Requirements of Musical
Comedy
Purposes of an overture
Purposes of the opening number
Characteristics of the production number
George Gershwin
100
1st Requirement of musical comedy
What is an entirely American theme
100
1st purpose of an overture
signals the audience that the show is going to begin
100
1st purpose of the opening number
grabs the audience's attention
100
1st characteristic of the production number
What is chorus
100
He was known as"___________"
What is a "song plugger"
200
2nd requirement of musical comedy
What are characters who are familiar to Broadway
200
2nd purpose of an overture
introduces the mood or feeling of the show
200
2nd purpose of the opening number
Introduces the dramatic/comic situation
200
2nd characteristic of the production number
What is choreographed piece
200
He wrote this famous musical
What is GIRL CRAZY
300
3rd requirement of musical comedy
What are lyrics written in the vernacular of Broadway
300
3rd purpose of an overture
It introduces some of the songs from the show
300
3rd purpose of the opening number
Introduces the main characters
300
3rd characteristic of the production number
What is a big production derived from something small and simple
300
He wrote this famous song
What is "I Got Rhythm"
400
4th requirement of musical comedy
What are ingredients of jazz
400
a district in New York City occupied by music publishers also where George Gershwin began his career
What is Tin Pan Alley
M
e
n
u