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An excellent play is the old one called "Once Upon a Mattress". It's a musical and it's the story of the Princess and the pea.
Well, it has a number of good conflicts and some action in the form of an onstage murder and a battle scene. Those points make it a promising story for a play. Also, many people in the audience would already know the story.
An opera is a play set to music with props costumes scenery and lighting. It is usually peformed by an orchestra, soloists and chorus, whilst a play is just a drama, a story. A play is an acted out story with spoken scenes. A play with singing scattered between spoken scenes is a musical or operetta. An opera is a play in which all words are sung.
I do know that it is a Shakespean play. Not sure whether it has been made into a musical.
The policeman in the musical "Les Miserables" is named Javert.
Grease was not a book before it was a movie or a musical.
A musical is a play that focuses on a musical presentation. A play focuses mainly on a story.
Yes, the musical "Grease" is based on a 1971 musical of the same name written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The screenplay for the popular 1978 film adaptation was written by Bronte Woodard, loosely based on the original musical.
The answer depends on the writer. If the writer is also musically inclined, then a musical may be a good fit for telling the story. Often a musical is created from a play.
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The main characters in the play "Grease" are Danny Zuko, Sandy Olsson, Rizzo, Kenickie, Frenchy, and Marty. The story follows a group of high school students in the 1950s as they navigate relationships, peer pressure, and teenage angst.
Yes, it is a real play. It's a musical from the sixties. Natalie Wood was "Maria". It has been made into a play, but it was a movie first.
An excellent play is the old one called "Once Upon a Mattress". It's a musical and it's the story of the Princess and the pea.
For the 1971 play, Jim Jacobs wrote the characters of Sandy and Danny, and the storyline. He and Warren Casey wrote the songs.
The Shakespearean play that inspired the hit musical West Side Story is Romeo and Juliet. West Side Story is a modern adaptation of the classic tragedy, with the story transposed to the streets of New York City and the warring families replaced by rival gangs.
They are all memorable and play a big role in the story.