Called book musicals

Unique to the United States

There's dancing, all songs are different styles

Spamalot, Hello Dolly, Hairspray

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Dancing is entertaining, such as tap, jazz, or partner work

Dialogue in play, very dramatic

West Side Story, Finding Neverland, Pippin

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Sung through, no dialogue

Hamilton, Phantom of the Opera, Cats, other Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Not possible until electric microphones/guitars

Feels like a concert

Spring Awakening

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Popular songs that already exist, then play's were built around them

Mama Mia, Million dollar quartet

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Relates story over several verses, slower song type, recurring theme, all musicals have this type

Defying Gravity, Close Every Door

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Character is beguiling the audience, focuses on the character, makes them likable

Corner of the Sky

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Large dance numbers, such as tap dancing

King of New York

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Aims for laughs, fast tempo song

"It's your fault"

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Aims for laughs, a story or narrative

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Aims for laughs, punch line is repeated

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Main character undergoes a large emotional change that brings show to a climax, happens at the end of a show.

For Good, Made of Stone

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Usually more than one person, moves the story along, doesn't fit any other categories

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Pure opera, not used on Broadway

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Classical singing for Broadway

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Radio sound, very breathy, no libratto

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As close to your singing voice as possible

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Soft yell, anyone can do it. Sustaining a note that's really high.

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Lower range, classical/legit sound. Usually women

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Character choice, good choice for comedy songs

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Singing is one person, rift is to go up and down on a scale on key. Try to get audience to clap along

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