Musical Theatre Vocab

4. A lighthearted musical with humor, catchy songs, and usually a happy ending.
5. The person who creates and teaches the dance movements in a show.
7. A character who is important to the story but is not a lead or principal role.
10. The ensemble group of performers who sing and dance together, often supporting the main characters.
12. A musical that uses previously released popular songs (often by one artist or from one genre) to tell a story.
14. The person who writes the music for a musical.
15. A show made up of songs, dances, and sketches that are loosely connected or centered around a theme, rather than telling one continuous story.

1. The person responsible for teaching the music and leading the orchestra and singers.
2. Plays with no singing or musical numbers—spoken dialogue only.
3. The highness or lowness of a musical sound.
6. The lead actors in a show who play the main roles.
8. A large, elaborate song-and-dance number featuring many performers.
9. A repeated song or musical theme that returns later in a show, often with changes to reflect character growth or new emotions.
11. The person who writes the words (lyrics) of the songs.
13. The instrumental music played at the beginning of a musical before the curtain rises.