Note: This activity can also be found on the Wicked musical theater page (click here).

 

 

Theater critics analyze and report on plays and other performance art for newspapers, magazines, television or websites. No specific degree or training is required, but critics should be familiar with current trends in theater and have strong writing skills. 

 

Your task  is to be  a Musical Theater Critic  writing a review of the musical one of the musicals we have discussed in class.   To prepare, investigate 3 other critiques (cite your sources), and do some background research about Wicked (again, cite your sources).  Then write your own critique (do not plagiarize!), which should be between 1.5 and 3 pages long.  Below are a couple of example critiques.  In your critique, please include your opinions about:

 

• The type of musical 

• The musical numbers (e.g., likability, do they move the plot along etc.)

• The singing (e.g., do they sound 'in character', could you understand the words etc.)

• The story 

• The type of characters

• Don't include too many 'spoilers'!