Important People
This is a person who covers for the lead when he/she is sick.
What is an UNDERSTUDY?
The break in between acts of a show.
What is INTERMISSION?
The back of the stage, furthest away from the audience.
What is UPSTAGE?
This is where Broadway is located.
What is New York City?
Early Broadway shows were often this genre of show.
This is a term for jazz music popular in the 20s, but also for a person who can cover any role in a musical.
What is SWING?
These are what acts of a musical are broken down into. Often times, the curtain closes in between them.
What are SCENES?
The front of the stage, closest to the audience.
What is DOWNSTAGE?
This is a popular company producing a lot of shows on Broadway today.
What is Disney?
This is a show on Broadway that has no music.
A composer who wrote the hit musicals Hamilton and In the Heights. He also commonly stars in his own musicals.
These are separated by an intermission, the largest part of a musical.
What are ACTS?
From the perspective of the actor, this is the left side of the stage.
What is STAGE LEFT?
When a show is closed but brought back years later.
What is a REVIVAL?
This Broadway show is a spin off of The Wizard of Oz.
What is WICKED?
A composer who incorporated jazz music into his musicals.
Who is GERSHWIN?
When a song is repeated in a Broadway show.
What is a REPRISAL/REPRISE?
From the perspective of the AUDIENCE, this is the left side of the stage.
What is STAGE RIGHT?
The orchestra is located in this location, located below and in front of the stage.
What is THE PIT?
This is the longest running Broadway show.
What is PHANTOM OF THE OPERA?
This is the person who writes the lyrics for a show.
What is a LIBRETTIST?
This is conveyed through music/song in a musical.
What is THE PLOT?
These tell the actors how to do something or exactly what to do during lines. Printed in italics and parentheses.
What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
These are shows that were popular before Broadway musicals existed.
What is THE WEST END?