Because many of ancient Greek performances were held outside, the were held in this type of theater.
What is an amphitheater?
100
He was the first musical impressario who help with the production of the very first American Musical.
Who is Florenz Ziegfeld?
100
This musical is about a roving riverboat on the Mississippi.a
What is Showboat?
100
He composed Phantom of the Opera and Cats.
Who is Andrew Lloyd Weber?
100
This is the part of the stage that divides the front apron from the rest of the stage.
What is arch or proscenium arch?
200
He was the first actor to step out form the Chorus and perform on his own.
Who is Thespis?
200
This was the street in NYC where many people wrote music and sang songs.
What is Tin Pan Alley?
200
This musical is about a faceless man who rents out a performance venue that comes with some stipulation. He is also obsessed with the female lead singer.
What is Phantom of the Opera?
200
He composed Into the Woods
Who is Stephen Sondheim?
200
These are the curtains that hang on the side of the stage to hide props or actors from the audience.
What are the legs?
300
He was the first major playwright during ancient Greece and began integrating both acting and singing into performance.
Who is Euripides?
300
These shows were a satire on African American culture often portraying white actors in blackface.
What were Minstrel Shows?
300
This musical involves a long triangle between a cowboy, a woman, and a farmhand.
What is Oklahoma?
300
He was a famous composer and conductor who wrote the music for West Side Story
Who is Leonard Bernstein?
300
If you were standing in the middle of the stage closest to the audience, this is what your location would be.
What is Downstage?
400
The actors wore these to distinguish between different characters.
What are masks?
400
He was one of the first major acts in the Ziegfeld Follies because he could sing, dance and act. He was the whole package.
Who is George M. Cohan?
400
This musical, book by James Lapine, is a combination of many stories written by the Grimm brothers.
What is Into the Woods?
400
This powerhouse duo wrote a lot of musicals in the mid 1900's such as Oklahoma, The King and I, and South Pacific
Who are Rodgers and Hammerstein?
400
This is the section where the musician sit, in front of the stage.
What is the Orchestra or Pit?
500
This was attached to the back of the stage to store costumes where actors could move to change in between scenes.
What is the Skene?
500
During this time actors and actress went on strike which earned them union rights.
What is the Red Summer of 1919?
500
This musical takes place during the French Revolution.
What is Les Miserable?
500
He wrote the music for the first musical, Showboat!
Who is Jerome Kern?
500
This is the absolute front of the stage, in front of the curtain.