Survey of Musical Theatre Exam 1 ||
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Producer: ANSWER - Finances the production through own money or investors (angels)
- Options the rights to "property" or story
- Hires creative team to develop the show: composer, lyricist, librettist, director,
choreographer & designers
- Deals with advertising & marketing
- Secures a theatre
- Makes all business decisions - Has final say
Who was the most successful producer of all time? ANSWER the original Florenz
Ziegfeld
Investors: ANSWER -Now include corporations for large productions
- Now include many producers instead of just one
- Investor Pools are now prevelant because of how large show business is becoming
What is the Federal law regarding investing in a musical? ANSWER You must earn at
least 200,000 or 300K annually if you're married
Must have net worth >1 mil$
To have name displayed in show's billing must invest minimum of 200K
All money must be raised by opening night
What are investment Pools? ANSWER -Investment Pools: Invited to join/ 10K minimum
, - Get a lawyer: 75 page contracts
- Typical minimum investment: $25,000
- You get nothing back unless the show makes a profit
- only 20-30% of broadway shows make a profit
How is the Lead Producer somewhat protected? ANSWER -makes a weekly fee of $2,500
(plus a % of position sales) regardless of shows success
What is the most popular way to invest (modern)? ANSWER -Now can invest online:
Crowdfunding
Librettist (Playwright): ANSWER Writes the story (or the book); writes characters
dialogue
Composer: ANSWER Writes the music
Lyricist: ANSWER Writes the words to the song (may or may not be the Librettist or
Composer as well)
What are the most famous composer/lyricist teams? STUDY THIS ANSWER -Rodgers
& Hart
-Rodgers & Hammerstein
-Lerner & Loewe
-Kander& Ebb
Who are the most famous composer/lyricist individuals? STUDY HARD ANSWER -Cole
Porter, Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim
-Stephen Shwartz: composer/lyricist for wicked, pippin, and Godspreee
What is the director's role in the show? ANSWER -Director: casts actors/ collaborates
with entire team; responsible for the vision or concept of the production
-Stages the play: blocking and movement of actors on stage
-Creates the Compositional Pictures on stage (things that happen on stage that stick with
the audience)
-Reports directly to the Lead Producer
TCU || James ||Updated Questions
And Answers With 100% Correct
Answers Graded A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Producer: ANSWER - Finances the production through own money or investors (angels)
- Options the rights to "property" or story
- Hires creative team to develop the show: composer, lyricist, librettist, director,
choreographer & designers
- Deals with advertising & marketing
- Secures a theatre
- Makes all business decisions - Has final say
Who was the most successful producer of all time? ANSWER the original Florenz
Ziegfeld
Investors: ANSWER -Now include corporations for large productions
- Now include many producers instead of just one
- Investor Pools are now prevelant because of how large show business is becoming
What is the Federal law regarding investing in a musical? ANSWER You must earn at
least 200,000 or 300K annually if you're married
Must have net worth >1 mil$
To have name displayed in show's billing must invest minimum of 200K
All money must be raised by opening night
What are investment Pools? ANSWER -Investment Pools: Invited to join/ 10K minimum
, - Get a lawyer: 75 page contracts
- Typical minimum investment: $25,000
- You get nothing back unless the show makes a profit
- only 20-30% of broadway shows make a profit
How is the Lead Producer somewhat protected? ANSWER -makes a weekly fee of $2,500
(plus a % of position sales) regardless of shows success
What is the most popular way to invest (modern)? ANSWER -Now can invest online:
Crowdfunding
Librettist (Playwright): ANSWER Writes the story (or the book); writes characters
dialogue
Composer: ANSWER Writes the music
Lyricist: ANSWER Writes the words to the song (may or may not be the Librettist or
Composer as well)
What are the most famous composer/lyricist teams? STUDY THIS ANSWER -Rodgers
& Hart
-Rodgers & Hammerstein
-Lerner & Loewe
-Kander& Ebb
Who are the most famous composer/lyricist individuals? STUDY HARD ANSWER -Cole
Porter, Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim
-Stephen Shwartz: composer/lyricist for wicked, pippin, and Godspreee
What is the director's role in the show? ANSWER -Director: casts actors/ collaborates
with entire team; responsible for the vision or concept of the production
-Stages the play: blocking and movement of actors on stage
-Creates the Compositional Pictures on stage (things that happen on stage that stick with
the audience)
-Reports directly to the Lead Producer
