All of the following were antecedents to the musical EXCEPT

A. Operettas
B. Minstrelsy
C. Vaudeville
D. Shakespeare

D. "01 Musical Theatre" slides 5-9 . Operettas and comic operas, minstrel shows, and
Vaudeville shows were all ancestors of the modern musical. Shakespearean drama, while
perhaps arguably an antecedent, is associated with straight theatre.

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