musical theatre
Songs and scenes
Musical theatre is a form of staged entertainment combining spoken dialogue, songs, and dance to tell a story.
The genre ranges from light comedies to serious dramas, with music integral to character and plot development rather than incidental.
She's been doing musical theatre since high school.
The term covers both the art form and the industry centered on Broadway and London's West End.
Creator of musical works
- lyricistWriter of song texts
- librettoOpera's written words
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
- repriseRecurrence of a theme
duet · solo · ballad · showstopper · underscore · leitmotif · Sondheim · Andrew Lloyd Webber
Famous Manhattan intersection
- Tony AwardsAmerican stage performance honors
- PlaybillBroadway theater magazine
- marqueeTheater entrance canopy
- stage doorTheater's rear entrance
box office · Shubert · Gershwin · St. James · revival · matinee · opening night · standing ovation
Musical variety entertainment
- operettaComic musical theater piece
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
burlesque · extravaganza · movie adaptation · revival · West End · touring company
One who leads
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- auditionTrial performance for selection
callback · tech week · dress rehearsal · costume · set design · lighting · sound · orchestra pit
Showy spread-finger gesture
- kick lineRow of synchronized dancers
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- balletClassical dance on pointe
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
pas de deux · dance break · showstopper · Bob Fosse · choreographer · staging · movement · combination
State-named stage musical
- West Side StoryBroadway musical, rival gangs
- My Fair LadyMusical about dialect coaching
- South PacificOcean region near Oceania
- Guys and DollsMusical about gamblers courting
A Chorus Line · Chicago · Cabaret · Fiddler on the Roof · Hello Dolly · Sweeney Todd · Les Misérables · Phantom of the Opera
composer
Creator of musical works
reprise · duet · solo · ballad · showstopper · underscore · leitmotif · Sondheim · Andrew Lloyd Webber · book
Times Square
Famous Manhattan intersection
- Tony AwardsAmerican stage performance honors
- PlaybillBroadway theater magazine
- marqueeTheater entrance canopy
stage door · box office · Shubert · Gershwin · St. James · revival · matinee · opening night · standing ovation · curtain call
revue
Musical variety entertainment
- operettaComic musical theater piece
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
pantomime · burlesque · extravaganza · movie adaptation · revival · West End · touring company
director
One who leads
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- blockingImpeding forward progress
audition · callback · tech week · dress rehearsal · costume · set design · lighting · sound · orchestra pit · conductor
jazz hands
Showy spread-finger gesture
pirouette · pas de deux · dance break · showstopper · Bob Fosse · choreographer · staging · movement · combination · dance captain
Oklahoma!
State-named stage musical
- West Side StoryBroadway musical, rival gangs
- My Fair LadyMusical about dialect coaching
- South PacificOcean region near Oceania
Guys and Dolls · A Chorus Line · Chicago · Cabaret · Fiddler on the Roof · Hello Dolly · Sweeney Todd · Les Misérables · Phantom of the Opera · Cats
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