Terms
the mid range-female voice type
What is mezzo-soprano?
Oklahoma writer duo
Who are Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Early British musical theater writing duo
Who are Gilbert and Sullivan?
the musical theater era that Oklahoma and The King and I fall under
What is the Golden Age?
the biggest hit musical of the 1980s
What is Cats?
the person who runs the show on and off stage during actual performances
What is a stage manager?
lyricist that worked with George Gershwin
Who is Ira Gershwin?
predecessor to American musical theater, not minstrel shows or burlesque
What is vaudeville?
important director/choreographer that emerged in the 1950s
Who is Bob Fosse?
musical phenomenon started by Cats
What is megamusicals?
the person who writes both the song lyrics and the non-musical aspects of the show
What is a librettist?
Anything Goes composer
Who is Cole Porter?
the director/producer of the famous Follies
Who is Florenz Ziegfeld?
controversial rock musical that premiered in the late 1960s
What is Hair?
the first Disney Broadway musical
What is Beauty and the Beast?
a song with many of the characters singing
What is an ensemble song?
Rent composer
one of the most important musicals in the 1920s
What is Show Boat?
composer who rose to fame after writing lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy
Who is Stephen Sondheim?
Rodgers and Hammerstein show that premiered in the 2010s after their deaths
What is Cinderella?
all the people who work together on a show except the cast
What is the crew?
My fair lady writer duo
Who are Lerner and Loewe?
One of the most successful revues on Broadway
What is the Follies?
longest running show in Broadway history in the 1970s
What is A Chorus Line?
What is Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark?