Musical theatre terminology
Across
- 3. musical in which the basic story is taken from another source such as a book, an opera or a play without music
- 6. a pause or break in a performance
- 8. Backdrops, furniture, and other large structures and properties used on the stage to provide atmosphere
- 9. Once a year, this is given to plays and musicals in a ceremony honoring excellence in the theatre
- 11. The person or organization financing and supervising the making and public presentation of a play
- 13. The person who creates the Dance Moves
- 17. The person who writes the words for the songs in the show
- 18. The "theatre" section of New York City
- 20. The main plan of story
- 21. Stage dancing, or organized movement
- 22. The "repeat" of a song already heard in the musical. It is usually shorter than the original, and often sung by a different character
- 23. The actors, actresses, dancers, and singers who perform in a musical
Down
- 1. a major division of a theatre work consisting of one or more scenes.
- 2. Planning the moving on the stage throughout the show, usually referring to non-musical sections
- 4. the closing musical number in a show. It usually includes the entire cast
- 5. The book, script, or dialogue of a play.
- 7. A theatrical production, typically of a sentimental or humorous nature that consists of musical numbers and dialogue based upon a unifying theme
- 10. The main person in charge of the action on the stage, he/she instructs the cast and crew
- 12. The appearance of the cast following a performance of a musical or play, in groups or individually
- 14. A selection (introduction) played by the orchestra at the beginning of a musical, consisting of short sections of the songs to be performed in the show
- 15. Performed without preparation
- 16. The person who writes the music for a show
- 19. A musical, theatrical production that has no spoken dialogue. The entire story is told in song