Music composed to accompany a brief moment in between scenes when characters literally cross from one side of the stage to...
A musical show without a narrative storyline, usually without ongoing characters, which can contain scenes as well as...
A cue is the dialogue or action which precedes/triggers music. Confusingly, a cue is also the term used to describe a piece of music within the show: Cue #12, Cue...
In contemporary musical theatre, this term means “freely”, or “follow the singer’s tempo changes.” Traditionally, this term refers to internal slowing and quickening within a phrase or even a measure, even though the overall pace of a...
Music composed for moments when dialogue stops and action is expressed through...
