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






2. What play featured henry dixey as 'a pedestal dancer' and was about a statue come to life?






3. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






4. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






5. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






6. What two pieces by victor herbert were not considered opera-bouffe?






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






8. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






9. Who composed the music for Irene






10. G: What does BCE mean?






11. What show is -the continental






12. Which musical deals with racially mixed marriages against the backdrop of WWII






13. 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?






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






15. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






16. His material always had one characteristic throughout all his writing. everything was very _______.






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






18. What is the most significant and influential part of On Your Toes






19. What show is the song bewitched from






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






21. Who writes the melodies - harmonies - and accompaniment?






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






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






24. Oh Kay was written as a star vehicle for __________






25. which form of musical theatre in this period had music written specifically for the productions






26. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






27. Billy Bigelow is form What show






28. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






29. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






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






31. Who picks the actors?






32. Does deus ex machina mean 'a turntable?'






33. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






34. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?






35. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






36. Who is the composer/lyricist team for West Side Story






37. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






38. What happened to George Gershwin two years after Porgy and Bess opened?






39. Laurie's dream ballet






40. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






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






42. What musical is an adaption of the fairytale The Princess and The Pea






43. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






44. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






45. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






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






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






48. 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 ___________.






49. What was Oh Kays most famous song






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







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