ideas pop in my mind.
Questions:
1. Did you answer each item honestly?
______________________________________________________
2. Based on your answer, do you think you have the potential to
become a theatre actor or actress? Why?
______________________________________________________
3. If you were given the chance to work in a big theatrical
production, what role (actor, director, playwright, or
choreographer) will you take? Why?
______________________________________________________

B. Reveal Me!
We will see how much you know about what stage actors do in Philippine
Musical Play by arranging the jumbled letters to find out the mystery word. Fit in the
letters in the preceding boxes.

1. leadogiu -

2. nctaio -

3. ings -

4. andce -

5.swdro -

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 What’s New
Directions: Answer the following questions after watching
the musical play below.
Activity 1: Watch Me!

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ulJXiB5i_q0&feature=share

https://youtube.com/watch?y=NF1L3Nor03E&feature=share
Questions:
1. What made Broadway musical so popular?
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 2. Are musical plays relevant to life in the 20th century?
____________________________________
3. Did social media play an important role in the development of the
musical genres?

What is It
The musical play is a theater production with many songs and dances that
provide the story. It is a popular and generally lighter form of musical drama than the
opera. The themes are usually more contemporary, and the musical melodies are more
manageable by the average singer. The acting is less intense and dramatic, and the
choreography and dance sequences provide entertaining breaks in the unfolding plots.

Broadway and West End Musicals

Musical plays are perhaps most widely associated with the Broadway plays of
New York City and West End production in London. The first major Broadway
musical was Showboat musical in 1927. Since then, musicals have presented many
other themes: Siamese royalty in The King and English Aristocracy in My Fair Lady,
Austrian History in The Sound of Music, Mediaval English Tragedy in Camelot, and
interracial gang rivalry and romance in Westside Story.
Broadway musicals are popular entertainment with themes and text which are
generally light and easy to understand. These may include the problem of everyday
life, such as love and romance, social acceptance, jealousy and intrigue, and
adventure. The singing are usually amplified unlike the operatic quality of classically
trained voice.
As a result, many songs from Broadway musicals have become popular hits, because
of their sustained popularity and universal appeal.Among these are” Climb Every
Mountain” from The Sound of Music”, I Could Have Danced All Night from “My
Fair Lady”, “If I Loved You” from Carousel”,” If Ever I Would Leave You” from
Camelot,”Some Enchanted Evening” from South Pacific,and “ Sun and Moon” from
Miss Saigon. Broadway musicals are widely used for local and school production
because of their generally less demanding style of singing and acting.

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In the Philippines, the musical play is more recent development than on Broadway
and the West End, relying mostly on adaptation of novels, literary works, or
biographical sketches of famous artists. Among these are: “Andres Bonifacio: Anak –
Pawis “ a five –act work commissioned by Alfonso Puyat in 1979,depicting the life of
revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio,with music is by Jerry Dadap. “Atang- Dulang
May Musika” was written by Floy Quintos, and with music by Von de Guzman. It is a
musical based on the life of the first superstar of the Philippines. “Florante at Laura”
was presented in celebration of the 200 th birth anniversary of the author Francisco
Balgtas-Baltazar.The musical play “Daragang Magayon,” a production for poetry and
mixed media,portrays the myth surrounding the origin of Bicol’s famed Mt. Mayon. It
is based on a poem by Merlinda c. Bobis. “ Magsimula Ka” by Gines Tan, became
the longest –running musical at the CCP.It is the story of young dreamers whose
ambition begins to fade amidst life realities.A major factor in realizing their hope is to
start and uphold one’s talent or ambition despite all odds.

Scene from Andres Bonifacio: Ang Dakilang Anak Pawis Daragang Magayon

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Magsimula Ka: The Musical Florante at Laura

What’s More
Activity 1: The Myth Behind the Musical: “Daragang
Magayon”

This myth on the origin of Mount Mayon is centered on an immortal tale of

love familiar to all people in the Bicol region. They would like to believe that
Magayon, the beautiful maiden for whom the volcano is named ,and her lover Ulap
must be kissing.The only daughter of local chieftain Makusog, Magayon falls in love
with Ulap, the brave son of a neighboring tribe’s chieftain. However, a jealous suitor
named Pagtuga kidnaps Makusog and threatens to kill him unless Magayon marries
him instead of Ulap. With hands tied in order to save her father’s life, Magayon sadly
agrees.

