Show:
Vocabulary
Terminology
Staging the Musical
Performance Principles
Musical Theater Types
100
They poke fun at certain subjects or eras
What is a spoof?
100
Words to the song.
What are the lyrics?
100
This person must know all the aspects of a musical, acting, singing, dancing etc.
Who is the director?
100
When the performer uses something other than their mouth to project the song.
What is sing through the eyes?
100
The actors sing the dialog instead of speak it.
What makes an opera different from other types of musical theater?
200
Plays that make humorous attacks on accepted conventions of society, holding them up to ridicule
What is satire?
200
They are the singers other than the principals
What is the Chorus? (Ensemble)
200
This is the person who plans and designs the costumes
What does the costumer do?
200
When the actors do not just direct their interaction with other characters, but include the audience.
What is playing out to the audience?
200
This type of musical virtually has no plot and the songs are loosely connected.
What are the elements of a musical revue?
300
The music played between scenes while sets are being changes.
What is change music?
300
The music, usually a medley of the show's songs played at the beginning of the show
What is the Overture?
300
It is coordinated with the action on stage and adds a new dimension to the play
What does the music do for the play?
300
The chorus embraces their smaller role and make it their own.
What is being alive and in character.
300
The actors have dialogue and sing which makes it a lighter version of an Opera.
How does an Operetta differ from an Opera?
400
A term that describes characters walking across the stage together, or entering from opposite sides and meeting in the middle.
What is a crossover?
400
They design the dancing for the show.
Who is the choreographer?
400
The Technical Director or the Stage manager create these to show the fly description and the wing area content.
What do the hanging and storage plots provide?
400
Musical numbers usually follow this to make the songs have more power.
What is stress the first beat do for the songs
400
This type of musical theater has acting, choreography, interesting characters, meaningful ballads, and bouncy tunes that are interwoven into the play.
What are the aspects of a musical play?
500
It is a small group of instrumentalists.
What is a Combo?
500
The script is another word for this, which is the basis for the musical.
What is the other word for the Book?
500
It illuminates and follows a performer as they move across the stage.
What does a follow spot do?
500
This is what makes the audience enthusiastic about the musical play.
What is the result when a cast is enjoying their performance and having fun?
500
This differs from a Comic Opera because it is usually just music and humor and not satirical.
How does a musical comedy differ from a Comic Opera?