Question

Which genres do historians believe helped to pave the way for the Broadway musical?

1.operetta

2.swing

3.vaudeville

4.ragtime

5.band

theres more than one anwcer

Answer 1

The correct answers are, 1.- Operetta, 3.- Vaudeville, 4.- Ragtime.

The genres that historians believe helped to pave the way for the Broadway musical are Operetta, Vaudeville, and Ragtime.

One of the first formal musical son Broadway was The Show Boat, in 1927. There are some genres that influenced musicals such as Operetta, the Revue, the Burlesque, musical comedies, and extravaganzas. The characteristics of a Broadway musical is that it comprises music, singing, dancing, a story.

Answer 2

Vaudeville and swing are the two genres that historians believe helped to pave the way for Broadway Musicals. Some musicals are Beautiful, the Book of Mormon, and Mamma Mia.