Stripped Bare | Portrait of a Girl analysis | Bare: a pop opera (also Bare: the musical)
Channel: Andrew Marsden
Date: 2021-02-02

An analysis of the song "Portrait of a Girl" from Bare: a pop opera, what it says about both Matt and Ivy's characters, and a comparison to the version of this song from the Musical adaptation.

References:
 - Musical Enthusiast (2021) – "Matt Lloyd: Character Analysis (Bare: A Pop Opera) – https://youtu.be/AGUlVdVNd3c
 - Lex Joyce (2018) – "we need to talk about bare: a pop opera" – https://youtu.be/KmzV1bSb2vU
 - Sarah Z. (2020) – "The Musical Episode" – https://youtu.be/NRHTtrbUWjs

Media sources:
 - Bare: a Rock Musical – 2013, Los Angeles (Lindsay Pearce & Nathan Parrett)
 - Bare: a pop opera – 2013, York Theatre, NY (Madeleine Lodge & Brad Widener)
 - Bare: the Musical – 2013, Off-Broadway (Elizabeth Judd & Gerard Canonico)
 - Bare: the album – 2007 (Jenna Leigh Green & Christopher Johnson)

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
2:03 - Matt: Constructed through contrast
3:37 - Ivy: Beneath all the layers
6:18 - Counterpoint Irony
9:28 - Bare: The Musical
12:30 - Conclusion

Video by Andrew Marsden
Twitter: @marsdeat

© 2021, Andrew Marsden.
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