People
Composer famous for many musicals including Cats and Phantom of the Opera.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Writers and Composers write with performers
Workshop
Musical based on Romeo and Juliet
West Side Story
Demonstrate the tap move: Flap
Demonstrate
In the USA in the 19th century, there was not much development in theatre due to their deep roots in this.
Puritanism
Musical that uses previously released popular songs as its musical score
Jukebox Musical
The show that started the shift to what is known as the musical theatre “Golden Age”
Showboat
The opera version of a monologue
Aria
In Medieval Europe, the character a dancing performer portrays.
The Devil
During this time, emphasis is put on concept
1960s & 1970s
Collection of entertainment (songs, dances, acrobatics, animal acts) performed in concert halls, saloons, and playhouses
Variety and Vaudeville
In this period, almost all music is religious
Medieval
Choreographer who introduced specific dancing as a means to advance the plot and reveal characters.
Jerome Robbins
In this time period, focus is less on spectacle and more on dance
1950s
1st Musical
The Black Crook
Demonstrate the tap move: Buffalo
Demonstrate
The "father of tap dance"
“Master Juba” - William Henry Lane
In this time period, realism and naturalism were introduced
1920s
New element of musicals introduced during Oklahoma!
Opening Number
Song in opera designed to carry the dialogue and to advance the action of the plot
Recitative