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Theater

Theater is a type of live performing art that includes genres such as drama, musical and comedy.

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What was the theater like in the 1940s?

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Well... they still had Black and White movies and, that was the beginning of Color movies.

What did an audience throw at the actors who performed badly?

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Unpopular productions in Shakespeare's day could be shouted off the stage and the actors pelted with vegetables or whatever else was at hand.

What is the Abydos Passion play?

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the abydos passion play is one of the mythological stories from ancient egypt. the basic jist is that osiris gets killed by his brother, set, and then his wife, isis, finds him. then she hides him in a bush and goes home to get the necessary items to bring him back to life. while shes gone, set finds the hidden body and cuts him into 14 pieces. isis goes in search of said pieces; but, only finds 13. the missing piece, she then creates a golden copy of and brings osiris back to life for less than one hour and they procreate a son. (using the golden penis)

What is theater like?

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Theater is a way of expressing yourself. By using your role, you can handle the situation by how you would have handled it
Theatre can be precisely defined as

A does B for C

A=Performer

B=Action

C=Audience

therefore, anything can be theatre.

Drama, however, is a special kind of theatre

A does B as D for C

A=Performer

B=Action

C=Audience

D=A Character

When was the first movie theater built?

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We learned in school that the first Marcus movie theater was built in Ripon,WI,USA. The person who started the Marcus movie theater came over from a different Country and had to change his last name to Marcus to keep from being found easy and that's also how the Marcus movie theaters got the name Marcus Movie Theaters.

Who inspired john Williams?

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Often John Williams' music draws inspiration from music of classical composers. Some of these are: Antonin Dvorak

William Walton

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Gustav Holst

Sergei Prokofiev

Igor Stravinsky

Bela Bartok

Howard Hanson

Einojuhani Rautavaara John Williams himself has stated his admiration for Joseph Haydn, Edward Elgar and film composer Bernard Herrmann.

What is the longest running Broadway play that is still running?

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The longest running Broadway show in the U.S. is The Phantom of the Opera (which is still playing on Broadway today!)

The 2nd longest show is Cats (Which left the Broadway stage on Sept 10, 2000 I believe

I think that The Fantasticks is the longest running show in American history. It closed in 2002 after a 42-year run (more than twice as long as Cats). It is also credited with being the longest running musical in the world.

Actually the longest running play in the USA is "The Lost Colony" which has been running I believe since the late 1930's in Manteo NC...about the Sir Walter Raleigh colony that disappeared with only the engraved word "Croatan" on a tree remaining.

Is Wicked still open on Broadway?

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Yes. it is believed to be true that they are making a wicked movie look on imdb

When did the musical Rent first show on Broadway?

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The first staged show was in march 1993 at the New York Theatre Workshop and first appeared on original Broadway in April 29, 1996. On Broadway the show achieved critical acclaims and word of mouth popularity.

When was Bolton's Theatre Club created?

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Bolton's Theatre Club was created in 1947.

Why was musical theatre created?

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Impossible to say! We know that the ancient Greeks enjoyed some sort of entertainment that combined music and drama. But chances are that cavemen also enjoyed telling musical stories around the campfire.

What does the Tony in Tony Awards stand for?

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The Tony Award is given for Excellence in Theatre, be that technical or performative, for actor or actress, for play or musical.

What is a chamber theater?

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Chamber theatre is basically just adapting something for theatrical preformane keeping most of if not all the original content. It oftern means the settings will be kept to a minimal- A good example is"of Mice and Men" there are various versions floating about the place. Another good example is an other steinback book "the grapes of wrath"

What is directing in theater?

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The director is the most important person in a production as it is their vision being created on the stage.

A directors main job in rehearsals is to bring the show off the script and put it on stage. They direct the actors movements, actions and delivery. A director will also work closely with the set designer, costume department, props department, lighting designer and sound producer to help bring their vision to life.

A story that is written to be acted for an audience is?

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A drama is a story that is written to be acted for an audience.

Why did the bride give her husband a monolog on monogamy?

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Probably because she did not want him playing the field

How long is legally blonde the musical?

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unfortunately,no. Legally Blonde closed in October of 2008 a few months after original Broadway Elle, Laura Bell Bundy left the show and was replaced by Bailey Hanks. It then went on a North American tour with Becky Gulsvig as Elle, but that closed in the summer of 2010. Currently there is a non-equity North American tour as well as productions in London, the Philippines, the Netherlands, as well as a few prductions being planned in other cities around the world. Hope this helps :)

What musical is based on The Taming of the Shrew?

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Kiss Me Kate.

How were the comedies of the Hellenistic era and those of the Greece's golden age similar?

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The Hellenistic Era and those of the Greece's golden age comedies are similar because both had happy endings and still made people laugh. However unlike the comedies of Greece's golden age, they did not poke fun at political leaders. Instead the plays told stories about love and relationships.

Who wrote Les Misreables?

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Victor Hugo

Which musical grossed the most money?

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Well i guessed "cats", cause it ran for so long, but i looked it up and the answer is actually Phantom of the Opera:

"It is now the longest-running Broadway musical of all time, breaking the record held by Lloyd Webber's Cats on January 9, 2006 with its 7,486th performance. With worldwide gross of US $3.3 billion, total worldwide box office takings of over £1.8bn ($3.2bn), and an attendance of 80 million, it is the highest-grossing entertainment event of all time, The New York production alone has played to an attendance of eleven million people and grossed US $600 million, making it the most financially successful Broadway show in history."
Hope i helped! :-)

Are evil clowns real?

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Clowns are only considered evil because of films like IT. It is strange how this one movie has effected the perception of a once favoured kids entertainer. Because of this movie one can definitely see why so many people picked up on the "evil" aspect. I do not believe that ANY history shows clowns as evil before the Steven King hit movie.

What happens in the season of spring?

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In Spring:

-flowers bloom

-people have picnics

-days start to get longer

-we get more thunder and rainstorms

-and birds start to sing thoughout the day

- bears awake from their habenation

Why was punch and judy used?

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Punch and Judy come from Italy, They first started in England in May 9 1662.

Which country does not have cinema theater?

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Saudi Arabia doesn't have any cinema theatres and I'm guessing that the Sahara desert doesn't either. i am sure that there is lots of places without them. hope i helped, Joanna