You could call them a subgenre of London’s musical theater, although one musical cited by J. Draper in the following clip is by decidedly non-Cockney Stephen Sondheim.
In “A History of the Cockney Musical,” J. Draper defines the subgenre, provides some very fun examples, and goes into the elements that comprise the classic Cockney musical. She also explains why Les Misérables is really a Cockney musical with a French accent. Because “History” is rather long, below the fold you will find short, fun production numbers from some of the shows she cites.
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Oliver! certainly epitomizes the type.
“Consider Yourself,” Oliver! [8:38]
“The Lambeth Walk,” Me and My Girl, Tony Awards, 1987 [6:10]
Musicals are, by nature, theatrical, meaning poetic, meaning having to move the audience's imagination and create a suspension of disbelief, by which I mean there's no fourth wall.
Stephen Sondheim
“The Worst Pies in London,” Sweeney Todd [3:10]
The one thing I have always felt about musical theatre is that it is, to an extraordinary degree, about construction.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
“Flash Bang Wallop,” Half a Sixpence [7:19)
I'm interested in the theater because I'm interested in communication with audiences. Otherwise I would be in concert music.
Stephen Sondheim
“It’s a Fine Life,” Oliver! [3:18]
Musical theatre history is littered with bad reviews for now classic pieces.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
“Master of the House,” Les Misérables 10th Anniversary [5:44]
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