WorksheetsMusical Theatre Remind
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
What elements are needed in a musical?
Songs
Dancing
Plot
All of the above
Select the odd one out
Cole Porter
Irving Berlin
Fred Astaire
George Gershwin
This is the person that writes the words to a song.
Lyricist
Composer
Producer
Director
This is the person that writes the music.
Lyricist
Producer
Composer
Director
This person manages the money, the people, and the show
Director
Producer
Choreographer
Stage Manager
Select the correct answer. What styles of dance can be included within musical theatre?
Ballet
Tap
Commercial
Jazz
All of the above
Which musical genres influenced the development of musical theatre?
opera
jazz
rock
ragtime
The modern musical (featuring acting, song and dance) started in...
Canada
France
England
America
What is a jukebox musical?
the jukebox plays the principal role
a show that uses popular music instead of original songs
a show with songs from the future
a musical with no singing
Musicals are well known for addressing difficult subjects/social theme/situations.
True
False
Which one of these is not a type of musical?
Rock
Revue
Book
Ballet
Original musicals written to be full, independent, stories told with both spoken words and song.
Operas
Book Musicals
Jukebox Musicals
Musical Revues
Song Cycles
Productions with an insignificant plot used to showcase a series of lavish production numbers.
Operas
Book Musicals
Jukebox Musicals
Musical Revues
Song Cycles
This is the story of a real life character.
Annie
Tootsie
Sweeney Todd
Hamilton
This musical was the first stage production by Disney.
Beauty and the Beast
Newsies
The Lion King
Frozen
Broadway is located in which city?
Lynchburg, VA
Fort Worth, TX
Washington, DC
New York, NY
Disney never made a Broadway musical.
True
False
Discrimination has never been addressed in musicals.
False
True
Some musicals can be classified into multiple categories of musical theatre, such as: book, jukebox, pop/rock, revue, concept
True
False
When will we stop talking about musicals in this class?
I have no idea
at the end of the 9-weeks
there is no end in sight... we are all doomed
I hope this never has to end, this is my favorite subject to talk and learn about
If you were to write a musical, what would it be about?
