Name that Musical (songs)
"Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'"
What is Oklahoma?
Another name for the hero of our story.
What is a protagonist?
Many people believe theatre, and even musicals began in this European country.
What is Greece?
Alexander Hamilton's wife and, by the end, our narrator.
Who is Eliza?
He wrote the lyrics for Show Boat, Oklahoma, Carousel, South Pacific, The King & I... among others.
Who was Oscar Hammerstein II?
"Ol' Man River"
What is Show Boat?
What the character wants from scene to scene.
What is an objective?
Sanskrit drama is native to this country.
What is India?
It's the thing that Hamilton refuses to throw away.
What is his shot?
He was mentored by Hammerstein and known for his erudite, integrated lyrics.
Who was Stephen Sondheim?
"It's a Privilege to Pee"
What is Urinetown?
What the protagonist wants throughout the entirety of the story.
What is a super-objective?
Yes, In this form of Japanese music theatre, only men can perform.
What is Noh?
She's Eliza's older sister who also loves Alexander.
Who is Angelica?
He wrote clever lyrics, but rarely integrated them with character.
Who was Cole Porter?
"The Miller's Son"
What is A Little Night Music?
The thing that stands in the protagonist's way.
What is an obstacle?
The Natya Sastra provided guidelines for creating Traditional Indian Drama. This other book provided guidelines for Greek drama.
What is Poetics?
Brad is constantly relating this lyric to the concept of "historiography."
What is "Who lives? Who dies? Who tells your story?"
A titan of the American musical, he produced and directed dozens of Broadway hits including West Side Story, The Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd, Company, and Fiddler on the Roof.
Who was Harold (Hal) Prince?
"Color and Light"
What is Sunday in the Park with George?
A song or music that is actually heard within the world of the play is this type.
What is diegetic?
This 5-act structure of Japanese drama translates roughly to "beginning, breaking, and rapid."
What is Jo-ha-kyū?
The name of both Burr's mistress and his daughter.
What is Theodosia?
Along with Alan Menken, he revolutionized the "I Want" song, writing the lyrics to Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast before his untimely death in 1991.
Who was Howard Ashman?