Can A Computer Write A Hit Musical? Episode 2

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The experiment to stage the first ever computer-generated hit musical in London’s West End steps up a gear, as a cast and creative team come on board to rehearse the new musical - ‘Beyond the Fence’. Will the music and lyrics generated by computer be fit for the West End Stage? Will an audience of musical theatre diehards at a secret workshop for the show, who have no idea of the show’s computer origins, spot anything unusual about the piece? How will artists cope with taking dictation from computers, working within constraints, approaching creativity in an entirely new way? And – the ultimate test - what will the audience at the opening night gala performance of the world’s first computer generated musical make of it? Can computers generate art? And if they can what does that mean for us?

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44 min 19 sec

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