Just as they are about to be wed, Ulap appears at the ceremony and kills
Pagtuga.Magayon rushes into Ulap’s arms but she is unfortunately struck by a stray
arrow. As she lies dying in his arms, Ulap is also fatally stabbed in the back by one of
Pagtuga’s men. The two lovers are laid to rest.The mound of earth under which they
are buried grows bigger with the passage of time. Eventually, the mound rises up to
become known as “the volcano with a perfect cone”named Mayon.

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The breathtaking symmetry of Mt. Mayon has inspired works by visual and
performing artists alike. An example of this is composer Francisco Buencamino”s
fantasy for “ Piano and Orchestra, Mayon”. This composition depicts in musical form
the carefree life in the region until the volcano erupted and destroyed all life and
vegetation. When the dust settles, however, the people return to their usual chores
and enjoy life once more.

. Assessment 1: Simple Recall

____________1. The only daughter of local chieftain Makusog.

____________2. He appears at the ceremony and kills Pagtuga.
____________3.He kidnaps Makusog.
____________4.Reason why Pagtuga kidnaps Makusog.
____________5.It is known as “the volcano with a perfect cone”

Independent Activity 2: Synopsis of Miss Saigon

Act One

The action begins on a Friday night in Saigon in April 1975. Backstage at

Dreamland, an afterhours club that is frequented by American Marines, a group of bar
girls are preparing to perform. The Engineer, who owns the club, introduces them to a
new girl, Kim, a 17-year-old orphan who has fled the countryside after seeing her
family destroyed. Afraid the enemy forces of the Vietcong will kill them if they are
left behind when Saigon falls, the bar girls are eager to connect with an American
G.I.(General Issue) who can get them out of the country. The engineer wants to get
his hands on a visa so that he can escape when the Americans pull out. He sends the
girls onstage for a sham beauty to select a Miss Saigon. A group of Marines enter the
bar; among them are two friends, Chris and John. Although Chris is reluctant, John
insists that a night at the club is what they need to escape the increasing sense of
danger from the approaching enemy, the Vietcong (“The Heat Is on in Saigon”).

Chris is astounded by Kim’s innocence when the engineer pushes her forward
to solicit the crowd. Meanwhile, one of the girls, Gigi, is crowned Miss Saigon, and
auctioned off to a G.I. However, when she asks him if he will marry her and take her
to America, he leaves, and she is punished by the Engineer. Gigi and the other girls

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dream of leaving this life and finding someone better (“The Movie in My Mind”).
Sensing that Chris is interested in Kim, John bargains with the Enginner to secure her
to his friend (“Bartering for Kim”). Kim and Chris dance, and Chris remarks on how
she shouldn’t be in a place like this. She leads him away to her room (“Kim and Chris
Dance”). Chris, deeply touched by what he has shared with Kim, quietly leaves the
room while she is sleeping. Walking the street, he questions why he has had this
profound experience just as he is about to leave Saigon. He is drawn back to the room
(“Why God, Why?”). He tries to give Kim money, but Kim refuses to take it and tells
him that she has seen her parents die in flames. She was bethroted to a man whom she
didn’t love before her village was destroyed. Now she has no future except to sell
herself at Dreamland (“This Money’s Yours”). As they part, she says that she will
bring friends to bless their room with paper unicorns and perfume in keeping with her
traditions (“Dragons”).

Chris calls John at the embassy where they both work to tell him that he needs
time to spend with Kim. John says that Saigon is falling apart and urges him to come
to the embassy right away, or he could get left behind.

