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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Eventually gilbert and sullivan developed their own style and no longer simply __________ styles of the period






2. Who hires the creative team for a production?






3. The early Roman Empire was mostly concern with ________?






4. Who wrote the script and lyrics for show boat?






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






6. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Babes in Arms






7. What happened to George Gershwin two years after Porgy and Bess opened?






8. acotrs in commedia wore __________ and __________ that identified the characters






9. Billy Bigelow is form What show






10. What musical by harry tierney established the beginnings of 'the cinderella era' in 1919






11. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






12. Sigmund romberg wrote three of the most popular romantic musicals of this period. What were they






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






14. tony - maria - anita - bernardo are from What show






15. Which musical is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and is also a collaboration between Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim






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






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






18. What was the most important reason that Jerome Kern's musicals of the 1930s weren't as successful as Show boat






19. 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






20. Gilbert and sullivan were known for ____________ and briliant burlesque humor






21. Ertha Kitta and Melba Morre in this Black variation of KIsmet






22. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical






23. What is the term for 'god from the machine' or 'god in a machine?'






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






25. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






26. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






27. Billy Bigelow is form What show






28. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






29. Which is about a prince going to school in heidelberg - germany






30. Which musical was written by adler and ross and featured the numbers 'Fernando's Hideaway' and 'steam Heat'






31. 'Professor' Harold Hill and Marian the Librarian are from What show






32. 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






33. what are the trhee things that roman playwright Plautus introduced into his plays??






34. Where they fly things on stage






35. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






36. which form included fairytales - fantastical spectacles - and burlesques?






37. What comic duo was the show centered around






38. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






39. G: What is BCE same as






40. What show is -i got rhythm






41. Eventually gilbert and sullivan developed their own style and no longer simply __________ styles of the period






42. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






43. Who made in dahomey unique






44. New York - New York - come up to my place - lonely town are from What show






45. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






46. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






47. Who wrote the music for show boat






48. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






49. What show is 'broadway melody' from






50. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






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