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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. which form of musical theatre in this period had music written specifically for the productions






2. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






3. Who is the composer of the music man






4. Laurie is from What show






5. Which is about a prince going to school in heidelberg - germany






6. What is a person who invests money in a production called?






7. Or whom were the best songs from anything goes originally written






8. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






9. Who is the composer for on the town






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






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






12. G: What were the theatre festivals of Athens called?






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






14. Who stages the dances?






15. Who is the dancing star of on your toes






16. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






17. G: How many women were in a Greek Chorus?






18. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






19. Who picks the actors?






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






21. What was the 1927 musical about college life






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






23. what playwright and composer did he bring together to write a christmas piece






24. 'Professor' Harold Hill and Marian the Librarian are from What show






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






26. Who designs the clothing worn by the actors in a production?






27. Where they fly things on stage






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






29. What is a 'pasticcio' score






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






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






32. Who was the most successful composer of American comic opera (american opera-bouffe)?






33. where did performers go






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






35. 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






36. Who is the author of Tales of the South Pacific a source material for South Pacific






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






38. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






39. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






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






41. What instruments accompanied the dancing






42. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






43. Who wrote the book - lyrics and music for the Music Man






44. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






45. Who is the composer for wonderful town






46. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






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






48. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






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






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