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Theater
Theater is a type of live performing art that includes genres such as drama, musical and comedy.
2,625 Questions
What was Sweeney Todd's original name?
Sweeney Todd is a barber that wants revenge for losing his daughter and wife, so he cuts people's throats while giving them a shave. The bodies are then used as the source for meat pies. They become the most popular thing in town.
Who has the most Tony award nominations?
The Producers has won the most Tony Awards of any musical, with 12. This production opened in the 2001 season.
The Coast of Utopia has won the most Tony Awards of any non-musical play, with 7. This production opened in the 2007 season.
What is the difference between cinema and television?
The difference between Television drams and Cinema film is that the Cinema film is designed for the big screen and therefore they shoot the scene with a wide angle camera in order to show a lot more in each frame.
What functions do acts or scenes have in plays?
Usually acts are parts of the play that are between intermissions. A one act play does not have an intermission. A two act play has one intermission. A three act play has two intermissions and so on. This was necessary in earlier days to change the scenery on stage while the curtains were closed. An act can have as many scenes as the playwright wants.
Acts can be thought of as chapters and scenes as sections (paragraphs) of that chapter.
Who are some famous male tap dancers?
Michael Flatley
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Donald o'conner
gene kelly
nicholas brothers
Henry letang
Leonard reed
leon Collins
sandman sims
ann miller
bunny Briggs
honi coles
cholly Atkins
Diane "lady di" walker
Jason samuels smith
savion glover
Gregory hines
Robert l. reed
Eleanor Powell
jimmy slyde
David Blight
Condos Brothers
Berry Brothers
Tap Brothers (not really brothers)
Step Brothers (ditto)
Meachal Jackson
Where is Grauman's Chinese theater?
Grauman's is a famous Hollywood (CA) landmark. At the entrance to the theater are squares of concrete where the most famous actors have signed their names, or left their handprint or footprint for all to see.
Besides being a landmark, it is also a working theater, and for the price of a ticket, anyone can go inside and enjoy the lavish interior, always kept up in excellent condition, despite its being over 70 years old. Here's an interesting link with more information:
Who discovers duncan has been murdered?
Duncan was the King of England, and was the lover of Macbeth. He was murdered, because in order for Macbeth to fulfill his plan and become king, Duncan would have to die. Duncan's fatal flaw was that he was too trusting. For example, he thought that none of his friends could really be enemies. If Duncan was more careful about his safety at Macbeth's castle, he may have had a chance to survive. But Duncan's flaw, wasn't something so horrible that he should die. Most people need to trust each other more, and just because one person did, he shouldn't have to die.
Macbeth, possibly encouraged by the weakened position of Duncan, formed an alliance with their first cousin Thorfinn, earl of Orkney, Caithness and Sutherland under the King of Norway started a revolt. The rival armies met and Duncan was defeated and killed on August 1, 1040 near Elgin in Moray. There is some dispute as to the exact nature of Duncan's death, some texts say he died in battle and others say he was killed shortly after the battle by Macbeth.
What is a good song to sing for a graduation?
Graduation -By Vitamin C
Its So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday -Boys II Men
Forever Young, a Rod Stewart song
- For Good- from Wicked the Musical
- My Wish- Rascal Flatts
- Seasons of Love- from RENT the Musical
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What are the advantages of live theatre?
Live theater gives the audience the opportunity to participate in making the art. Unlike other forms of entertainment, live theater is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Each performance is slightly different from any other. Not only is the audience entertained by the actors; the actors are influenced by the audience.
Read Theatre: The Lively Art,7th edition, by Edwin Wilson and Alvin Goldfarb, especially chapter 3.
What year was the music man written?
The popular Broadway show, The Music Man, was written by Meredith Wilson in 1957, the same year it first hit the stage. It was later adapted into a film in 1962, which was widely received positively by critics.
What is the difference between movie and film?
