Overview of Broadway Musicals

These flashcards cover the history and key elements of Broadway musicals, including specific shows, composers, and cultural impact.

Broadway refers to __ and theater district in NYC.

A street and theater district in NYC.

The body of plays and musicals produced in the Broadway style is also known as __.

The book musical or American musical theater.

The first major type of entertainment in Broadway history was __.

Vaudeville.

The Ziegfeld Follies featured __, elaborate costumes and sets.

Music and dance numbers.

The musical that set the standard of quality for book musicals in 1927 was __.

Showboat.

Oklahoma! (1944) marked the __ of musicals.

Golden Age.

The plot of Show Boat addresses themes of __ and gender in the American South.

Race.

In the 1940's and onward, Broadway began to resemble more __ than variety shows.

Dramatic plays.

is known for his unconventional approach to musical theater.

Stephen Sondheim

__ is a musical thriller based on a centuries-old British tale.

Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Hamilton (2015) re-imagined the history of __ and the Early Republic.

American Revolution.

The music of Broadway in the 1960s-1970s was influenced by __ music.

Popular music, especially rock.