(“Telephone Sequence”). Chris then goes to the Engineer, and bargains with him for
another night with Kim. The engineer insists that he will only trade Kim for a visa
from the American Embassy,but Chris will not go for it, paying him only in money
(“The Deal”). Gigi, and the other bar girls are helping Kim move in with Chris. They
sing a song that is traditionally sung at weddings. They all toast to the couple, calling
Kim the New Miss Saigon (“The Wedding”). In midst of their celebration, the door
flies open as Thuy, Kim’s fiancé, appears. He has come to claim Kim and save her
from the shame of being a bar girl. When he sees Chris, he is outraged. Kim tells him
that her parents’ promises died with them, and she will therefore not abide by their
arranged marriage. He leaves, saying that she is his until she dies (“Thuy
Intervention”). Chris tells Kim that he has decided to bring her with him to America.
They remark on their meeting in a crazy world, at a time when everything is falling
apart around them. They promised each other that everything will be different now
that they will be together in America (“Last Night of the World”). Three years had
past, during which the Vietcong have taken over Siagon. The engineer is brought in
by two soldiers. We learned that he has taken prisoner and has been forced to work in
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ricefields. Although his captors attempted to brainwash him, they had been
unsuccessful. He is led before Thuy, who is now a Commissar. Thuy demands the
engineer’s assistance in finding Kim and gave him 48 hours to accomplish this deed
(“The Morning of the Dragon”). Kim is leaving in a small room, which she shares
with a group of Vietnamese. She remembers her wonderful night with Chris and
fiercely believes that he will come back to her. Meanwhile in America, Ellen who is
now married to Chris, sits beside her sleeping husband on their bed, watching her
husband with a nightmare and cry out names that she doesn’t know. She knows that
he has secrets and a dark past, but she vows to remain his wife and helping through
his troubles. A world away, Kim, alone in a room full of strangers, makes the same
vow (“I still Believe”). The engineer appears with Thuy. Thuy wants to forget Kim’s
transgression and marry her as their parents decreed. She says that she is still bound to
Chris. Thuy, calls her a fool and summons his men into the room, where they
threatened Kim and the engineer. Thuy again demands that Kim agree to his wishes.
The engineer is sent out of the room and Kim reveals his secrets to Thuy: her two
year old son Tam (“Coo-Coo Princess”). Thuy says that she can’t keep the child since
he intends to marry her. He calls the child his enemy and draws out his knife to kill
the little boy. Kim pulls out a gun and threatens to shoot him. He will not relent, thus,
she kills him (“Thuy’s Death”). Kim is horrified by her action but decides that she and
Tam must find a way to reach Chris in America. The engineer is making his way
through the city. He finds his way to the remains of Dreamland and opens a trap door.
There, he finds a box of counterfeit watches that he had hiden. Planning to sell them
in Bangkok and then travel to United States, he is about to leave when Kim appears
(“If you want to Die in Bed”). He begs for his help and he realizes that the baby is
their passport to America (“Kim and Engineer”). He leaves to buy their passage on a
boat to Bangkok. Kim consoles Tam and promises him that she will risk anything for
him. The Engineer, Kim and Tam join a group of Vietnamese refugees. (“Finale Act
I”).

Act Two
John now works on behalf of Bui-Doi children, the children of American and
Vietnamese conceived during the war. He is speaking about the plight of these
children to a group men (“Bui-Doi”). Cris appears, he has been summoned by John,
who claims that he has news. Cris learns that Kim has escaped to Bangkok,and that he
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is the father of her two-year old son. Cris is distraught.Believing that he would never
see Kim again, he married Ellen. John suggests that Cris tell Ellen the truth, and then
they can go to Bangkok together to face the situation(‘Post-Bui-Doi”). In Bangkok,
the engineer has landed a job as the doorman and barker at a sleazy nightclub. John
arrives, and the engineer leads him to Kim. John tries to tell her the truth about Cris,
but she insists on showing off her son(‘Bangkok”). John is torn between telling her
the truth himself and allowing Chris to tell Kim about his marriage. He tells her that
Chris is in Bangkok and that he will come to see her(‘Please”). When John leaves, the
engineer tells Kim not to wait for Chris to come to her, but to go to his hotel at once.
She prays to her parents for their blessing as the engineer leaves to find out where
Chris is staying(“Chris Is Here”)As she waits for the engineer, Kim falls asleep.
Thuy’s ghost appears to haunt her. He asks her where Chris was the night
that Saigon fell (‘Kim’s Nightmare – Part I”)We travel back to the past, where she
remembers that after getting her a visa so that she could return to the United State
with him, Chris left her in their room with a gun and went to work at the embassy. He
assures her that they will have plenty of warning when it is time to escape. However,
when he reaches the embassy, he is told that he must be evacuated immediately. He is
forbidden to return for Kim(‘Kim’s Nightmare-Part 2”). The embassy is a wild scene
with mobs of Vietnamese pounding at the gates, begging to be evacuated. Kim comes
to the gate just as the order is issued that no more Vietnamese can enter the grounds.
Although Chris and Kim struggle to reach each other, their efforts are in vain. He is
forced to board the last helicopter to leave Saigon (‘Kim’s Nightmare-Part 3”). Kim
wakes up from her nightmare(‘Sun&Moon- Reprise”) The engineer brings the address
of the hotel at where Chris is staying, and Kim runs through the city to find him. At
the same time, John is bringing Chris through the streets to find her.
At the hotel, Ellen answers the door, and for a moment, both women are confused.
However, Ellen soon realizes who Kim is and has to be the one to tell her that Chris
is married. As the truth sinks in, Kim insists that Ellen and Chris must take Tam back
to America with them. Ellen refuses, saying that Tam belongs with Kim but Kim is
desperate for her son to have a better life in America. Kim leaves, insisting that Chris
must come to see her(‘Kim and Ellen”). Ellen is very upset at having met Kim and
feels that part of Chris will always love her(‘Now That I’ve Seen Her”).Chris and
John return, and Ellen confronts Chris with her doubts about his love for her. He
explains that his relationship with Kim happened when he was a different and deeply
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confused man. Kim put him in touch with his feelings at a very complex time, but
only with Ellen did his life begin again. They reaffirm their love for one another. John
reminds them that they must resolve Tam’s future. Chris says that Kim and Tam must
remain in Bangkok with his financial support because Ellen could not accept the idea
of having Kim in the United States. John knows that Kim will not accept the idea of
having Tam stay in Bangkok and warns them to reconsider.(‘Chris and Ellen’).
Outside, Kim is promising Tam that he will have a new life in America. She knows
that Chris will come for her son. She goes back to the club and lies to the engineer,
saying that Chris is coming for them that night. She says that the engineer must pack
his things and prepare for the journey to America(“Paper Dragon”)The engineer
rejoices about finally going to America and making his dreams come true (‘ The
American Dream”)Kim dresses Tam in his best clothes. She tells him that his father is
coming to take him home.She kisses Tam and hears Chris and the engineer
approaching. She gives Tam a toy and sends him out to join the engineer. She takes
Chris’ gun out of her beside table, and as Tam goes to the others, she shoots herself.
She dies in Chris’ arms(‘Finale Act 2”).

