Definitions
What is a jukebox musical?
A musical that uses precomposed popular songs
Name a musical by Rodgers & Hammerstein
Oklahoma
Carousel
South Pacific
King and I
Sound of Music
State Fair
Cinderella
What is considered the "first" musical?
Black Crook
Show Boat
Name a song from the Sound of Music
Sound of Music
Maria
Favorite Things
Lonely Goat Herd
Edelwiss
So Long, Far Well
16 Going on 17
Define a Musical
A theatrical production/show with a story/plot interjected with musical and/or dance numbers.
Name a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Jesus Christ Superstar
Evita
Cats
Love Never Dies
School of Rock
Phantom of the Opera
Name a song from the Wizard of Oz
Over the Rainbow
We're off to see the wizard
If I only had a heart/brain/courage
What is the plot of Newsies based on?
the Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City.
What is Tin Pan Alley?
A collection of music publishers and songwriters in New York City that dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Or
Slang for popular music during the late 19th-early 20th centuries
Name a musical by Stephen Sondheim
Sweeny Todd
Into the Woods
What was the precursor to musicals?
Variety/Vaudeville/Revue Shows
In what musical does a linguist professor attempt to turn a commoner into nobility by teaching her how to speak properly
My Fair Lady
What musical is this song from?
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
What was a Vaudeville show?
Light, varied entertainment in the 1850s that included a bill of songs (comic and sentimental), instrumental solos, comic skits, dancing, juggling and acrobatics of various sorts.
The precursor to musicals
Who wrote West Side Story?
Leonard Bernstein
What musical is the song Summertime from?
Name a musical that was composed after 2014
Waitress
Something Rotten
Dear Even Hanson
Hamilton
Six
Beetlejuice
Hadestown
What was a Revue show?
Light, varied entertainment in the 1850s that included a bill of songs (comic and sentimental), instrumental solos, comic skits, dancing, juggling and acrobatics of various sorts.
The precursor to musicals
Name a musical by Irving Berlin
White Christmas
Annie Get Your gun
What musical is the song Oh What A Beautiful Morning from?
Oklahoma by Rodgers & Hammerstein
Who wrote the lyrics to West Side Story?
Stephen Soundheim
Describe the stylistic significance to this song.
The boogie wooggie style of the song is old/outdated compared to the rest of the musical, which suggests that Thomas Jefferson is old/outdated/irrelevant/uninformed