People
Cats, Evita, Love Never Dies
Andrew Lloyd Webber
A musical comprised of already made songs
Jukebox musical
"See how the world can be, in spite of the way that it is"
Hadestown
Repcomos
Composer
This musical is a modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.
West Side Story
Company, Gypsy, Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Stephen Sondheim
Big budget, blockbuster, spectacle, identifying factor
Mega Musical
"Hide your face so the world will never find you."
The Phantom of the Opera
Simsrienntio
Intermission
41
Number of theatres on Broadway
The Pajama Game, Cabaret, Sweet Charity, Chicago
Bob Fosse
Pretty girls, glamour, sparkle, poise
The Folly Girls
"One day more."
Les Miserables
Bens Meel
Ensemble
Broadway's biggest money maker in history
Disney's The Lion King
Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Norte Dame, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Newsies, Little Shop of Horrors
Alan Menken
Written by the same person, a sampling of their work, usually held together by an overarching theme
Revue
"Oh if life were made of moments, even now and then a bad one, but if life were only moments, then you wouldn't know you had one"
Into the Woods
Kregablae
Break a Leg
Known for being the first musical to deal with more serious issues in the musical format
Showboat
West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Phantom of the Opera, Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Cabaret, Parade
Hal Prince
often have a deeper meaning, theme, message or metaphor and often lack a linear plot line. (ex: A Chorus Line, Cats, Avenue Q)
Concept Musicals
"Forget regret or life is yours to miss."
Rent
Pheniasts
Thespian
first musical with an all-female creative team
Waitress