Important People
This person plays the main character in a production.
What is a Lead Actor?
This musical has little to no spoken dialogue. Everything is set to music.
What is a Sung-Through Musical?
The first song in the musical, this song introduces us to the characters and world.
What is an Opening Song?
A production where singing and dancing are important to the plot.
What is a Musical?
The three kingdoms involved in the "Wars of Three Kingdoms."
What are England, Scotland, and Ireland.
This group of people sings, dances, and plays smaller roles.
What is the Ensemble?
This musical uses pre-existing songs to tell a story.
What is a Jukebox Musical?
This song tells the audience what a character values, fears, or wants.
What is an "I Want" song?
A production that does not involve any singing or dancing.
What is a play?
The English King that brought theater back in England.
Who is Charles II?
This person creates the dance/movement for a musical.
Who is the Choreographer?
This musical follows a traditional story structure.
What is a Book Musical?
A "bonus" song that does not add anything to the plot.
What is a "Plotless" Act Two Opener?
The sequence of dance/movement.
What is Choreography?
These two types of shows became popular after the Civil War.
What are Music Halls and Vaudeville Shows?
This person writes the dialogue, also known as the book or script.
Who is the Playwright?
HAMILTON is an example of a...
Sung-Through Musical
A fast-paced song with rapid fire delivery.
What is a Patter Song?
This person writes the lyrics for the songs.
Who is the lyricist?
The three rules that plays followed during the Neoclassicism Era.
*Hint: Unity of...
What is Unity of Time, Action, and Place?
This person writes the music for the orchestra.
Who is the Composer?
& Juliet is an example of a...
This is usually the second-to-last song in the musical. A character is dealing with their choices.
What is an 11 O'clock Song?
Two characters who are not in love sing a duet. They (usually) fall in love by the end of the musical.
What is a Conditional Love Song?
This show was considered innovative for focusing on plot, character development, and realism.
What is Show Boat?