Musical+Theater

= = Use the links provided to answer the following questions. Use your own paper.

1) What is Musical Theater? [|Musical Theater]

= **Elements of the Musical** = [|Broadway the American Musical]

1) The"Broadway" sound, often referred to as "Tin Pan Alley," was pioneered by songwriters like? (list 2) 2) What mattered most in the early days of Broadway? 3) In the 1940s, mostly due to the narrative sophistication of the shows of [|Rodgers] and [|Hammerstein], the songs followed the. 4) Name two Broadway directors from the 1930's. 5) Name two current Broadway directors. 6) What are 3 Broadway musicals that Bob [|Fosse] choreographed? (Choreography Example [|Single Ladies]) 7) What are some of the responsibilities of the producer? 8) What are four of Cameron [|Mackintosh's]musical's?

= **Operetta** = [|Operetta Page 1] 9) What was the most popular brand of music in the first two decades of the 20th Century? 10) New Your was infatuated with what operetta in 1907? 11) Who wrote "The Merry Widow"? 12) In what areas of the world was "The Merry Widow" first viewed? 13) Summarize [|"The Merry Widow"]. (100 words minimum) 13) Where was Victor Herbert born? 14) Where did he study music at? 15) What was his 1903 hit?

[|Operetta Page 2] 16) What basically killed operetta? 17) Infer why you think the above killed operetta. (100 words Minimum) 18) Come up with your own Broadway type musical. Give a brief summary of the plot of your play. What songs would you have have in it?