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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






2. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Girl Crazy






3. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






4. Billy Bigelow is form What show






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






6. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Babes in Arms






7. Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg were composers of __________ musicals.






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






9. Which musical deals with the oldest established permenant floating crap game in NY and hinges on a bet as whether Sky can get Sara to fall in love with him?






10. 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






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






12. 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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13. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






14. Who is the star of Sally






15. 'The Garden of Eden' Ballet sequence is form What show






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






17. What comic duo was the show centered around






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






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






20. 'The Garden of Eden' Ballet sequence is form What show






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






22. Which musical deals with the oldest established permenant floating crap game in NY and hinges on a bet as whether Sky can get Sara to fall in love with him?






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






24. 'Professor' Harold Hill and Marian the Librarian are from What show






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






26. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






27. E: in 1642 what happeed that caused the theatres to clse






28. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






29. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






30. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






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






32. Who is the dancing star of on your toes






33. On your Toes mixes two things together. What are they?






34. What show is -the continental






35. What was the name of the show boat in show boat






36. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






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






38. What was the original name of West Side Story






39. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






40. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






41. G: How many women were in a Greek Chorus?






42. Oh What a beautiful mornin - people will say we're in love - the surrey with the fringe on top - I cain't say no - kansas city - all er nuthin' are from What show






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






44. What was significant about a 1952 revival of Porgy and Bess?






45. what did florence ziegfeld have to do with the original production






46. What show is 'broadway melody' from






47. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






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






49. Greek: 534 BCE






50. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones