84:
Magazine named Kat one of the year's "Unsung Heroes" for her creation of
Spontaneous Broadway, which is now performed regularly by teams of actors all over the world. Significant contributions to the development of the format at Freestyle Rep. were made by Kenn Adams, Laura Livingston, and Samuel D.
44:
Though not required or necessarily encouraged by improv professionals, elements of humor inevitably surface in the performance because of the surprising and playful nature of improvisation and its use of typical
Broadway stereotypes. The performers' songs are supported by an onstage musician or band
96:
and immediately won a special Fringe Award. Produced by musical director John Thorn (who secured the
Australian licence from Kat Koppett) and hosted by Russell Fletcher, many of Australia's finest comic improvisors have since performed the show around the country, including sell-out performances at
23:
performance, based on audience suggestions. The audience typically submits titles of songs that have never been written, and the performers choose suggestions to create songs, the audience votes through acclamation on their favorite song, which is then used as the core of a brand new
67:
The
Spontaneous Broadway format was created by Kat Koppett in association with Freestyle Repertory Theatre in New York. Koppett is a 25-year improv veteran, having worked with Freestyle Repertory Theatre) and San Francisco's
48:
The format was created in New York City at
Freestyle Repertory Theatre and has been performed by a number of different companies around the
106:
132:
Training to
Imagine: Practical Improvisational Theatre Techniques to Enhance Creativity, Teamwork, Leadership and Learning
194:
146:
73:
199:
89:
20:
102:
72:. She is currently co-director of the Mop & Bucket Company, an improv troupe based in the
57:
8:
61:
98:
80:
State. Koppett also runs a consulting business, appropriately named
Koppett. In 1995,
77:
25:
33:
188:
53:
49:
38:
81:
69:
45:
that improvises the music, generally in the style of typical show tunes.
93:
109:, receiving rave reviews and legions of repeat attendee fans.
170:
60:, and at several colleges around the country, including
186:
52:. Currently, it is performed by BATS theatre in
31:The format received a favorable review from The
144:
134:. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, Inc.
129:
107:Melbourne International Comedy Festival
187:
145:Van Gelder, Lawrence (1995-03-08).
13:
14:
211:
56:, The Mop & Bucket Co. in
163:
138:
123:
1:
92:, the show began its life in
7:
10:
216:
112:
147:"IN PERFORMANCE: THEATER"
90:Melbourne Fringe Festival
19:is an advanced long-form
195:Improvisational theatre
103:The Famous Spiegeltent
130:Koppett, Kat (2001).
37:when it premiered in
17:Spontaneous Broadway
151:The New York Times
99:Sydney Opera House
207:
200:Broadway theatre
179:
178:
167:
161:
160:
158:
157:
142:
136:
135:
127:
74:Capital District
215:
214:
210:
209:
208:
206:
205:
204:
185:
184:
183:
182:
169:
168:
164:
155:
153:
143:
139:
128:
124:
115:
12:
11:
5:
213:
203:
202:
197:
181:
180:
162:
137:
121:
120:
119:
118:
114:
111:
58:Schenectady NY
34:New York Times
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
212:
201:
198:
196:
193:
192:
190:
176:
172:
166:
152:
148:
141:
133:
126:
122:
117:
116:
110:
108:
105:, and at the
104:
100:
95:
91:
86:
83:
79:
75:
71:
65:
63:
59:
55:
54:San Francisco
51:
46:
42:
40:
36:
35:
29:
27:
22:
18:
174:
165:
154:. Retrieved
150:
140:
131:
125:
88:At the 2000
87:
66:
47:
43:
32:
30:
16:
15:
82:TheaterWeek
70:BATS Improv
189:Categories
156:2016-05-23
21:improvised
175:mopco.org
94:Australia
41:in 1995.
28:musical.
78:New York
62:Stanford
39:New York
26:Broadway
113:Sources
85:Cohen.
171:"Home"
97:the
76:of
191::
173:.
149:.
101:,
64:.
50:US
177:.
159:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.