Famous Musicals
This musical tells the story of a Found Father of the U.S. using hip-hop, rap, and musical theatre.
What is Hamiliton?
A musical where singing is used to move the story forward rather than just entertain.
What is a Book Musical?
This era (1940s-1960s) focused on strong storytelling and character development.
What is the Golden Age?
A performer who can sing, dance, and act well.
This musical focuses on dancers auditioning for a Broadway show and is known for the song "One."
What is A Chorus Line?
This style of musical uses contemporay music like rock, pop, or hip-hop.
What is a Rock Musical?
This era (1960s-1970s) includes musicals that experiment with themes and less traditional structures.
What is Concept Musical Era?
The written script and lyrics of a musical.
This musical retells the story of The Wizard of Oz from the perspective of the witches.
What is Wicked?
This early form of musical theatre combines singing, dancing, comedy, and variety of acts; think "triple threat"
What is Vaudeville?
This era (2000s-present) features mega-musicals with spectacle, technology, and large-scale productions.
What is Contemporary Era?
A type of comedy that uses humor, exaggeration, or irony to make fun of people, ideas, or society.
What is Satire?
This jukebox musical features the music of ABBA and is set on a Greek island.
What is Mamma Mia?
A musical that includes popular songs already written by a famous artist or band.
What is a Jukebox Musical?
This early era of musical theatre was influenced with the use of choruses, musical accompaniment, (lyre and aulos), and storytelling to comment on the action.
What is Ancient Greek Roots?
A strong emotional release or cleansing an audience feels after experience a powerful story or performance.
What is Catharsis?