In musical terms, what is an "Aria"?

What was unique about the musical oklahoma in terms of the development of musical theatre in america?

• a. it was the first broadway musical produced in the united states b. it was the first musical in america that had all singing and no spoken lines c. it was the first broadway musical that had a multi ethnic cast d. it was the first musical where each song contributed to the development of the plot or the emotional state of the character

• Answer:

  D Look up musicals prior to Oklahoma! Beautiful songs, but really didn't further the plot at all. It was basically almost like a vaudeville show of act, dance, sing a song, back and forth, but they weren't really that connected. Rogers and Hammerstein pioneered the idea of USING the songs to further the story.