Template:Infobox musical

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Usage and example

How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying
the musical
MTLogo2.png
1995 Revival Logo
MusicFrank Loesser
LyricsFrank Loesser
BookAbe Burrows
Jack Weinstock
Willie Gilbert
BasisHow to Succeed Without
Really Trying
by Shepherd Mead
Productions1961 Broadway
1963 West End
1995 Broadway revival
AwardsTony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Book
1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
{{Infobox musical
| name         = 
| subtitle     = 
| image        = 
| image_size   = 
| caption      = 
| music        = 
| lyrics       = 
| book         = 
| basis        = 
| productions  = 
| awards       = <!-- Please do not include production-specific (acting, directing, etc.) awards -->
}}

Parameters

The purpose of this list is to set more detailed guidelines for the content of the {{Infobox Musical}} template. The purpose of detailing the template is to further Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicals's goal of standardizing Wikipedia's musical theatre articles. Please leave feedback on the talk page.

name
The title of the musical
subtitle
Usually, "The Musical" or similar language.
image
Acceptable images may include:
  • Promotional posters
  • CD covers
  • Playbill covers
  • Logos
Note: If no image is present, the page is added to Category:Musical theatre articles missing an image in infobox
image_size
Use to reduce the image to a size, generally between 150px and 260px, that keeps it from becoming distorted. To use actual size of the stored image, put: image_size=0 (default: 215px). Allows alias spelling as keyword "imagesize". NOTE - this parameter is REQUIRED for the image to display correctly
caption
Explanation of image. Please be brief ("Original Cast Recording" or "Logo"...); however, for fair-use images, include production date/name or for attribution, state name of artist(s).
music
The composer. Several composers should be separated by line-breaks <br>. Should the music be credited as an adaptation, the original composer should be listed first, a line break, a bolded (triple-apostrophe) heading with the words " ' ' ' Adapted by: ' ' ' ", another line-break, and the adapters.
lyrics
The name of the lyricist, with caveats as for the music field.
book
The name of the book-writer, with caveats as above.
basis
This section should be included if the musical was based either directly or indirectly on another source.
Include:
  • Type of source of original (novel, play, movie, opera, etc.)
  • Name of original work
  • Author/composer of original work
Example: basis = Opera ''[[La boheme]]'' by [[Giacomo Puccini]]
productions
A list of productions, listed chronologically.
  • Broadway (or off-Broadway) & West End productions
  • Notable professional tours
  • Notable professional revivals
  • Notable professional international productions & tours
  • Notable professional concerts & special performances
  • No amateur productions (i.e. High school, community theater group productions, etc.)
  • Previews may be discussed under the History/Background section of the article.
For each production, include:
  • Start year only
  • Location
    • For non-touring productions, write "Broadway", "West End", or the city and country of production.
    • For tours, write the country of the tour
  • Type of production (tour, concert etc.) for anything other than a fully-staged, non-touring production.
Example:
productions = 1996 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]<br>
2000 [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]<br>
2001 [[United Kingdom|UK]] tour<br>
2006 [[Manila]], [[Philippines]] concert
awards
  • These awards should exclude production-specific awards (i.e., lighting, direction, scenery, acting awards).
  • Include year of award. The year is listed before the award in each line.
Example: awards=1996 [[Tony Award for Best Book]]
Awards to be included:
boxwidth
The width of the infobox (default: 22em).