1. VOCABULARY

2. Who’s Who in Musicals? Conductor Composer Lyricist Choreographer Principles Pit musicians Chorus

3. C onductor The person who directs the orchestra

4. C omposer The person who writes the MUSIC SCORE The music of the show, as composed

5. lyricist The person who writes the WORDS to the music That’s right…there’s no pictures… because its all WORDS!!!! LYRICS The words to a song Book/libretto The entire script of the musical

6. Choreographer The person who designs the dances for the stage

7. Dancing The dances that are designed for a song in a production SO…that means that Choreography is….

8. principles The named lead characters in a musical

9. Pit Musicians Group of instrument players who play all the background music.

10. chorus The singers other than the principles

11. Types of Musicals Opera Operetta Musical Revue Musical Comedy Concept Musical Musical Play

12. Opera Totally music – even conversations are SUNG! Examples La Traviata Don Giovanni Sydney Opera House

13. Operetta A lighter music and actors speak lines rather than just singing Examples Babes in Toyland Pirates of Penzance The Merry Widow

14. More operettas Examples The Mikado H.M.S. Pinafore

15. Musical Revue Consists of a loosely connected series of lavish production numbers Examples Ain’t Misbehavin’ Smokey Joes Café All Shook Up

16. Musical Comedy Combines music and humor Examples Guys and Dolls Annie Get Your Gun Anything Goes

17. Concept Musical A play that is built around a particular idea Examples Cats A Chorus Line Starlight Express

18. Musical Play Acting and choreography are equally integral, increased emphasis on real people in real situations Examples Oklahoma! Fiddler on the Roof

19. Parts of (some) Musicals Overture Crossover Change Music Production Number Underscore Vamp Recitative

20. Overture Music played at the start of a show, a medley of the show’s songs

21. Crossover A short scene played in front of the curtain while scenery is being changed

22. Change music The music played between scenes

23. Production Number A large-scale musical number involving many performers

24. Underscore Music played that accompanies dialogue

25. Vamp To repeat measures of music until a singer is ready

26. Recitative A singing style that is closer to speaking than to singing