Themes/Historical Context
Musicals centered around themes of happiness, peace, and stability are from what musical theatre time period?
What is Golden Age?
Lin Manuel Miranda's first broadway musical
What is In the Heights?
What is storytelling?
A Golden Age musical with a 1960s movie adaptation that was inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.
What is West Side Story?
Mr. Reynolds favorite musical is?
What is The Lion King?
When did the themes in musicals begin to transition to from peace/happiness to deeper themes centered around social issues?
The songs "Memory, Music of the Night, and Close Every Door" were written by which composer?
Who is Andrew Lloyd Webber?
Which musical theatre time period saw the introduction of hip hop and breakdance into musical theatre choreography?
What is the Pre-Contemporary?
This musical was inspired by a french book written by Victor Hugo?
What is Les Miserable?
Les Miserables, Hamilton, Hadestown, and Phantom of the Opera are all examples of what type of musical?
What is Sung Through Musical?
Big budget mega-musicals were created during what time period?
What is Pre-contemporary 1970-1990
Rodgers and Hammerstein are famous composers from which musical theatre time period?
What is Golden Age?
Agnes de Mille invented a type of musical theatre number called ____________________ ballet.
What is Dream Ballet?
What is My Fair Lady?
Musicals that use pre-existing songs are referred to as
What is Jukebox Musicals?
What is 9/11?
Which composer worked on the following three musicals? Sweeny Todd - Company - Into the Woods
Who is Stephen Sondhiem?
Susan Stoman is contemporary choreographer who is famous for using diverse dance styles to create a rhythmic pulse to tell the story of the show. In addition to be a choreographer she is also a ____________ .
What is a director?
Guys and Dolls is from which musical theatre time period
What is Golden Age
A type of live performance that bridged the gap between opera and modern musical theater. (Pirates of Penzance is an example of this type of live performance.)
What is Operetta?
Inspired by the 1960s "Counterculture Movement" what musical tells the story of a milkman and his family; while exploring themes of generational conflict, cultural identity, prejudice, and the tension between old customs and modern progress.
What is Fiddler on the Roof?
Name two musicals that Stephen Schwartz worked on.
What are Pippin, Wicked, Godspell, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Prince of Egypt, Children of Eden
Watch the following video and guess the choreographer based on the choreography. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW8LjDai5YA
What is Bob Fosse
Inspired by Bertolt Brecht's Epic Theatre, this musical uses "breaking the fourth wall" to make a social commentary on environmental crisis, corporate greed, social inequality, and revolution.
What is Urinetown?
This tragic musical set during the Vietnam War features a hovering helicopter as a special effect.
What is Miss Saigon?