en·tr'acte
n.
1.
a. The interval between two acts of a theatrical performance.
b. Another performance, as of music or dance, provided between two acts of a theatrical performance.
2. An interval likened to the one occurring between two acts of a drama.
But I think you are talking about the music that precedes the second half of a musical, if it has such an interlude.
I like Sunset Boulevard's.
Updated On: 3/30/06 at 10:08 PM