WorksheetsMusical Theater Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. It is okay to amplify the actors.
Opera
Musical Theatre
Operetta
Symphonic Theatre
A comic variety show presented by characters in black face who sing songs and tell jokes.
Extravaganza
Operetta
Minstrel Show
Musical Theater
A stage show consisting of various acts of songs, dances and skits.
Opera
Extravaganza
Burlesque
Vaudeville
A dramatic work where music is a dominant part of the performance. There is usually little to no dialogue, and it is not okay to amplify the singers.
Musical Theater
Opera
Operetta
Vaudeville
A variety show, typically including striptease.
Pantomime
Extravaganza
Burlesque
Musical Theater
The use of action or gestures without words.
Pantomime
Singing
Acting
Hip-Hop
A semi-classical musical play, using stories with romantic and comical themes and improbable situations.
Extravaganza
Musical Theater
Operetta
Opera
A musical or dramatic production characterized by a loose structure and farcical (absurd or ridiculous) material.
Burlesque
Vaudeville
Minstrel Show
Extravaganza
What is the first section of a Minstrel Show called?
Olio
Interlocutor
Concert
One act skit
The narrator, or emcee, of a minstrel show.
Concert
Olio
Interlocutor
One act skit
