What is a Musical Broadway Musical and Disney

What is a Musical, Broadway Musical and Disney Musical? By: Serin, Stephanie, Syasya, Trishali

What is a Musical? -A musical is a form of performance that usually conveys a story in the form of: singing, dialogues and dancing. - Musicals can be featured in theatre (plays), movies, television and they can also be written as books. -Musicals have evolved over the years from operas, similarly themes have also changed from light themes to darker and mysterious ones. A good musical must always include: - Brains: intelligence and style - Heart: genuinity and believable emotions - Courage: The guts to do something creative and exciting

Famous Musicals

What is a Broadway Musical? - A broadway musical is usually shown in the 6 th to 8 th Avenue of Manhattan, from 42 nd to 53 rd street of New York City. If it is shown OUTSIDE of this area, it is NOT considered a broadway. On a street called Broadway Boulevard. - Meant for more successful shows with more professional actors and actresses. - If it was shown elsewhere, but began in NYC, it is not considered a broadway, but instead an “Off-Broadway”. (The show is on tour, or they are done performing. ) - If there are less than 500 people in the audience, it is also not considered a broadway musical. - Songs and choreography are supposed to help move the plot forward.

Examples of Broadway Musicals - Wicked - Grease - The Phantom of the Opera - Les Miserables - Chicago - Cats

Examples of Broadway Musicals

What is a Disney Musical Movies - Movies produced by the Walt Disney Company, possibly a remake or new, featuring songs. Disney Musicals (Theatre) - Theatre productions of Disney movies.

Example of disney musical example: beauty and beast Aladdin Cinderella snow white

Disney and Broadway musicals together - Disney musicals are mostly animations so that kids can understand easily and enjoy. - Some Disney musicals are remade into Broadway musicals where it gives more details about the story and adults can also enjoy it. Disney Live, Aladdin, and Lion King are the most popular Disney musicals remade into Broadway musicals.