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American Musicals Review

History

Question: What are the 2 major contributions to the Arts made by the US?

Answer: Jazz and Musical Theatre


Question: Where are most theaters in New York City located?

Answer: Times Square



Question: What is the main difference between Musical Theatre and Opera?


Answer: There are songs and speaking roles in Musical Theatre and in Opera the story is told entirely by singing and acting with no speaking roles.


Question: What 1900 decision made by the city of New York forever changed the
city and the young theatre district?

Answer: Building a subway system


Question: How did the subway system change New York City?


Answer: It allowed people of different cultures to travel through the city easily.


Titles of Broadway Musicals

Question: What is The 1990s Musical adapted from a Disney animated film?

Answer: The Lion King.

Question: What Musical features a plot about the forming of a new state?

Answer: Oklahoma

Question: What Musical is about 2 gangs and their girls, based on Shakespeare's play, "Romeo and Juliet"?

Answer: West Side Story

Question: What 1980s musical is based on a collection of T.S. Elliot's poems called "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"?

Answer: CATS


Question: What 1970's musical featured a story about auditioning for a Broadway musical?
Answer: A Chorus Line


The Players

Question: Who creates and teaches all the dances for a show?

Answer: The Choreographer.


Question: Who attends to all the "behind the scenes" details of the show?
Answer: The Stage Manager.


Question: Who is responsible for everything on the audience's side of the curtain?
Answer: The House Manager.


Question: Who makes arrangements to pay for the production of a show?
Answer: The Producer

Question: Who is Responsible for ALL aspects of the show?
Answer: The Director


The Terms

Question: What is a show with no music?

Answer: A straight play


Question: What is the story or plot of the show?

Answer: book or libretto


Question: What type of show has no plot or story?

Answer: A review


Question: Who is the critic?

Answer: Person from the media who gives their opinion of the show on opening night.


Question: What part of the show is a  Song and dance that "pull out all the stops"?

Answer: a production number

The Awards

Question: What award is given for Outstanding achievement in a movie ?

Answer: An Academy Award or Oscar

Question: What award is given for Outstanding achievement in television?

Answer: An Emmy

Question: What awards is given for Outstanding achievement in the recording industry?

Answer: A Grammy Award


Question: What award is given for Outstanding achievement in theatre?

Answer: A Tony award

Question: What is award given for the highest level of achievement in 21 categories including journalism, books, plays, poetry and music?

Answer: a Pulitzer Prize