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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What show is -love is sweeping the country






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






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






4. Which musical features the Devil and Lola making a deal with Joe Hardy - - turning him into a home-run-hitting hero






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






6. Which musical is based onThe Beggars Opera and featured the music of Kurt Weill - as well as his wife - Lotte Lenya






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






8. Who wrote the lyrics and the book for On the Town






9. in 1985 porgy and bess entered the repertory of what company






10. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy






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. __________ presents men worse than they are...






13. Who wrote the lyrics and the book for On the Town






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






15. 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






16. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






17. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer






18. What is Bali H'ai from






19. Was Porgy & Bess a commercial success in its first run?






20. In Greek Comedy - when did the various acts (similiar to vaudeville- songs - dances - chorus girls - animal acts - magicians - jugglers etc) perform






21. What was the 1927 musical about college life






22. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






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






24. What were the two main reasons that the american musicals of the 1920s became so popular






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






26. Pal joey introduced the ________ into the types of musical theatre characters






27. Annie Oakley is from What show






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






29. G: Male actors played...






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






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

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32. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer






33. Who picks the actors?






34. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






35. Who hires the creative team for a production?






36. Maria in the Movie version of The SOund of Music






37. Does deus ex machina mean 'a turntable?'






38. What two rodgers and hart shows from the 1930s are done the most today






39. Rudolf Friml's Rose marie was successful because of its ___________ __________.






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






41. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






42. G: so does western theatre officially begin in the 6th century BC or AD?






43. Why was Of thee I sing unusual for its time






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






45. Greek: 534 BCE






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






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






48. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






49. Who is frequently responsible for the 'vision' or 'concept' of a production?






50. What character are in anything goes