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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What comic duo was the show centered around






2. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






3. G: Male actors played...






4. who developed the roman rules for drama in 'ars Poetica' - 'the art of Poetry'






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






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






7. Sigmund romberg wrote three of the most popular romantic musicals of this period. What were they






8. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






9. Who is the composer for music man






10. which form included fairytales - fantastical spectacles - and burlesques?






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






12. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






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






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






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






16. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Wonderful Town






17. What is another name for the book and lyrics






18. Who wrote the lyrics and the book for On the Town






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






20. What were the two most popular shows written by the team of rodgers and hart in the 1920s






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. Laurie is from What show






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

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24. What two rodgers and hart shows from the 1930s are done the most today






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






26. Who is the composer of the King and I






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






28. What is Bali H'ai from






29. Gilbert and sullivan were known for ____________ and briliant burlesque humor






30. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






31. Rudolf Friml's Rose marie was successful because of its ___________ __________.






32. Who composed the music for Irene






33. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






34. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Paint Your Wagon






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






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






37. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






38. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






39. what did the gilbert and sullivan works become known as after this move






40. what institution thought theatre was immoral and issued edicts forbidding it






41. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






42. What show is i want to be happy






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






44. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






45. Who wrote the music for show boat






46. in which plays would you find the stories of ordinary people






47. for the most part we know specific songs form 1930s musicals that made it into the popular repertoire but we no longer associate them with ___________.






48. Who writes the words to the songs?






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






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