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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What show is -love is sweeping the country






2. Eventually gilbert and sullivan developed their own style and no longer simply __________ styles of the period






3. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Girl Crazy






4. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






5. Who is the Composer/Lyricist team for Pal Joey






6. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






7. Who is the overall head of the production and has 'the final say?'






8. What was the continental






9. What was the setting for Kismet






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






11. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






12. What musical by harry tierney established the beginnings of 'the cinderella era' in 1919






13. Who is the composer/lyricist team for South Pacific






14. Was Porgy & Bess a commercial success in its first run?






15. Who is the composer for music man






16. What was another international hit of the late 1890s






17. Who was the producer that moved gilbert and sullivan works to the savoy theatre

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






19. Alan-a-Dale is a ___________role because it features a woman dressed as a man






20. What was Oh Kays most famous song






21. which had more complicated plots - old or new comedy?






22. 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?






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






24. What actress/dancer got better reviews in Can-Can than it's French star LIlo?






25. G: The first dramatic festivals were sponsored by what city-state?






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






27. What was the name of that piece written by william gilbert and arthur sullivan for the christmas piece






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






29. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






30. Choreographer of the King and I and remembered his version of 'The Small House of Uncle Thomas'






31. G: What does BCE mean?






32. Who is the composer of Can-Can






33. Greek: 534 BCE






34. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






35. Although it was their 3rd show together Which musical secured the fame of the musical-writing team of lerner and loewe






36. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






37. Who is the composer/lyricist team for The King and I






38. G: What does BCE mean?






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






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






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






42. Rudolf frimls rose marie is considred a musical comedy true or false?






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






44. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






45. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






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






47. Rudolf Friml wrote a musical set in exotic Canada and featured 'Indian Love Call' and 'Totem Tom-Tom' What was the name of the musical






48. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






49. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Show Boat






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







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