Musicals
This comedic musical features songs "I Believe" and "All-American Prophet."
The Book of Mormon
This is what it's called when the show is finished and the cast comes out to take a bow.
Curtain call
This term is used for the musicians in the production.
Orchestra
This musical is based on a 1994 Disney film featuring animals living on the continent of Africa, and includes songs "Circle of Life" and "Be Prepared."
The Lion King
This production was a spin-off of a very popular book series featuring wizards at a magical school.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
This musical, featuring a musical protegee named Christine and a seemingly haunted theatre, features songs such as "All I Ask of You," "Angel of Music," and "Think of Me."
The Phantom of the Opera
This is the light that follows an actor around while performing.
Spotlight
This is the name of the person who is second-in-line for a role, just in case a replacement is needed.
understudy
This musical, featuring four-legged friends, includes songs like "The Jellicle Ball," "Memory," and "Grizabella"
Cats
This two-act ballet has music by Tchaikovsky, is set on Christmas Eve, and features dolls.
The Nutcracker
This musical, featuring Elphaba and Glinda, has so many songs, including "Popular" and "Defying Gravity."
Wicked
This is the time an actor needs to be at the theatre for an audition, rehearsal, or performance.
This word includes everyone working behind-the-scenes.
crew
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
This Broadway show is a modern retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice Greek myth
Hadestown
This musical, about a chorus girl named Roxie Hart, has songs in the production including "Cell Block Tango" and "All that Jazz."
Chicago
This term is used to describe an invisible wall between the actors and the audience.
The fourth wall
This term describes someone who may be well-known and makes a brief appearance in a production.
Cameo role/cameo appearance
Based on a book by the same name, this play features a very smart, bookish girl with extraordinary powers.
Matilda
This musical features struggling artists trying to make a life for themselves in the lower East Village of Manhattan.
Rent
This musical is peppered with songs by ABBA, including "Dancing Queen," "Money Money Money," and another song using the name of the musical's title
Mamma Mia!
This is the term used to describe the exact position someone needs to stand on stage so nobody runs into them.
Blocking
This is the word used for a group of actors who participate in group scenes, but don't have individual character names.
Ensemble
Set in 1958, this play, about a famous musician who is drafted into a war, and includes songs like "Put On a Happy Face" and "A Lot of Livin' to Do."
Bye Bye Birdie
This production features an orphaned child and a billionaire businessman who opens his home to her.
Annie