Musical Theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other elements. Since the early 20th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, musicals.
Although music has been a part of dramatic presentations since ancient times, modern Western musical theatre emerged during the 19th century, with many structural elements established by the works of Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and those of Harrigan and Hart in America. These were followed by the numerous Edwardian musical comedies and the musical theatre works of American creators like George M. Cohan at the turn of the 20th century. The Princess Theatre musicals (1915–1918) and other smart shows like Of Thee I Sing (1931) were artistic steps forward beyond revues and other frothy entertainments of the early 20th century and led to such groundbreaking works as Show Boat (1927) and Oklahoma! (1943). Some of the most famous musicals through the decades that followed include West Side Story (1957), The Fantasticks (1960), Hair (1967), A Chorus Line (1975), Les Misérables (1985), The Phantom of the Opera (1986), Rent (1996), The Producers (2001), Wicked (2003) and Hamilton (2015).
Musicals are performed around the world. They may be presented in large venues, such as big-budget Broadway or West End productions in New York City or London. Alternatively, musicals may be staged in smaller venues, such as fringe theatre, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, regional theatre, or community theatre productions, or on tour. Musicals are often presented by amateur and school groups in churches, schools and other performance spaces. In addition to the United States and Britain, there are vibrant musical theatre scenes in continental Europe, Asia, Australasia, Canada and Latin America.
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Matching Musical Theatre Colleges
Berklee College of Music
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Roosevelt University
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The New School
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Columbia College Chicago
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Ithaca College
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SUNY at Purchase College
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Syracuse University
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Scholarships for Musical Theatre Majors
Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist AwardFrom the Top |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline April 15, 2023 |
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STEAM ScholarshipLouis Hernandez Jr. For A Bright Future Foundation |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline May 31, 2023 |
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Musical Arts ScholarshipWilshire Quinn Capital, Inc. |
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award $10,000 |
deadline June 15, 2023 |
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Theatre Scholarship - Covenant CollegeCovenant College |
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award $5,000 |
deadline November 30, 2023 |
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Lehigh University Performing Arts Scholarships in TheatreLehigh University |
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award $5,000 |
deadline January 10, 2024 |
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Performing Arts Scholarship - Madonna UniversityMadonna University |
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award $3,000 |
deadline May 01, 2023 |
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Kendra Ann Ward ScholarshipAlamo Community College District |
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award $3,000 |
deadline May 15, 2023 |
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Gai Laing Jones Theatre Education ScholarshipEducational Theatre Association |
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award $2,000 |
deadline April 01, 2023 |
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SEMO Visual and Performing Arts ScholarshipSoutheast Missouri State University - College of Liberal Arts |
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award Up to $1,500 |
deadline July 01, 2023 |
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NSHSS STEAM ScholarshipNational Society of High School Scholars |
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award $1,000 |
deadline March 30, 2023 |
Musical Theatre Related Majors
- Graphic Design
- Photography
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- Dance
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- Music Theory and Composition
- Art
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- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
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