Dance Steps
A change of weight movement that has two steps, typically stepping front then back
What is a ballchange
Universal terms that describe direction and location on stage, such as downstage, stage right, upstage left, etc.
What are stage directions
A musical that was revolutionary in the fact that it was based on and performed by the "gypsies" of Broadway, the ensemble dancers. It was directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett.
What is A Chorus Line
American politician and hip hop musical
Alexander Hamilton
Stars an orphan who hits the jackpot
What is Annie
A common move that has the pattern of a square
What is a jazz square
A phrase commonly said to performers before a show
What is "break a leg"
A musical based on a book of poems by T. S. Eliot. It defied all expectations by running for 18 years on Broadway and grossing billions of dollars, despite being a dance musical with very little of a plot
What is Cats
Creepy rude house quest that wont leave
Beetlejuice
A giant plan with a taste for humans
What is Little Shop of Horrors
A turn done on one leg while the other leg is in passe
What is a pirouette
The term for where the audience sits.
What is the house
A rock musical about struggling artists living in New York City during the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1990s. It won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical
What is Rent
The daughter of Melena Thropp and the Wizard of Oz
Who is Elphaba
Named after a street in New York City
What is 42nd Street
One foot steps in front and then the body turns (without replacing or moving the feet) to face the opposite direction
What is a pivot turn
This person directs the band or orchestra
What is the conductor
The 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical winner that made hip-hop and rap a definite part of the musical theater language; its lyrics often switched between English and Spanish.
What is In The Heights
A sorority sister at Delta Nu and goes onto become a lawyer
Who is Elle Woods
This is the longest run show on Broadway
What is Phantom of the Opera
A step that comes from swing dance, made up of four steps: step front, touch (or kick) front, step back, touch (or kick) back
What is the Charleston
This is where the orchestra is located in the theatre.
What is the pit
This musical is the prologue to The Wizard of Oz. However, it was written after The Wizard of Oz.
What is Wicked
Whatever, I'm getting cheese fries
This musical takes place during the French Revolution and involves a reformed criminal trying to make amends.
What is Les Miserables