Theater

Musicals

100

This comedic musical features songs "I Believe" and "All-American Prophet."

The Book of Mormon

200

This musical, featuring a musical protegee named Christine and a seemingly haunted theatre, features songs such as "All I Ask of You," "Angel of Music," and "Think of Me."

The Phantom of the Opera

300

This musical, featuring Elphaba and Glinda, has so many songs, including "Popular" and "Defying Gravity."

Wicked

400

This musical, about a chorus girl named Roxie Hart, has songs in the production including "Cell Block Tango" and "All that Jazz."

Chicago

500

This musical is peppered with songs by ABBA, including "Dancing Queen," "Money Money Money," and another song using the name of the musical's title

Mamma Mia!

Terms and Logistics

100

This is what it's called when the show is finished and the cast comes out to take a bow.

Curtain call

200

This is the light that follows an actor around while performing.

Spotlight

300

This is the time an actor needs to be at the theatre for an audition, rehearsal, or performance.

call time

400

This term is used to describe an invisible wall between the actors and the audience. 

The fourth wall

500

This is the term used to describe the exact position someone needs to stand on stage so nobody runs into them.

Blocking

Cast

100

This term is used for the musicians in the production.

Orchestra

200

This is the name of the person who is second-in-line for a role, just in case a replacement is needed.

understudy

300

This word includes everyone working behind-the-scenes.

crew

400

This term describes someone who may be well-known and makes a brief appearance in a production.

Cameo role/cameo appearance

500

This is the word used for a group of actors who participate in group scenes, but don't have individual character names.

Ensemble

Stage Productions

100

This musical is based on a 1994 Disney film featuring animals living on the continent of Africa, and includes songs "Circle of Life" and "Be Prepared."

The Lion King

200

This musical, featuring four-legged friends, includes songs like "The Jellicle Ball," "Memory," and "Grizabella"

Cats

300

Based on the characters in a famous comic strip, this play features a boy, his dog, and songs "My Blanket and Me" and "The Doctor is In."

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

400

Based on a book by the same name, this play features a very smart, bookish girl with extraordinary powers.

Matilda

500

Set in 1958, this play, about a famous musician who is drafted into a war, and includes songs like "Put On a Happy Face" and "A Lot of Livin' to Do."

Bye Bye Birdie

Even More Stage Productions

100

This production was a spin-off of a very popular book series featuring wizards at a magical school.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

200

This two-act ballet has music by Tchaikovsky, is set on Christmas Eve, and features dolls.

The Nutcracker

300

This Broadway show is a modern retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice Greek myth

Hadestown

400

This musical features struggling artists trying to make a life for themselves in the lower East Village of Manhattan.

Rent

500

This production features an orphaned child and a billionaire businessman who opens his home to her.

Annie