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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. in 1985 porgy and bess entered the repertory of what company






2. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






3. What piece produced in boston was written by two immigrants but is considered the first 'american' piece to be produced?






4. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






5. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






6. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






7. G: how did they play female roles






8. __________ presents men worse than they are...






9. What is the biggest single reason that that the shows of the 1920s were more popular






10. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






11. Lotte Lenya is from What show






12. In what work does the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality

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13. What author of Little Johnny Jone was the son of vaudevillian parents






14. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






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






16. What comic duo was the show centered around






17. What is someone who helps load and unload ships called...






18. show boat broke gorund in terms of its use in the choruses. What was unique about htem






19. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






20. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






21. Ertha Kitta and Melba Morre in this Black variation of KIsmet






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






23. What was 'slaughter on tenth avenue' from ON YOUR TOES choreographed by






24. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






25. G: Who was responsible for the masks and costumes






26. The ballad of mack the knife and pirate jenny is from What show






27. What is the narative dance sequence 'little house of Uncle Thomas' form the King adn I based on






28. Which musical is the story of Mama Rose and her daughter - a famous burlesque stripper






29. Laurie is from What show






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






31. Which Bernstein musical is an adaptation of Voltaire's classic satire of the same name






32. What was the original name of West Side Story






33. Who played Anna in the King and I (stage version)






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






35. What was the first international american hit (1874)?






36. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






37. What characters are in show boat

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






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






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






41. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






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






43. What was the name of the show boat in show boat






44. In the 1920s what genre of musical theatre was just as popular as the musical comedies and used colorful times and places dashing and dramatic tales and a much wider musical palette






45. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






46. In what work does the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality

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






48. What show are -i wish i were in love again - where or when - my funny valentine - johnny one note - the lady is a tramp






49. G: How many lead actors were there?






50. Robert Preston as a conman In What show







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