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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who stages the play and gives the actors their blocking?






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






3. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






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






5. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






6. Who designs the clothing worn by the actors in a production?






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






8. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






9. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?






10. What was the most famous English-language popular entertainment...

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






12. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






13. which had more complicated plots - old or new comedy?






14. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






15. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






16. Who is the star of sweet charity






17. Who is the composer / lyricist team for Porgy and Bess






18. what playwright and composer did he bring together to write a christmas piece






19. Laurie is from What show






20. In 1935 George Gershwin switched gears and wrote _______________ - which is considered a _________________________.






21. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






22. Who played the Original Professor Henry Higgins in MY Fair Lady






23. Billy Bigelow is form What show






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






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






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






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






28. Bloody Mary is from What show






29. Who played Anna in the King and I (stage version)






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






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






32. Sigmund romberg wrote three of the most popular romantic musicals of this period. What were they






33. What show is i want to be happy






34. show boat broke gorund in terms of its use in the choruses. What was unique about htem






35. What show is the song bewitched from






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






37. Which musical was based on william shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew






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






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






40. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






41. Who is the Composer/Lyricist team for Pal Joey






42. G: Greek actors had...






43. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






44. What was the first collaboration between richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein






45. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






46. Lotte Lenya is from What show






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






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






49. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






50. What are the three types of greek plays