Genre of the Week: MUSICALS

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 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.

What musicals have you seen on stage?

Here's Mix Up Theatre's Top 10 Musical Movies (as voted for by you!)...

1. A Hard Day's Night (1964)

2. Sister Act (1992)

3. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

4. Mulan (1997)

5. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

6. Grease (1978)

7. Aladdin (2019)

8. Dumbo (1941)

9. Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

10. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

How do you rate these movie?...

What's your favourite musical?