Throughout the world, musical plays are performed in theaters combining songs, acting, spoken dialogue, and dance. Usually, musical plays use modern themes incorporating tunes that can be easily sung by a common singer in a popular singing style. It is through music, dialogue, and movement that the theater performers communicate the story of the musical play.
LES MISERABLES
MISS SAIGON
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
WEST SIDE STORY
CATS
LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS!
Which among the musical clips above did you feel any sort of connection (music, song, scene, etc)?
Discuss the role of music in relation to making connections to an audience.