Crash Course
What is a minstrel show?
A minstrel show is the original theatrical form of America which reinforced ugly caricatures, mostly against African-Americans.
Who wrote Cats and the Phantom of the Opera?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Rock or Pop Operas have
Rock or pop music with little spoken dialogue
What is a lead role?
The main role of the play, also known as the Principle Role.
What is a musical?
A musical is a type of theatre that has elements of music, spoken dialogue, and dance.
Another word for shut down, specifically used in the Crash Course video.
"HINT HINT"
REMEMBER WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THEATER RIGHT NOW
Shuttered
Stephen Soundheim is a well known playwright in the musical scene.
What are some of his plays? Name at least one.
Company, A Little Night Music, Sweeny Todd
Mamma Mia! is a musical with music mostly by the group, ABBA. This is an example of...
A Jukebox Musical
The pit
Musicals use which type of music?
Popular music
William Alexander Brown opened a theatre in New York back in 1816, what is it called?
African Grove Theatre
The first major American-born musical writers is
George M. Cohan
Regular musicals are called book musicals. What is a book musical?
A musical with a story based on the music and character.
Any basic musicals have this structure.
(Try to answer in order)
Overture, Act I, Intermission, Act II, Curtain Call, Exit music
Regular plays with music are different from musicals, why?
Music drives the plot and characters
What's an octoroon?
Someone who is 1/8 black
"The Black Crook" is agreed upon historians to be...
The first musical
Triple threats can...
Sing, Dance, and Act at anequally high level
An ensemble includes all cast except for...
any lead and featured role
Abel and Darwin want to know the story of a musical they are watching, how is the story told?
It's told throughout all parts of the musical.
T.D. "Daddy" Rice
Which musical was the first to receive a Pulitzer Prize?
Plus, who wrote it?
Of Thee I Sing by George and Ira Gershwin
Define a concept musical.
A concept musical is a type of musical where the message/metaphor is equally or more important than the story itself.
Abel said he can name the five major positions of musical production.
What is it? no order needed.
Director, Musical Director, Choreographer, Producer, Stage Manager
Darwin isn't sure about the difference between an opera and musical, can you help him out?
Think of one difference.
Focus on spoken dialogue, dancing is more important, amplifies the singer, uses popular styles, mostly the same language as audience