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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Oh Kay was written as a star vehicle for __________






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






3. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






4. Annie Oakley is from What show






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






6. Who is the composer for on the town






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






8. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






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






10. What was the original name of West Side Story






11. 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






12. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy






13. Who designs the clothing worn by the actors in a production?






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






15. What actress came up with the idea of adapting the diaries into the King and I






16. Who is the Composer/Lyricist team for Pal Joey






17. The ballad of mack the knife and pirate jenny is from What show






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






19. 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?






20. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






21. knows the role but not in show every night - wait for a phone call






22. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Wonderful Town






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






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






25. What was 'slaughter on tenth avenue' from ON YOUR TOES choreographed by






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






27. What show is 'broadway melody' from






28. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






29. Who is the Composer/lyricist team for My Fair Lady






30. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






31. Who is the composer for music man






32. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






33. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer






34. Maria in the stage version of The Sound of Music






35. What was the longest-running of the gilbert and sullivan comic operas






36. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Show Boat






37. What musical is an adaption of the fairytale The Princess and The Pea






38. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






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






40. What is the most significant and influential part of On Your Toes






41. The Cocoaunuts and Animal Crackers were written as star vehicles for ....






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






43. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






44. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






45. What show is -i got rhythm






46. G: Who was responsible for the masks and costumes






47. What was the continental






48. G: How many lead actors were there?






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

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50. Lotte Lenya is from What show