What is Musical Theatre?

Activity 1 (A1):

Download the word document (A1). Complete, save it with your full name,year and email it to Miss Kim.

1. Write down 5 musicals you have watched or have heard of.

2. What do all the musicals have in common?

3. Write 4 essential elements in a musical?

4. What different emotional content do these musicals have? List 3

5. List the 10 musicals played on the youtube clip here

Musicals are plays with music accompanying the story.

It has a combination of singing, dancing, spoken dialogue and acting. It often depicts emotional content such as passion, love, anger and humour through lyrics, movement, facial expression and body language.

Activity 2 (A2)-History of Musical Theatre from 5th B.C.E- 1900s

Download the word document (A2) Part 1 and 2. Complete, save it with your full name,year and email it to Miss Kim.

Refer to the history of musical theatre powerpoint here

Activity 3 (A3)- History of Musical Theatre from 1920s-1940s

Download the word document (A3) Part 1 and 2. Complete, save it with your full name,year and email it to Miss Kim.

Refer to the page 60-79 of the history of musical theatre powerpoint to answer questions.here

Activity 4 (A4)- Youtube-Documentary

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Type in the title of shows, composers and writers in the correct period of time. Do the topics of the musical change over a period of time? If so, why?

Youtube documentary video here