Steven Copp

Mr. Schurtz
English 12 AP Period 1
10 May 2010

Musical Theatre
MUSIC
AL
THEAT
Mu-si-cal |ˈmyoōzikəl| noun. A play or
movie in which singing and dancing
play an essential part.
 The History of
American Theatre
Early American Theatre
Colonial Theatre
The Mature (or Modern) Musical
The Concept Musical
The Catalogue Musical
The Sung-Thru Musical
The Process
Choosing a Musical
Casting the Show
The Read-Thru
The Rehearsal Process
Dress and Tech Rehearsals
Performances
Influenced by Relatives in the Business
Grew Up Watching Movie Musicals
Influenced by Peers
Embody Your Character
Character Development
The Mirror
 Peter Piper, the pickled pepper picker
Picked a peck of pickled peppers
If Peter Piper, the pickled pepper picker
picked a peck of pickled peppers
How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper
The Pickled Pepper Picker Pick
Musicality
Better Public Speaking Skills
Outlet to the World
The Application
 The Production Staff

MELISSA EDGE
Director SHANNON
SHULENBERGER
Choreographer
VALERIE NUTTER
Vocal Director
 Upper Merion Area
Middle School

Upper Merion Area

High School
Baby, Talk to Me
Choral
Buddies
Choral Buddies
 Works Cited
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• Musical. New Oxford American Dictionary
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 Works Cited
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• Broadway Collage. Web. 3 Mar. 2010.
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• Company. Web. 3 Mar. 2010.
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• Tape Recorder. 3 Mar. 2010. http://www.maplin.co.uk/images/full/a09hh_new.jpg
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jpg
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