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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the star of sweet charity






2. G: Male actors played...






3. Who is the author of Tales of the South Pacific a source material for South Pacific






4. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






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






6. What was the first international american hit (1874)?






7. Bloody Mary is from What show






8. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






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






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






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






12. What was the original name of West Side Story






13. The musical based on the lives of the Trapp Family Singers






14. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






15. Lotte Lenya is from What show






16. which show from vienna was originally called 'die lustige witwe' and was produced at the dalys theatre in london






17. Who is the composer for music man






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






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






20. Do you find socially oriented domestic stories in old or new comedy






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






22. G: Who was responsible for the masks and costumes






23. What was another international hit of the late 1890s






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






25. What was the first international sucess of gilbert and sullivan






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






27. G: What is BCE same as






28. What were the two most popular shows written by the team of rodgers and hart in the 1920s






29. What operetta written by Franz Lewhar was originally porduced in Vienna in 1905 but became a smash hit in both London and New York?






30. G: Male actors played...






31. Laurie is from What show






32. __________ presents men worse than they are...






33. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






34. acotrs in commedia wore __________ and __________ that identified the characters






35. 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






36. What characters are in show boat


37. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain






38. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






39. What show is the song bewitched from






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






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






42. What actress came up with the idea of adapting the diaries into the King and I






43. Which musical by Meredith Wilson begins on the 4th of July 1912 in River City - Iowa






44. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






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






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






47. Who wrote the music for show boat






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






49. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






50. Which sigmund romberg romantic musical is considered the best of the genre