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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Nathan Detroit - Sky Masterson and Adelaide are from What show






2. What author of Little Johnny Jone was the son of vaudevillian parents






3. 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






4. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






5. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england






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






7. G: What does BCE mean?






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






9. Which musical is based onThe Beggars Opera and featured the music of Kurt Weill - as well as his wife - Lotte Lenya






10. Who is the composer of Can-Can






11. Who played the Original Professor Henry Higgins in MY Fair Lady






12. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






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






14. What are the three types of greek plays






15. What was the biggest international success of an american musical comedy after no no nanette






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






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






18. F:who took over those roles






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






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






21. The lyricist and the composer are not always the...






22. What was the name of the show boat in show boat






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






24. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain






25. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






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






27. What show is -the continental






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

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29. Who writes the words to the songs?






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






31. What was another international hit of the late 1890s






32. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain






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






34. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






35. Maria in the stage version of The Sound of Music






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






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






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






39. What show is -love is sweeping the country






40. Who played the Original Professor Henry Higgins in MY Fair Lady






41. What character are in anything goes






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






43. knows the role but not in show every night - wait for a phone call






44. What show is 'broadway melody' from






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






46. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






47. in 1985 porgy and bess entered the repertory of what company






48. Im gonna wash that man right out of my hair - younger than springtime - wonderful guy - cockeyed optimist - this nearly was mine






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






50. 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 ___________.