Time periods
Composers for this period of Broadway musicals are continuously experimenting with the styles associated with musicals, sometimes including pop and hip-hop.
The modern era.
This mega-musical features a green protagonist, and includes the hit song "Defying Gravity"
Wicked
The most commonly used instrument featured in traditional book musicals
Violins/Strings/Orchestras
This Youtube children's performer is married to a famous Broadway composer!
Ms. Rachel
The 1980s introduced this new style of musical, combining various styles of music and special effects.
The "mega-musical"
This musical premiered at the end of the Second World War, and promoted American ideals while kick-starting the Golden Age of musicals
Oklahoma!
What is a piano?
Keyboard instrument that uses keys to activate hammers that hit strings to create sound.
This Broadway composer has continued his career as one of the biggest Disney composers the past ten years.
Lin Manuel Miranda
The Golden Age
This musical featured more aggressive choreography to simulate fight scenes, and was a retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in 1950's New York City.
West Side Story
This instrument was introduced to Broadway by the musical, Hair
Electric guitar
Mr. Norton has seen these musicals live.
Hamilton, Wicked, Guys and Dolls, Book of Mormon.
The years of early book musicals
1920-1940
Rent
What extra instrument was added in part of "Old Man River", in addition to the normal orchestra instruments?
This actress starred as the first Elphaba in the original run of Wicked, later went on to star in the film version of Rent, and as the voice of Elsa in Frozen.
Idina Menzel
The style of musical acts that came before the first book musical
Vaudeville
This was the first book musical, and featured the song "Old Man River"
Showboat
The instrument that gave Phantom of the Opera its mysterious, energetic sound in addition to the rock and orchestral instruments
Organ
This actor began his acting career playing the lead role in Oklahoma!
Hugh Jackman