Musical Theater Unit Flashcard

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How many miles of Broadway street is made up of Broadway theaters?

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13 miles

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What is the main theme of the musical Showboat?

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living with racism/ racial injustice

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What is the definition of sung-through?

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using little to no dialogue

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What is the definition of choreography as discussed in class?

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Dance sequences

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What popular Shakespeare play has a similar plot to West Side Story?

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Romeo and Juliet

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Which of these was NOT a reason that 1980's musicals stood out? Large production budgets, The search for new and weird stories, Dance and song being equally important, Actors and actresses trying harder

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Actors and actresses trying harder

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Newsies was a movie before it had a stage adaptation.

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True

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A Broadway revival is a show that stopped being produced.

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False