Musicals
A masked recluse manipulates events beneath a Parisian opera house, obsessed with a young soprano.
What is the Phantom of the Opera?
Originating in Russia, this system asks actors to pursue psychological realism through personal truth.
What is Method Acting?
A 2012 film adaptation of a French novel follows a fugitive, a relentless inspector, and a revolution.
What is Les Misérables?
This upbeat number captures a young royal’s eagerness to embrace adulthood, long before he’s ready.
What is "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" (The Lion King)?
This Manhattan thoroughfare is lined with theatres and marquees, forming the epicenter of American stagecraft.
What is Broadway? / What is The Theatre District?
This show fuses hip-hop and history to chronicle the rise and fall of a Treasury Secretary.
What is Hamilton?
Performers in this tradition communicate entirely through exaggerated gesture and movement.
What is Mime/Miming?
A 2019 release brought dancing felines to the screen, though critics weren’t purring with approval.
What is Cats?
A sultry solo imagines fame and adoration, sung by a woman awaiting trial for murder.
What is "Roxie" (Chicago)?
Named after Antoinette Perry, these awards recognize excellence in live theatre.
What are The Tony Awards? / What is the American Theatre Wing?
A retelling of The Wizard of Oz explores the unlikely friendship between two witches.
What is Wicked?
This technique emphasizes spontaneous response and truthful behavior in imaginary circumstances.
What is the Meinser Technique?
A governess brings music and joy to a family in Austria during turbulent times.
What is The Sound of Music?
Revolutionaries raise their voices in this anthem, declaring their fight for freedom and justice.
What is "Do You Hear The People Sing?" (Les Misérables)?
This Andrew Lloyd Webber musical holds the record as Broadway’s longest-running show.
What is "The Phantom of the Opera"?
A red-haired orphan dreams of brighter days in Depression-era New York.
What is Annie?
This German playwright’s style sought to keep audiences critically detached rather than emotionally absorbed.
What is Epic Theatre? / What is Brechtian Alienation?
A 2007 film set in Baltimore features a teenager fighting segregation through dance, with John Travolta in drag.
What is Hairspray?
This haunting cabaret song reflects on decadence and denial in pre‑war Berlin, urging the audience to forget their troubles.
What is "Cabaret" (Cabaret)?
This 1943 Rodgers & Hammerstein production is often credited as the first “modern” musical.
What is "Oklahoma!"?
A barber returns to London seeking revenge, aided by a pie-maker with grisly recipes.
What is Sweeney Todd?
This memory-based exercise asks actors to recall sensory experiences to fuel performance.
What is Affective Memory?
In a 2024 cinematic retelling set in a fantastical land, two students at a prestigious academy confront questions of power, prejudice, and destiny. One early ensemble number captures a carefree philosophy of avoiding seriousness and simply “floating along.”
What is Wicked?
A rapid‑fire patter song warns of consequences and moral lessons, delivered by a powerful figure at the climax of a fairy‑tale mashup.
What is "Last Midnight" (Into The Woods)?
This iconic New York venue hosts the annual Tony Awards ceremony.
What is The Radio City Music Hall?