Definitions
A genre of drama in which singing and dancing play an essential part
What is musical theatre
A musical that involves the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock workers on the Cotton Blossom, a Mississippi River show boat, over 40 years from 1887 to 1927.
What is Show Boat
Composer of West Side Story, Peter Pan, and On the Town
Who is Leonard Bernstein
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs3dPaz9nAo
"Major General" from __________
What is Pirates of Penzance
A person who composes the sequence of steps and moves for a performance of dance
What is a choreographer
A comic opera about pirates that includes the fast-paced rhyming song "Major General"
Composer/lyricist duo that wrote South Pacific, The King and I, The Sound of Music, and Cinderella
Who are Rogers and Hammerstein
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh9WayN7R-s&t=132s
"Old Man River" from ____________
What is Show Boat
What is a composer
A musical that tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry.
What is Oklahoma!
The composer/lyricist duo who wrote Show Boat
Hammerstein and Kern
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg5cwSBnyQU&feature=emb_logo
"The Farmer and the Cowman" from ________
What is Oklahoma!
A person who writes the text for an opera or musical
What is a librettist
A musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New York street gangs.
What is West Side Story
Those who wrote HMS Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance, and the HMS Mikado
Who are Gilbert and Sullivan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnUmUqvL6Fw
"Dance at the Gym" from _________
What is West Side Story
The text for an opera, musical, or other long vocal work
Maria, who becomes a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children, brings a new love of life and music into the home.
What is The Sound of Music
Lyricist for West Side Story and well known creator of later musicals
Who is Stephen Sondheim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-SimqMzZFw&t=1s
"Too Darn Hot" from __________
What is Kiss Me Kate