Show:
Musical Theatre
Theatre History
Kabuki
Broadway
Theatre Etiquette
100
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines these four ways of presenting the story
What are songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance?
100
The actual origin of theatre is ____________.
What is still unknown?
100
Thia is a classical Japanese dance-drama.
What is Kabuki (歌舞伎?)?
100
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic _____________is the longest running Broadway show of all time.
What is "The Phantom of the Opera?"
100
This is the first important action you can perform.
What is arriving on time?
200
Musicals contain four basic elements, what are they?
What is the book, the music, the lyrics, and the dancing?
200
The idea of theatre was believed to have originated from this Greek and Roman god
Who is Dionysus?
200
Kabuki theatre is known for these two things...
What is the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers?
200
"The Phantom of the Opera" has surpassed this many performances
What is 10,000 performances?
200
These should be turned off before a performance begins
What are cell phones and other electronic devices?
300
Two of the most prominent lyricists and composers in the history of musical theatre, they wrote "Oklahoma" together.
Who were Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein?
300
Dionysus was the Greek and Roman god of this.
What is festivals and rituals?
300
The word kabuki is believed to derive from this verb meaning "to lean" or "to be out of the ordinary"
What is kabuku?
300
In all, there are this many Broadway theatres.
What is 40?
300
This is very distracting because the bright light emitted from the device shines right in your neighbors’ eyes and is very annoying.
What is text messaging?
400
Musical theatre was gradually developed through _________.
What is popular taste of music and dance?
400
Ancient Greek audiences did this to applaud the performers
What is stomped their feet?
400
A woman named ___________ created Kabuki theatre
What is Okuni?
400
He produced the first Broadway show in 1870
Who is P.T Barnum?
400
These are usually not allowed in the theatre because they can be noisy and cause messes.
What is food, drinks and snacks.
500
Musical theatre began with ________ which were a transition from Opera forms to _____________.
What are Operettas and musical comedy?
500
It is believed that the very first form of theatre was festivals and rituals and also this...
What is acting out historical events?
500
Kabuki was created in what century?
What is in the 1600s?
500
In 1880, a stretch of Broadway between Union Square and Madison Square was illuminated by Brush arc lamps, making it among the first electrically lighted streets in the United States. Because of this, Broadway was nicknamed this.
What is “The Great White Way.”
500
Doing this during the performance is extremely disruptive. Actors occasionally use aisles and stairways as exits and entrances. The actors will notice any movement in the performance space.
What is walking through the aisles?