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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What show was the music by goerges bizet with lyrics by oscar hammerstein II






2. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






3. In Greek Comedy - when did the various acts (similiar to vaudeville- songs - dances - chorus girls - animal acts - magicians - jugglers etc) perform






4. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






5. What show is 'doIn what comes natur'lly - you can't get a man with a gun - there's no business like show business - anything you can do'






6. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






7. The Cocoaunuts and Animal Crackers were written as star vehicles for ....






8. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






9. What was the longest-running of the gilbert and sullivan comic operas






10. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






11. What show is the song bewitched from






12. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






13. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






14. What was significant about a 1952 revival of Porgy and Bess?






15. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






16. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






17. Who is the composer for wonderful town






18. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






19. which show from vienna was originally called 'die lustige witwe' and was produced at the dalys theatre in london






20. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






21. What was the first international sucess of gilbert and sullivan






22. What is the term for 'god from the machine' or 'god in a machine?'






23. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






24. A composer does not always write the __________ of the music.






25. What show is- tea for two






26. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






27. Who is responsible for coordinating the designs and the actors






28. What character sings 'wouldn't it be lovely' and 'I could have danced all night' in My Fair Lady






29. Nathan Detroit - Sky Masterson and Adelaide are from What show






30. What was a 'claquer?'






31. Who designs the clothing worn by the actors in a production?






32. what playwright and composer did he bring together to write a christmas piece






33. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






34. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






35. Who is frequently responsible for the 'vision' or 'concept' of a production?






36. What musical written by jerome kern starred marilyn miller (of Ziegfeld follies fame)?






37. In the 1860s successful shows in NYC had two elements common. What were they?






38. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






39. Lotte Lenya is from What show






40. what form started in italy and included stock characters and was lively and vlugar






41. Which musical features the Devil and Lola making a deal with Joe Hardy - - turning him into a home-run-hitting hero






42. What was the most important reason that Jerome Kern's musicals of the 1930s weren't as successful as Show boat






43. Who hires the creative team for a production?






44. What is a person who invests money in a production called?






45. Who hires the creative team for a production?






46. In 1935 George Gershwin switched gears and wrote _______________ - which is considered a _________________________.






47. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






48. which form of musical theatre in this period had music written specifically for the productions






49. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






50. What team wrote the Sound of music