Chapter 1 - Understanding Musical Theater

Musical Comedies

productions that emphasize comedy ex: legally blonde

Golden Age Musicals

musicals written during 50s-60s like sondheim ex: My fair lady, singing in the rain

Jukebox Musicals

musicals that use another artists songs ex: & Juliet

Rock Musicals

musicals with little dialouge and emphasize on rock ex: chess, RENT

Sung-thru musicals

little to no dialpuge ex: hamilton, phantom of the opera

Producers

People who funded the show or helped the production happen

composer

helped write the music of a musical

Director

helped direct the musical in front and behind the scenes

general manager

manages finance, operations, teams,scheduling

choreographer

creates the dance/choreo of the musical

music director/conductor

helps keep the music in order with the singers

hair and makeup

does the actors hair and makeup

stage manager

helps run cues and communication between parts of production (ex hair and makeup)

company manager

handles the buisness of the production such as tours, logisitcs, etc.

publicists/marketing

help get people interested in the show

lead actors

main actors on stage primarily the main plot and have the most attention and time

featured actors

such as narrator head of a dance line etc.

ensemble

those behind the main actors who help set the scene

understudies

actors that can stand in place of the leads in case they get sick, etc.