Assessment 2: Modified True or False: Based on “Miss Saigon”, write True if the
statement is correct. Write False if is wrong.

___________1. Chris is the tragic hero of Miss Saigon.

___________2. Miss Saigon is a real story.
___________3. Kim dies in the arms of Tam.
___________4. John is the fiancé of Kim
___________5.Ellen confronts Chris about his love for her.

What I Have Learned

Venn Diagram
Identify the similarities and differences of
Broadway Musicals and Philippine Musicals

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 Difference/s Difference/s

Similarities

Philippine Musicals Broadway Musicals

What I Can Do
Activity 3: Composer in Me!
Compose a poem with a minimum of eight lines telling a story
on any of the subjects listed.
1. love
2. freedom
3. heroism
4. respect

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TITLE

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Activity 4: It’s Your Turn, Be a Star!

Using your composition in Activity 3. Sing the song using the melody
of any song that you are familiar with. Take a video and send it to your
teacher via facebook, google classroom or zoom. If there is poor internet
connection, just describe what you did with your composition and how you
felt regarding your performance.
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Assessment
I. Directions: Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the correct answer. Write
it on the space provided.

____ 1. The following are the elements of musical play, except one.
A. Dance C. Song
B. Spoken Dialogue D.Space
____ 2. It describes Musical Play.
A. Spoken Dialogue C. Answers a & b
B. Orchestra or Band Accompaniment D. No answer in the choices
____ 3. A Broadway popular hit song
A. Sun & Moon C. Climb Every Mountain
B. Ordinary song D. Answer a& c
____ 4. The acting is less intense and dramatic.
A. Musical Play C. Ballet
B. Opera D. No answer in the choices
____ 5. A Broadway musical play
A. Les Miserables C. Ramayana
B. Answer a&d D. Miss Saigon
____ 6. It is a musical based on the life of the first superstar of the
Philippines.
A. Katy C. El Filibusterismo
B. Atang-Dulang May Musika D.Magsimula Ka
_____7. A story of young dreamers whose ambitions begin to fade amidst
life’s realities.
A. Magsimula Ka C. Noli Me Tangere
B. Atang- Dulang May Musika D. Florante at Laura
____ 8. This musical play depicts the life of revolutionary hero.
A. Katy C. Andres Bonifacio: Ang Dakilang Anak Pawis
B. Magsimula ka D. Florante at Laura
____ 9. It was presented in celebration of the author Francisco Balagtas-
Baltazar.
A. Katy C. Daragang Magayon
B. Florante at Laura D. Magsimula Ka
____ 10. Role of songs in Musical Play
A. Part of the dialogue among characters C. Ushers emotion
B. Provides fun and entertainment D. Answers a,b&c

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 ANSWER KEY

References

Books

1. Horizons Music and Arts 10 Appreciation for Young Filipinos Page 167
2. Music & Arts 10 p. 167

Website Link

1. https://youtube.com/watch?y=NF1L3Nor03E&feature=share
2. https://images.app.goo.gl/rKNzvJs3GE2bgQyX6
3. https://youtube.com/watch?v=ulJXiB5i_q0&feature=share

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