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understudy
Someone who has a small role in a show and also can cover for one or more other (usually larger) roles.
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belt
To sing out loudly, strongly, and clearly, so that one's voice is projected to the back of the balcony. Usually said of a woman. Ethel Merman was a belter. Liza Minelli is a belter. Gwen Verdon w [..]
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big number
A song in which BIG emotions are expressed by a main character or two and the music SWELLS and sounds noble and thunderous--ideally. If not used sparingly, big numbers add a huge measure of pomposity [..]
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bio-musical
A biography of a single individual in musical form, though the creative team usually plays fast and loose with the facts of the individual's life in order to raise the entertainment value of the [..]
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black musical
A musical whose themes are of interest and significance to the experiences of black Americans. Such musicals frequently deal with racism. See "I AM A Man"
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book
The actual story of a musical; the play part.
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book musical
A musical with a story. Some musicals, usually revues
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button
The payoff moment in a song; the moment when the song is "buttoned up" and finished.
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cast album
A recording of a stage production, usually a musical or revue (though sometimes you get cast albums of background/mood music, as with The Green Bird
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