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Musical Theatre
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performing-arts
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music
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who is the composer/lyricist team for The King and I
American politics
The music man
Music: Bernstein and Book and lyrics: Adolph Green
Richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein
2. Which musical is based onThe Beggars Opera and featured the music of Kurt Weill - as well as his wife - Lotte Lenya
Playwright
The Threepenny opera
Ray Bolger
Victor herbert
3. Mama rose is from What show
Voice type
False- it was considred a romantic musical
Leonard bernstein
Gypsy
4. A composer does not always write the __________ of the music.
Orchestration
Oscar hammerstein
Enzio pinza
The Sound of Music
5. Who is the star of Sally
Can-can
Choreographer
None all men
Marilyn Miller
6. How many productions did richard rodgers and lorenz hart contribute to broadway in 1930s
The Threepenny Opera
Nine
Girl crazy in 1930 and of thee i sing in 1931
Director
7. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots
Richard rodgers
Romantic music
Cleverly concoted
Burlesqued
8. 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
Ray Bolger
Mary Rodgers - daughter of Richard Rodgers
The belle of new york
Victor herbert
9. Oh Kay was written as a star vehicle for __________
On the town
Gertrude lawrence
Give my regards to broadway and the yankee doodle boy
Producer
10. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress
The music man
Angel
Mary Rodgers - daughter of Richard Rodgers
Crazy for You
11. Who was the most successful composer of American comic opera (american opera-bouffe)?
Victor herbert
Jerome Robbins
My fair lady
Agnes de Mille
12. What is Bali H'ai from
Choreographer
3 to 5
South pacific
Took to the streets and traveled -
13. What is a person who writes a libretto called...
Kismet
The serenade and the fortune teller
The contemporary dance piece Slaughter on Tenth Ave
Librettist
14. Who made in dahomey unique
I got rhythm
Horace
Written mostly by black writers and songwriters for black actors and singers
The music man
15. Who is the composer for music man
Toured for four years under state department and played in 28 countries through Europe
Meredith wilson
Yul Brenner
Comic opera had music and dialogue
16. Who is the dancing star of on your toes
Jerome kern
Ray bolger
Someone hired to applaud and cheer
George gershwin
17. Laurie is from What show
Oklahoma
Court nobility
The king and i
War
18. 'The Garden of Eden' Ballet sequence is form What show
Can-can
Cole porter
A contrived ending
24
19. G: What is BCE same as
Gypsy
BC- before christ
Guys and dolls
Crazy for You
20. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones
Oscar hammerstein II
Mary Martin
Oklahoma
Oscar hammerstein
21. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera
Comic opera had music and dialogue
Producer
Oh Kay
Choreographer
22. In 1935 George Gershwin switched gears and wrote _______________ - which is considered a _________________________.
Jerome Robbins
Oklahoma
Porgy and Bess Folk opera
Pageant wagons and mansions
23. What character are in anything goes
Reno sweeney - billy crocker - hope harcourt - moon-face mooney
Producer
South pacific
Oklahoma
24. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy
New comedy
I got rhythm
Parodied
Brigadoon
25. What is the most significant and influential part of On Your Toes
The contemporary dance piece Slaughter on Tenth Ave
Timbuktu
Magnolia hawks - cap'n andy - gaylord ravenal
The romantic musicals
26. Acting styles became more naturalistic as the productions _____________ ______________.
The savoy operas
Choreographer
Moved indoors
Stand by
27. What show is 'broadway melody' from
Enzio pinza
Singin in the rain
Ira gershwin and dubose heyward
Jerome Robbins
28. Who wrote the lyrics and the book for On the Town
Betty comden and adolph green
Richard rodgers and lorenz hart
The metropolitan opera
Oklahoma
29. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?
Court nobility
St. Augustine
Flutes - lyres
Gypsy
30. Who is frequently responsible for the 'vision' or 'concept' of a production?
Marilyn Miller
Director
Richard d'oyly carte
Greeks
31. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy
Jule Styne
The Sound of Music
Leonard bernstein
Playwright
32. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'
Leonard bernstein
Jerome kern
South pacific
Harry tierney
33. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show
Evangeline
A trip to chinatown
Crazy for You
Conductor
34. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained
Oscar hammerstein II
Ray Bolger
The puritans took control of the governmetn
Producer
35. E: in 1642 what happeed that caused the theatres to clse
The puritans took control of the governmetn
Julie Andrews
Patriotic
Producer
36. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england
Restoration
He died in 1937
Someone hired to applaud and cheer
Pants role or trousers role
37. Who works directly with the actors/singers/dancers to teach and interpret the music of a production?
Julie Andrews
No no nanette
Music director
The king and I
38. Who wrote the music for show boat
Nine
Jerome kern
Kiss me - kate
John Hollingshead
39. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate
John Gay
Librettist
Cole porter
Richard rodgers and lorenz hart
40. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer
24
Bert williams and george walker
Bob Fosse
Masks and costumes
41. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer
Kurt Weill
On your toes
Romantic
Swing
42. George Gershwin had two successes in teh 1930s What were they?
Girl crazy in 1930 and of thee i sing in 1931
Librettist
Public enemy no. 13
Music man
43. His material always had one characteristic throughout all his writing. everything was very _______.
The music man
My fair lady
St. Augustine
Patriotic
44. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what
Porgy and Bess Folk opera
Stephen sondheim
Pal Joey
Public enemy no. 13
45. Who stages the play and gives the actors their blocking?
Of thee i sing
Someone hired to applaud and cheer
Director
The Sound of Music
46. Who hires the creative team for a production?
Stephen sondheim
Tragedy
Playwright
Producer
47. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel
Richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein
American politics
Conductor
Gertrude Lawrence
48. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain
Oklahoma
The serenade and the fortune teller
Gene kelly
Kiss me - kate
49. Who played the Original Professor Henry Higgins in MY Fair Lady
Rex Harrison
Jerome kern
Cole Porter
Comic opera had music and dialogue
50. What was the most famous English-language popular entertainment...
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