Movies have historically been captured and projected from photographic film, so the term "film" has been applied to what are commonly referred to in the US as "movies" (which is a shortened version of "motion picture"). In the US, the terms are interchangeable, but most major, commercial motion pictures aimed at a broad viewing audience (in the hopes of making a profit) are usually referred to as "movies". The term "film" is commonly applied to movies of an artistic or educational nature not expected to have broad, commercial appeal. But using one term for the other will not cause any confusion. "Have you seen the latest Harry Potter film?" or "Last night I watched a Lithuanian movie about the history of waistcoats". "Movie" may also be used by a critic in a derogatory way, such as "That was movie, not a film" would indicate the critic's opinion that the motion picture was not what she would consider "art".
There is no difference between film and movie, they are the same thing. However, the word film is older word that was used to describe a movie.
Why are so many actors short people?
Because they aren't. The average height of the top 76 actors is 181.5cm (s = 6.75), while the average height of US adult males is 176cm (n = 4341, s = 9.22). So the height of actors is significantly taller and less variable than normal people.
What is a good example of stage directions?
Stage directions are directions given to the actor(s) by the director. They involve the physical movement of the actors on stage. The actors are supposed to note the directions in their scripts. The Stage Manager is also supposed to write down all stage directions in their master book, known as the "Prompt Book". If there is any disagreement about where an actor is supposed to move, or how, the prompt book is the final word. If the director does not like the movement, or changes his mind, the prompt book is revised.
Terms:
Upstage: moving away from the audience, towards the back of the stage.
Downstage: Moving towards the audience, towards the front of the stage.
Stage Right: Moving towards the Right (facing the audience)
Stage Left: Moving towards the Left (facing audience).
Cross: Crossing the stage to a predetermined position.
An example in a prompt book might look like: "X(cross) DSL to DSC (down stage center), X US (upstage), and out (exit) SR (stage right).
The above is just a few major terms. There is a different notation used choreography is being notated.
How long did the Broadway play Cats stay on Broadway?
CATS is not a play, it is a musical. The first production of CATS opened in the West End in 1981 and a year later in Broadway. The London production ran for 21 years, ending in 2002 whilst the Broadway production ran for 18 years and closed in 2000.
What is the purpose of the masquerade masks?
The purpose of Venetian masquerade masks was to conceal the wearer's true identity. The mask allowed for the wearer to act as how they would like to act without being judged by others.
What are the advantages of using physical theatre?
Five facts on physical theatre:
1) May utilize pre-text, but the primary focus is on the physical work of the actors, expressed through the use of their bodies
2) Highly visual form of theatre
3) Has inter-disciplinary origins - it crosses between music, dance, visual art as well as theatre
4) Celebrates the non-passive audience
5) Utilizes the imagination of the audience in conjuntion with the imagination of the performers
You can talk, you can move, it's not a freezeframe, making a physical image, Steven burkoff was famous for it xx
Where was sweeney todd filmed?
The 2007 movie was filmed at Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, which is 20 minutes outside the city of London.
However, I have no idea where other movie versions of Sweeney were filmed (1936 Tod Slaughter one and 2006 BBC one)
What are three main parts of a greek theater?
The main characteristics of an ancient Greek theater is that they were open air and without a roof. They were built on a large scale out of stone with steps that people would sit on forming a semi circle around the stage in the middle.
Why did the theaters of England close down in 1642?
London theatres were closed in 1593 because of an outbreak of the plague. They re-opened in late 1594.The companies tried touring around the country but could not make it pay and had to disband.
Due to the Bubonic Plague (The Black Death)
When was the Globe Theater built?
The theater was built in the year 1559.
The globe was built in 1599 using an earlier theatre that they tore down and move it across the river and in on 29 June 1613 the globe theatre was burnt down because one of the cannons fired and shot a timber catching it on fire and burning down the whole theatre it was soon rebuilt on the same spot in June of 1614. The Globe theatre was originally built to house Shakespeare's plays and the actors who are also the share holders in 1642 the Globe Theatre was closed down by the puritans who frowned on any type of entertainment not just the Globe was shut down all of the theatres in London were now part of the original Globes frame was found and it suggests that the globe was octagonal. The globe had no roof over the center but the stands had a roof.
the year 1599
1599
What is the climax in 'Miss Saigon'?
My guess is it is when the big helicopter swoops down with intense chopper noise and rescues the people and flies 'em away. I say that because I saw the show maybe 15 or 20 years ago on Broadway and for the life of me, that's all I remember of it now.
