Musical theater

Musical theater (or Musical Theater) is a kind of performance in a theater. It uses acting, music, songs, and often dance. A work of musical theater is called a musical. Unlike operas, musicals are sung by highly belting the words, not shouted. Some well-known musicals are West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Chicago and Oklahoma. Musicals can be dated back to the 1800's.(Black Crook)

Other websites

• Internet Broadway Database (ibdb.com)
• Musical Cast Album Database (castalbumdb.com)
• The Broadway Musical Home
• Long running plays (over 400 performances) on Broadway, Off-Broadway, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Paris, Vienna, and Berlin
• Playbill.com