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The main division of a play or musical |
Act |
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A process whereby perspective actors/singers/dancers perform in front of a group of individuals usually including the director and or stage manager who are looking to cast specific roles and chorus |
Audition |
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A style of singing in which a large, full tone is used |
Belt |
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The major theatrical district in New York City |
Broadway |
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Any performers,crew,stage,hands, etc. associated with a particular show |
Company |
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The person responsible for the overall artistic vision of the production |
Director |
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A room in which actors change clothes before and after a performance |
Dressing room |
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Book or script of an opera or musical |
Libretto |
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A sunken Area at the front of house where the musician and conductor are housed. |
Orchestra pit |
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The orchestral beginning to the show, usually incorporating many of the familiar themes of the musical into it. It gets the audience into the spirit of the musical before the show begins |
Overture |
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A repetition of an earlier musical number |
Reprise |
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Furniture, props, backdrops,etc. that transform the bare stage into the proper location for the performance |
Set |
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A singer/dancer who knows the chorus parts and who substitutes for missing chorus members |
Swing |
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A performer who is ready to take over a specific role if the original performer is unable to do a performance |
Understudy |
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Space at the sides of the stage, just behind the curtains. Performers enter and exit from here |
Wings |
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A person responsible for the financial and administrative aspects of a musical theater production |
Producer |
