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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. what did florence ziegfeld have to do with the original production






2. F:who took over those roles






3. What was the biggest contribution of the Romans to theatre






4. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera






5. Lotte Lenya is from What show






6. What characters are in show boat

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






8. Which musical by Meredith Wilson begins on the 4th of July 1912 in River City - Iowa






9. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






10. What piece produced in boston was written by two immigrants but is considered the first 'american' piece to be produced?






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






12. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






13. what form started in italy and included stock characters and was lively and vlugar






14. What show is the song bewitched from






15. What operetta written by Franz Lewhar was originally porduced in Vienna in 1905 but became a smash hit in both London and New York?






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






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






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






19. Who stages the play and gives the actors their blocking?






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






21. What piece produced in boston was written by two immigrants but is considered the first 'american' piece to be produced?






22. In what work does the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality

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






24. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






25. Which musical features the Devil and Lola making a deal with Joe Hardy - - turning him into a home-run-hitting hero






26. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






27. Rudolf Friml wrote a musical set in exotic Canada and featured 'Indian Love Call' and 'Totem Tom-Tom' What was the name of the musical






28. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






29. What characters are in show boat

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30. Who is responsible for designing the environment of a production - the place?






31. Who is the composer of the King and I






32. show boat broke gorund in terms of its use in the choruses. What was unique about htem






33. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






34. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






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






36. Which Bernstein musical is an adaptation of Voltaire's classic satire of the same name






37. Imported pieces frequently adapted the comedy for local taste by _______ the level of the comedy






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






39. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






40. What musical written by jerome kern starred marilyn miller (of Ziegfeld follies fame)?






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






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






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






44. What are the three types of greek plays






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






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






47. Thespis ________ greek mythology






48. What was the structure of each entry in the city Dionysia






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






50. Thespis ________ greek mythology