Musicals
Based on the hit film, this 2019 musical set in Paris stars Aaron Tveit & Karen Olivo as the lovers Christian & Satine
What is Moulin Rouge?
One of the longest-running Broadway plays in history, it serves as a sequel to the very popular book series written by J.K. Rowling
The longest running musical on Broadway, this Andrew Lloyd Webber show closed on April 16, 2023 after 13,981 performances.
What is Phantom of the Opera?
The action that refers to when a member of tech cues up all of the sound/light cues before the show starts
What is a preset?
This term refers to an invisible barrier between the actors on stage and the audience, but it CAN be broken
What is "the fourth wall"?
The 2019 musical “Hadestown” features Tony winner André de Shields as this Greek messenger god
Who is Hermes?
This play is based off a book that many students read in middle school; most recently, its national Broadway tour stopped in Indianapolis
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
The very first musical to win Best Musical, this Cole Porter musical won at the Tony Awards in 1949
The group of ropes, counterweights, pulleys, and other devices that enable the crew to move scenery, curtains, and sometimes people on and offstage
What is a fly system?
The term that refers to reciting lines from a script with little to no preparation, typically for an audition
What is a "cold read"?
The winner of 6 Tonys in 2017, it’s the first Broadway musical to focus on the subject of teens & social media
What is Dear Evan Hansen?
This "play-within-a-play" features onstage mishaps such as floors collapsing, props falling from the walls, and actors forgetting lines.
What is "The Play That Goes Wrong"?
A portable, rectangular-shaped metal frame used in theater productions to hold lights (and recently at CHS, ropes)
What is a truss?
The first rehearsal when the orchestra and the cast sing/play through the show in its entirety
What is a "sitzprobe"?
This 2007 movie came to Broadway with an all-female creative team including book & direction and with songs by pop star Sara Bareilles
What is Waitress?
A three-act play written by Thornton Wilder, its main characters include "Stage Manager", "Emily Webb", and "George Gibbs"
What is Our Town?
This show, considered by many to be the first Broadway musical, opened at Niblo's Garden in 1866 and ran for 475 performances.
What is The Black Crook?
A mobile platform that is used to support and transport movable scenery on a stage; often pushed on by members of a stage crew
What is a wagon?
This area of the stage is closest to the audience, located in front of the curtain line and behind the orchestra pit.
What is the "apron"?
Premiering in 2005, its story is divided into spring, summer, fall, & winter, each narrated by one of the 4 male leads
What is Jersey Boys?
A Shakespeare play about an English king's rise to power, and his short time at the throne; includes lines such as "My kingdom for a horse"
What is Richard III?
This Broadway composer famously mentored Tony-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim in his earlier years
Who is Oscar Hammerstein II?
A background drop or curtain hung at the back of the stage that is usually used for scenic projections
What is a cyclorama?
The term for a bulb that stays illuminated on a stage when the auditorium is otherwise unoccupied
What is a "ghost light"?