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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who wrote the lyrics and the book for On the Town






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






3. What two pieces by victor herbert were not considered opera-bouffe?






4. What show is the song bewitched from






5. Rudolf frimls rose marie is considred a musical comedy true or false?






6. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






7. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






8. What were harrigan and hart most famous for...






9. What was a 'claquer?'






10. what institution thought theatre was immoral and issued edicts forbidding it






11. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






12. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






13. What author of Little Johnny Jone was the son of vaudevillian parents






14. Rudolf frimls rose marie is considred a musical comedy true or false?






15. Ethel Merman as an overbearing stage mother In What show






16. which form of musical theatre in this period had music written specifically for the productions






17. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






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






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






20. Where they fly things on stage






21. Who wrote the music for show boat






22. Who is the composer of Candide






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






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






25. In what work does the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality

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26. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






27. where did performers go






28. What was Oh Kays most famous song






29. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






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






31. Lotte Lenya is from What show






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






33. Laurie's dream ballet






34. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






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






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






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






38. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game






39. Who picks the actors?






40. Who was the origninal Eliza Doolittle in My Fair lady






41. Who wrote the book - lyrics and music for the Music Man






42. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






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






44. Who is the composer for on the town






45. Who is the composer/lyricist team for South Pacific






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






47. Laurie's dream ballet






48. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






49. What piece produced in boston was written by two immigrants but is considered the first 'american' piece to be produced?






50. Commedia performers used...






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