Show Time!

Music, Dance, and Drama Activities for Kids

Lisa Bany-Winters

• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Year: 2000
• eBook ISBN:
  9781613742853
• Edition: 1

Gotta dance! Gotta sing! Gotta do most anything because it's show time! In Show Time! kids will learn to become "triple threat" performers, developing their skills as singers, dancers, and actors through more than 80 activities that include imitating a musician or musical instrument, acting out a song, creating a mirror dance, making puppets and playbills, and more. Along the way, they'll learn about the history of musicals, discover musicals about history, and find out how to get it all together before the curtain goes up. Show Time! is perfect for teachers needing to prepare performers for a show; for parents looking for fun ways to fill spare minutes with their kids at home, in the car, or in a doctor's waiting room; and for kids wanting ways to enjoy themselves on their own or in a small group. Several play scripts, a list of suggested musicals for kids, and a play glossary are included.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• The History of Musical Theater
• Musical Themes
• Musical Reviews
• A Performer Prepares
• I Got Rhythm
• Gotta Dance
• An Actor’s Life for Me
• Show Time!
• Suggested Musicals for Young Actors
• Summaries of Plays Mentioned in the Book
• Bibliography
• About the Author