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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Gilbert and sullivan were known for ____________ and briliant burlesque humor






2. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






3. In the 1920s what genre of musical theatre was just as popular as the musical comedies and used colorful times and places dashing and dramatic tales and a much wider musical palette






4. What show is -the continental






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






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






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






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






9. what musical featured the number 'Love is Sweeping the COuntry?'






10. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






11. nellie forbush and Emile de Becque are form What show






12. What is 'someone to watch over me' from?






13. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






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






15. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






16. What show is -i got rhythm






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






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






19. Who was the foremost composer in the field of comic opera






20. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






21. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






22. What is 'someone to watch over me' from?






23. Who picks the actors?






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






25. In 1935 George Gershwin switched gears and wrote _______________ - which is considered a _________________________.






26. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






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

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28. 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?






29. Who is the star of Sally






30. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






31. G: Greek actors had...






32. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






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






34. G: What is BCE same as






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






36. What were harrigan and hart most famous for...






37. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






38. Or whom were the best songs from anything goes originally written






39. Who is the composer/lyricist team for West Side Story






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






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






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






43. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






44. In the 1920s what genre of musical theatre was just as popular as the musical comedies and used colorful times and places dashing and dramatic tales and a much wider musical palette






45. Acting styles became more naturalistic as the productions _____________ ______________.






46. Pal Joey was written by...






47. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






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






49. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






50. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones