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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. G: How many women were in a Greek Chorus?






2. F:who comissioned lavish 'comedy ballets?'






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






4. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






5. Who is the composer for on the town






6. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






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






8. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






9. Who is the star of sweet charity






10. Mama rose is from What show






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






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






13. What show is the song bewitched from






14. What is a 'pasticcio' score






15. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






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






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






18. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






19. Do you find socially oriented domestic stories in old or new comedy






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






21. What was the setting for Kismet






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






23. What was the first international sucess of gilbert and sullivan






24. What is the term for 'god from the machine' or 'god in a machine?'






25. What show is i want to be happy






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






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






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






29. 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?






30. Who is the star of Sally






31. 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






32. the dialogue of the play is referred to as what?






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






34. In which plays would you find the stories of the lives of 'noble' persons






35. Who is the star of Sally






36. Where they fly things on stage






37. Pal Joey was written by...






38. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical






39. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion






40. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






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






42. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






43. Who finances the production either by their own money or through investors?






44. G: How many lead actors were there?






45. 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?






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






47. Who hires the creative team for a production?






48. Who is the composer of Can-Can






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






50. what are the trhee things that roman playwright Plautus introduced into his plays??