Musical terms 101
What is Reprise?
A bunch of women get together to chat about their ex in this musical.
What is Six?
I'm through with playing by the rules
of someone else's game.
This person eventually earns the moniker 'Wicked Witch of the East' in her musical.
Who is Nessarose?
This is the major award for Broadway musicals and plays.
What is a TONY?
The location where a live Orchestra would usually play during a musical.
What is the Pit?
A musical about animals, composed by the same man as multiple musicals about the Bible.
What is Cats?
We got no troubles, life is the
bubbles!
This lady in green is played by three different performers in every production of her musical.
Who is Fiona?
These colours are the main marketing for a major musical, and Miss Maddi's favourites.
What is pink and green?
This type of musical is written around songs already composed, usually by a single artist.
What is a Jukebox musical?
A couple become serial criminals in order to have a child.
What is Into the Woods?
'Cause the world keeps spinning 'round and 'round
and my heart's keeping time to the speed of sound.
Miss Lauren's favourite princess whose story has been told in film and on stage.
Who is Ariel?
This is the musical that if Miss Kaitlin was to make her do, Miss Lauren would quit her job.
What is Annie?
The character who creates conflict with the main character.
Who is the antagonist?
Two children are so misbehaved, they scare even a witch away.
What is Mary Poppins?
600 minutes
This composer really couldn't decide.
Who is Johnny? (Jonathan Larson)
The book actors receive which contains all the dialogue and lyrics in a musical.
What is a libretto?
This is the piece of music (usually instrumental) which often opens a musical.
What is the Overture?
A lonely man hides in a basement and crashes chandeliers for attention
What is The Phantom of the Opera
Come on, babe, why don't we paint the town
and all that jazz.
This leading lady is the love interest of Tony in a musical set in New York City.
Who is Maria?
These are the musicals which Disney Theatrical have adapted from a movie into a full Broadway musical (name 5 of the 8)
What are any 5 of:
- Beauty and the Beast
- The Lion King
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Tarzan
- The Little Mermaid
- Mary Poppins
- Aladdin
- Frozen