Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
Playing or singing in a smooth flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
References a singer who has what has been considered a more classical approach to singing.
A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.
The script (or book) writer of a musical.
The script of the musical, separate from the musical orchestrations.
A series of events that have a clear beginning, middle, and end.
A type of popular entertainer in the Victorian music halls, a parody of upper-class toffs or `swells`.
Usually a lighter and brighter sound.
The person who writes the words of the songs, sometimes the same person as the composer or librettist.
The words of the songs in a musical.
A unit of musical notes, based on the time signature.
A large-scale musical produced for large commercial profit.