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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. Who is responsible for coordinating the designs and the actors






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

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






4. Annie Oakley is from What show






5. What were the two physical structures used at the churches to stage biblical stories






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






7. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






8. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






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






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






11. Ethel Merman as an overbearing stage mother In What show






12. What is the 'conditional love song' found early in Carousel that is sung by julie and billy bigelow






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






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






15. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






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






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






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






19. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






20. 'The Garden of Eden' Ballet sequence is form What show






21. Where is teh life that late i led - I've come to wive it wealthily in padua - were thine that special face are from What show






22. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






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






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






25. G: How many lead actors were there?






26. What show are 'I Got Rhythm -' 'Someone to Watch Over Me -' 'They Can't Take That Away from Me -' and 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' from?






27. ____________ presents men better than they are...






28. Who leads the orchestra in the pit?






29. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






30. What actor/dancer was introduced in the show and is most famous for his portrayal of teh Scarecrow in the movie version of The Wizard of Oz






31. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






32. Who is the composer / lyricist team for Porgy and Bess






33. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game






34. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






35. Which musical by Meredith Wilson begins on the 4th of July 1912 in River City - Iowa






36. Acting styles became more naturalistic as the productions _____________ ______________.






37. What was the first collaboration between richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein






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






39. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






40. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






41. The musical based on the lives of the Trapp Family Singers






42. what musical featured the number 'Love is Sweeping the COuntry?'






43. What operetta written by Franz Lewhar was originally porduced in Vienna in 1905 but became a smash hit in both London and New York?






44. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






45. Mary Martin played a novice at the Nonnberg Abbey In What show






46. What production featured the hit songs 'reuben - reuben' 'the bowery' and 'after the ball'?






47. Who wrote the script and lyrics for show boat?






48. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






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






50. Who was the origninal Eliza Doolittle in My Fair lady