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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Babes in Arms






2. How many productions did richard rodgers and lorenz hart contribute to broadway in 1930s






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






4. Pal Joey was written by...






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






6. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






7. Who works directly with the actors/singers/dancers to teach and interpret the music of a production?






8. What character sings 'wouldn't it be lovely' and 'I could have danced all night' in My Fair Lady






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






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






11. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






12. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






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






14. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






15. What show is -the continental






16. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






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






18. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Damn Yankees






19. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






20. Who composed the music for Irene






21. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






22. What is Bali H'ai from






23. G: What does BCE mean?






24. What is the biggest single reason that that the shows of the 1920s were more popular






25. What comic duo used immigrant stereotypes for their comedy and were extremely 'politically incorrect?'






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






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






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






29. Who is the dancing star of on your toes






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






31. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






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






33. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






34. G: The first dramatic festivals were sponsored by what city-state?






35. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy






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






37. where did performers go






38. Alan-a-Dale is a ___________role because it features a woman dressed as a man






39. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






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

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41. What was the characters name in Gypsy that was an overbearing stage mom






42. Who is the composer for music man






43. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






44. Who is the composer / lyricist team for Porgy and Bess






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






46. G: the acting style of greek tragedy was very naturalistic






47. In Greek Comedy - when did the various acts (similiar to vaudeville- songs - dances - chorus girls - animal acts - magicians - jugglers etc) perform






48. in 1983 a huge production of porgy and bess played what 6000 seat theatre in NYC?






49. In the 1860s successful shows in NYC had two elements common. What were they?






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