Communication strategies of musicals played in the Divadlo Broadway stressed on the example of the musical Kleopatra

1 Abstract This bachelor thesis entitled Communication strategies of musicals played in Theatre Brodaway showed in the example of the musical Cleopatra discusses the characteristics of communication strategies employed by private musical theatres in the Czech Republic. This discourse focuses primarily on the musical Cleopatra, which has become an integral member of the theatrical canon of the Czech Republic. It is produced by Cleopatra musical, s. r. o. and it is played at the Theatre Broadway in Prague. Furthermore, the thesis is divided into two parts - theoretical and practical. On the one hand, a brief primer on the theoretical aspects theatre will help familiarize the reader with not only the technical definitions of terms such as "theatre" or "musical" but also on the theoretical backing of communication strategies and promotional mix. On the other hand, the "practical" portion of this essay will provide concreteness via a characterization of Cleopatra musical, s. r. o. and the Theatre Broadway as well as a review of the developments in the types of communication strategies used for this musical from 2001 until 2014. This thesis will conclude with a general evaluation of the communication including all tools of the promotional mix. This will be followed by recommendations for more efficient..