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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






2. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion






3. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






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






5. which show from vienna was originally called 'die lustige witwe' and was produced at the dalys theatre in london






6. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






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






8. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






9. Who was introduced in Gentlemen Perfer Blondes and would go on to star in Hello Dolly






10. Who picks the actors?






11. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






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






13. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






14. Who is responsible for coordinating the designs and the actors






15. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






16. What is another name for the book and lyrics






17. Where is teh life that late i led - I've come to wive it wealthily in padua - were thine that special face are from What show






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






19. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






20. What show was the music by goerges bizet with lyrics by oscar hammerstein II






21. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






22. What is a person who invests money in a production called?






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






24. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






25. in which plays would you find the stories of ordinary people






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






27. Who writes the words to the songs?






28. G: What is BCE same as






29. What was the continental






30. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






31. Who is the composer for on the town






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






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






34. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






35. What instruments accompanied the dancing






36. G: how did they play female roles






37. Who is the overall head of the production and has 'the final say?'






38. in which plays would you find the stories of ordinary people






39. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






40. The musical based on the lives of the Trapp Family Singers






41. Who writes the melodies - harmonies - and accompaniment?






42. What was the most famous English-language popular entertainment...

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43. In ___________- actors specialized in one type of character






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






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






46. Which musical is the story of Mama Rose and her daughter - a famous burlesque stripper






47. Mama rose is from What show






48. What was the setting for Kismet






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






50. what playwright and composer did he bring together to write a christmas piece