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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What was the longest-running of the gilbert and sullivan comic operas






2. What does 'renaissance' mean






3. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






4. What is Bali H'ai from






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






6. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






7. What character sings 'wouldn't it be lovely' and 'I could have danced all night' in My Fair Lady






8. Lotte Lenya is from What show






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






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






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






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






13. What instruments accompanied the dancing






14. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






15. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






16. Who is the composer for on the town






17. What comic duo was the show centered around






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






19. What show is -love is sweeping the country






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






21. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






22. Laurie is from What show






23. Who finances the production either by their own money or through investors?






24. Or whom were the best songs from anything goes originally written






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






26. Imported pieces frequently adapted the comedy for local taste by _______ the level of the comedy






27. Who was the manager for the Gaiety theatre in london






28. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






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






30. What were the two physical structures used at the churches to stage biblical stories






31. What was the name of that piece written by william gilbert and arthur sullivan for the christmas piece






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






33. What team wrote the Sound of music






34. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






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






36. Who is the composer for music man






37. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






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






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






40. Annie Oakley is from What show






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






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






43. Who is the composer for music man






44. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






45. G: What is BCE same as






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






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






48. What show is i want to be happy






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






50. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'







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