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It appears to be a play where the dialog stops and the plot is conveyed through song
Through song?
Yes
Wait, wait, wait, so an actor is saying his lines and then out of nowhere he just starts singing?
Yes
[Intro: NICK]
Because—
[Chorus 1: NOSTRADAMUS]
A musical
Musical
By happenstance
A musical
[Spoken: NICK]
I don't know, I find it hard to believe people would actually pay to see something like this
[Verse 1: NOSTRADAMUS]
(Eeeewww!)
A musical
Blues-icals
A catchy tune
A musical
No talking at all
(Um, really?)
Yes, really
(There's no talk—)
There's no talking
And they often stay on one note for a very long time
But mostly you just sit there asking yourself, "why aren't they talking?"
(Sounds miserable)
[Refrain: NOSTRADAMUS]
It's such a delight, there's nothing quite like
A musical
[Spoken: NOSTRADAMUS]
Ooh! Another vision! I haven't even told you the best part yet!
Then finger-snap
No
(Advance character?)
Not necessarily
5-6-7-8!
[Dance Break]
[Spoken: NOSTRADAMUS]
Another vision!
(A musical)
(A musical)
Musical
[Musical Reference]
(It's a mu-si-cal for us)
[Musical Reference]
Musical!
It's a musical
(It's a musical)
It is a musical
(It's a musical)
[Spoken: NICK]
A musical
A musical?
Half a chance
{Ooh's, ahh's, big applause}
[Musical Reference]
[Verse 8: NOSTRADAMUS
[Chorus 4: All]
A musical
A la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Palooz-ical
If it isn't a doozy
[Outro: NOSTRADAMUS]
Take it from me
(Won't quit)
(Big hit)
(Musical)