Musical theater is a form of theater combining songs, dance routines, and spoken dialogue.
History
- Operetta (Gilbert and Sullivan etc.)
- Vaudeville
- The golden age (40's/50's)
- The 80's musical boom
- Smaller musicals etc.
Famous Composers/Writers
- Irving Berlin
- Leonard Bernstein
- Fred Ebb
- George Gershwin
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Lorenz Hart
- John Kander
- Jerome Kern
- Alan J. Lerner
- Frank Loesser
- Frederic Loewe
- Cole Porter
- Richard Rodgers
- Stephen Sondheim
- Meredith Willson
Famous performers in musical theater
See also Broadway.