Musical Theatre

The main characters in a play are called....

• Support staff
• Principals
• Chorus
• Solo

The script of a musical is called

• Librettist
• Sides
• Underscore
• Book

Sondheim is

• A contemporary musical composer  
• Known for strong stories and complex melodies
• Known for: Into the Woods, Company, Sweeny Todd Pnd A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To T
• All of the above

Musicals incorporate 

• Singing
• Dancing
• Acting
• Everything

What is a comic opera that is shorter in length with spoken dialogue?

• Operetta
• Revue
• Vaudeville
• Rock Revolution

What was the first musical to become successful with a serious plot?

• Les Miserables
• Show Boat
• The King and I 
• On The Town

What is the name of the Musical Theatre Awards?

• Pony Awards
• Tony Awards
• Oscar Awards
• Grammy Awards

Who is the British composer that wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Evita, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, and Jesus Christ Superstar?

• Stephen Sondheim
• Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Richard Rodgers
• Elton John

What was the British Invasion?

• The Beatles
• Musicals moving from the West End to Broadway in the 1980s
• The Revolutionary War
• The plot of Hamilton the musical

Musicals put a stronger emphasis on spoken dialogue

• True
• False