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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






2. Mama rose is from What show






3. What is the narative dance sequence 'little house of Uncle Thomas' form the King adn I based on






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






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






6. Who is the composer for wonderful town






7. Laurie's dream ballet






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






9. What show is -Blow - gabriel blow - anything goes - youre the top - i get a kick out of you - be like the bluebirt






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






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






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






13. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






14. Which musical deals with racially mixed marriages against the backdrop of WWII






15. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






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






17. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






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






19. A composer does not always write the __________ of the music.






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






21. for the most part we know specific songs form 1930s musicals that made it into the popular repertoire but we no longer associate them with ___________.






22. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






23. What show is -love is sweeping the country






24. what technical advancement allowedd the plays to be performed indoors and at night






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






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






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






28. In the ____________ there was little theatre and little literature






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






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






31. In the ____________ there was little theatre and little literature






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






33. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






34. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






35. Who is the composer for music man






36. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






37. The lyricist and the composer are not always the...






38. What character are in anything goes






39. Which musical is set in Bangkok and is based on the diaries of Englishwoman Anna Leonowens






40. What team wrote the Sound of music






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






42. What is the narative dance sequence 'little house of Uncle Thomas' form the King adn I based on






43. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






44. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






45. where did performers go






46. What is a 'pasticcio' score






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






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






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






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