Musicals
"Everyone deserves the chance to fly!"
Wicked
The back of the stage, further from the audience
Upstage
This term comes from old European stages that were built on a slant (raked) so the back was higher than the front, helping the audience see better
Upstage/Downstage
"To be, or not to be. That is the question."
Hamlet
Lin-Manuel Miranda
"Look around, Look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now"
Hamilton
The actor's left and right when facing the audience
Stage left/Stage right
This term comes from an ancient Greek poet who is credited as the first person to ever step on a stage and play a character
Thespian
Romeo & Juliet
Idena Menzel
"Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes"
RENT
The Center of the performance area
Center Stage
Saying "Good Luck" is believed to bring the opposite, Performers adopted this phrase instead to reverse the jinx, hoping for a flawless performance
Break a Leg
Julius Caesar
Acclaimed vocalist who achieved stardom by originating a title role in the smash-hit Dear Evan Hanson
Ben Platt
"Even when the dark is crashing through...you will be found"
The seating area for the audience
House
This is a room, traditionally painted green, where actors can gather their thoughts and prepare themselves before performing
Green Room
"Love looks not with they eyes, but with the mind."
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Known for her distinctive operatic pop vocals and comedic timing, she originated the bubbly, popular blonde witch, earning a Tony nomination for her performance
"Welcome to the show, to the historemix"
SIX
The side areas just off of the main stage
Wings
This Musical hold the title of the longest-running Broadway show. It ran at the Majestic Theater on Broadway from 1988 to 2023 and had 13,981 performances.
Phantom of the Opera
"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty place from day to day."
Celebrated American stage and voice actor renowned for his towering Shakespearean performances and multiple Tony Awards (Hint: He plays the voice of Mufasa in The Lion King 1994)
"To love another person is to see the face of God"
The precise planned movement of actors on stage
Blocking
This show reigns as the highest-grossing Broadway musical earning nearly $2 Billion since its debut in 1997, over 10,000 Broadway performances as of 2023, performed over 60,000 times around the world, has been seen by over 112 million people, and has grossed nearly $10 billion.
"She loved me for the dangers I had passed, and I loved her that she did pity them."
British master of classical theater, famous for defining roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theater (Hint: He plays Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings series)
Sir Ian McKellen