A person simply has to be dominated by a passion
for a career musical theater. It's not the money and not
the fame that holds a real talent. It's simply the
theatre. The preparation is difficult and demanding. The
skill requirements border on superhuman, but the grand
moment, if and when it comes, is beyond the scope
of most human emotions. I can only think of one other
career that is like it—Formula
One auto racing. -Dave H
Musical theatre is a form of theatre that combines
songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The story and
emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love,
anger – are communicated through the 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 of the works. Since the early 20th century,
musical theatre stage works have generally been called,
simply, musicals. [Wikipedia]
