WorksheetsMusic Theatre Vocab Practice
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The person who creates, teaches, and directs the dancing in a musical.
a)
Choreographer
b)
Music Director
c)
Reprise
d)
Composer
e)
Director
2.
A time period when early musicals thrived from 1943, staring with Oklahoma!
a)
Golden Era Musical
b)
Opening
c)
Lyricist
d)
Production Number
e)
Chorus
3.
A type of lighter opera that included comedy and dialouge
a)
Overture
b)
Golden Era Musical
c)
Composer
d)
Revival Musical
e)
Operetta
4.
The person who oversees the musical and its production, giving the overall directions for the musical.
a)
Music Director
b)
Director
c)
Alto
d)
Opening
e)
Composer
5.
The person who teaches and coaches the singing and music in a musical.
a)
Preview
b)
Choreographer
c)
Ballad
d)
Music Director
e)
Lyricist
6.
The person who writes the music.
a)
Operetta
b)
Lyricist
c)
Choreographer
d)
Composer
e)
Opening
7.
An older musical that returns to Broadway years after its premiere.
a)
Revival Musical
b)
Production Number
c)
Operetta
d)
Mezzo
e)
Tenor
8.
Instructions in a play for technical aspects of the production, including the movement of actors onstage
a)
Lyricist
b)
Alto
c)
Soprano
d)
Stage Directions
e)
Music Director
9.
The highest singing male voice.
a)
Overture
b)
Rock Musical
c)
Tenor
d)
Conductor
e)
Mezzo
10.
The highest singing female voice
a)
Tenor
b)
Bass
c)
Baritone
d)
Soprano
e)
Ballad
11.
The group of singers and dancers who don't have large roles but are important to a show's success.
a)
Preview
b)
Operetta
c)
Chorus
d)
Rock Musical
e)
Production Number
12.
The area between the first row and the stage where the music comes from
a)
Orchestra Pit
b)
Tenor
c)
Production Number
d)
"I Want" Song
e)
Baritone
13.
The "medium" range male voice
a)
"I Want" Song
b)
Mezzo
c)
Rock Musical
d)
Soprano
e)
Baritone
14.
A big song with lots of dance and special effects.
a)
Overture
b)
Production Number
c)
Golden Era Musical
d)
Orchestra Pit
e)
Rock Musical
15.
A first live performance before the show opens to the public
a)
Preview
b)
Composer
c)
Music Director
d)
Chorus
e)
Golden Era Musical
16.
A higher female voice that doesn't hit all the very top notes
a)
Orchestra Pit
b)
Mezzo
c)
Revival Musical
d)
Bass
e)
Conductor
17.
A repeat of a song from earlier in the show
a)
Rock Musical
b)
Revival Musical
c)
Conductor
d)
Reprise
e)
Alto
18.
A slow song, usually about love.
a)
Ballad
b)
Reprise
c)
"I Want" Song
d)
Music Director
e)
Stage Directions
19.
The lowest singing female voice
a)
Alto
b)
Ballad
c)
Bass
d)
Director
e)
Choreographer
20.
The lowest singing male voice
a)
Mezzo
b)
"I Want" Song
c)
Bass
d)
Alto
e)
Reprise
21.
The official starting performance for a musical.
a)
Operetta
b)
Preview
c)
Director
d)
Overture
e)
Opening
22.
The person who leads the orchestra.
a)
Reprise
b)
Baritone
c)
Tenor
d)
Conductor
e)
Bass
23.
The person who writes the words for the music.
a)
Golden Era Musical
b)
Director
c)
Stage Directions
d)
Lyricist
e)
Preview
24.
The song before the show begins played by the orchestra, a compilation of all the songs in the show.
a)
Tenor
b)
Chorus
c)
Opening
d)
Overure
e)
Revival Musical
25.
These types of musicals started in the 1970s, bringing a new sound to Broadway.
a)
Baritone
b)
Revival Musical
c)
Chorus
d)
Rock Musical
e)
Orchestra Pit
26.
This is a song where the lead character sings about their hopes and dreams
a)
Soprano
b)
Conductor
c)
Orchestra Pit
d)
Ballad
e)
"I Want" Song
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