musicals
Stage works sung
Musicals are theatrical productions that combine spoken dialogue with songs and often dance.
The form spans Broadway shows, film adaptations, and school productions: We're going to see a musical tonight, She loves old Hollywood musicals.
The term can also refer to people with musical talent: The whole family is musical.
Manhattan theatrical district
- West EndLondon theatre district
- revivalReturn after decline
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
libretto · book · score · composer · lyricist · choreographer · director · staging
Designing performance movement sequences
- jazz handsShowy spread-finger gesture
- kick lineRow of synchronized dancers
- soft shoeTap without taps
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
ballet · showgirl · Bob Fosse · chorus line · grand jeté · pirouette
Spectacular crowd-pleasing performance
- balladNarrative poem or song
- duetPiece for two
- repriseRecurrence of a theme
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
finale · chorus · harmony · lyrics · melody · belt · soprano · tenor
Fitting to new conditions
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- MGMHollywood entertainment conglomerate
choreography · playback · dubbing · Grease · West Side Story · La La Land · Chicago · Les Misérables
Musically linked song collection
- rock operaNarrative album performed theatrically
- operettaComic musical theater piece
- revueMusical variety entertainment
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
cabaret · recitative · plot · characters · protagonist · arc · theme · Oklahoma!
Lavish, elaborate entertainment
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- glitzOstentatious showiness
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- sequinsSmall reflective fabric ornaments
costumes · showmanship · chandelier · helicopter · barricade · turntable · flying · pyrotechnics
Broadway
Manhattan theatrical district
ensemble · libretto · book · score · composer · lyricist · choreographer · director · staging · audition
choreography
Designing performance movement sequences
- jazz handsShowy spread-finger gesture
- kick lineRow of synchronized dancers
- soft shoeTap without taps
tap · ballet · showgirl · Bob Fosse · chorus line · grand jeté · pirouette
showstopper
Spectacular crowd-pleasing performance
overture · finale · chorus · harmony · lyrics · melody · belt · soprano · tenor · baritone
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
MGM · choreography · playback · dubbing · Grease · West Side Story · La La Land · Chicago · Les Misérables · Hairspray
concept album
Musically linked song collection
- rock operaNarrative album performed theatrically
- operettaComic musical theater piece
- revueMusical variety entertainment
vaudeville · cabaret · recitative · plot · characters · protagonist · arc · theme · Oklahoma! · Hamilton
extravaganza
Lavish, elaborate entertainment
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- glitzOstentatious showiness
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
sequins · costumes · showmanship · chandelier · helicopter · barricade · turntable · flying · pyrotechnics · Phantom
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- filmsfeature films, action films, horror films, comedies, dramas
- BroadwayTony Award, theaters, show tunes, showtunes, shows
- Theater & Filmacting, drama, stage, screen, actors
- theatreBroadway, acting, theatre, stage, actor
- community stageschool plays, talent shows, recitals, open mic, variety shows
musicalsstraight plays
Theater without songs
plays · dramas · tragedies · one-act plays · monologues
musicalstragedies
Dramas with fatal endings
kitchen sink realism · social realism · Greek tragedy · absurdist theater · experimental theater
musicalsavant-garde theater
Innovative, nontraditional stage performance
experimental drama · fringe theater · experimental theater · performance art
- musical chairsCompetitive seat-grabbing game
- musical instrumentTool for making music
- musical arrangementsAdapted versions of compositions
- musical theaterStaged entertainment combining song
- musical numbersSongs in theatrical productions
- musical scaleOrdered sequence of pitches
musical, unmusical, musically, musicality, musicale, nonmusical