Plays
Musicals
Musical Theatre
Vocabulary
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I am a tragedy written by William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers
Romeo and Juliet
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What is a musical?
Tells a story with dialogue and music.
Has different genres, but the music in the musical is part of the storytelling.
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Who invented Musical Theater?
George M. Cohan
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What is a Score?
Sheet music, typically for a solo performance that is by the orchestra or music group .
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located in the Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
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What is a play?
Tells a story, usually on stage or on a screen, using dialogue.
May have music but the music does not actually tell the story.
A work of drama, usually consisting mostly of dialogue between characters and intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading.
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How many types of musicals are there?
5
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If you can sing, dance, and act what are you know as in show business?
A "Triple Threat"
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A stage musical or musical film in which a majority of the songs are well-known popular music songs, rather than original music.
(Example: Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia!, or Motown)
Jukebox musical
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This Performing Arts is located on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.. It was named in 1964 as a memorial to an assassinated President.
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What does "break a leg" mean?
To wish an actor good luck
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Name two musicals that were in this weeks assignment.
Showboat
Oklahoma!
The Sound of Music
My Fair Lady
Sweeny Todd
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Every musical has three components that are called...
Music, lyrics, and book
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What is a libretto?
booklet
the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition
extended musical work
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A groundbreaking musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New York street gangs.
West Side Story