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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Which musical deals with the oldest established permenant floating crap game in NY and hinges on a bet as whether Sky can get Sara to fall in love with him?






2. What is the most significant and influential part of On Your Toes






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






4. G: What is BCE same as






5. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?






6. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






7. What were the two main reasons that the american musicals of the 1920s became so popular






8. Who is the composer of the music man






9. Pal joey introduced the ________ into the types of musical theatre characters






10. Maria in the stage version of The Sound of Music






11. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Babes in Arms






12. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






13. Who stages the play and gives the actors their blocking?






14. What was the structure of each entry in the city Dionysia






15. Bloody Mary is from What show






16. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera






17. The early Roman Empire was mostly concern with ________?






18. Who is the composer for music man






19. Which musical deals with the oldest established permenant floating crap game in NY and hinges on a bet as whether Sky can get Sara to fall in love with him?






20. Oh Kay was written as a star vehicle for __________






21. what did florence ziegfeld have to do with the original production






22. what technical advancement allowedd the plays to be performed indoors and at night






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






24. Who is the composer of Candide






25. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Damn Yankees






26. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy






27. Who was introduced in Gentlemen Perfer Blondes and would go on to star in Hello Dolly






28. Pal Joey was written by...






29. What show is -love is sweeping the country






30. Greek: 534 BCE






31. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






32. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






33. G: Greek actors had...






34. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical






35. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






36. Who played the Original Professor Henry Higgins in MY Fair Lady






37. Imported pieces frequently adapted the comedy for local taste by _______ the level of the comedy






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






39. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






40. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






41. What team wrote the Sound of music






42. Why was Of thee I sing unusual for its time






43. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain






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






45. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy






46. Which musical was based on william shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew






47. Why was the plot of Anything Goes changed before opening






48. George Gershwin had two successes in teh 1930s What were they?






49. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






50. What show is -Blow - gabriel blow - anything goes - youre the top - i get a kick out of you - be like the bluebirt