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Have you experienced watching a play performed on stage or on a theater? What do you call this performance or presentation?

What are your observations? How does it differ from a typical drama or play you see on TV or cinema.

When a play or drama is performed live on stage, it is called THEATER PLAY. However, when music is given equal emphasis or importance, such performance is called BROADWAY MUSICAL.

It is the fusion of drama, music, dance, production design which includes costumes, scenery, lights, sound and props. Broadway is Americas contribution to musical drama.

The characteristics of opera remain except for the recitative because of the spoken dialogue ant the modern approach or style used in music. Broadway has a popular style so it is easily appreciated by ordinary people.

Here are some popular Broadway that became instant hit their famous soundtrack: 1. Miss Saigon (Sun and Moon) 2. The Sound of Music (Climb Every Mountain & Do, Re, Mi) 3. Fiddler on the Roof (Sunrise Set) 4. The King and I (Getting to Know You) 5. Phantom of the Opera (All I Ask of You)

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