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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What happened to George Gershwin two years after Porgy and Bess opened?






2. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






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






4. What is the 'conditional love song' found early in Carousel that is sung by julie and billy bigelow






5. How many productions did richard rodgers and lorenz hart contribute to broadway in 1930s






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






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






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






9. G: What does BCE mean?






10. His material always had one characteristic throughout all his writing. everything was very _______.






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






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






13. What is the most significant and influential part of On Your Toes






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






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






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






17. New York - New York - come up to my place - lonely town are from What show






18. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






19. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






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






21. What is a 'pasticcio' score






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






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






24. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






25. What is the biggest single reason that that the shows of the 1920s were more popular






26. In which plays would you find the stories of the lives of 'noble' persons






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






28. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Damn Yankees






29. What is the narative dance sequence 'little house of Uncle Thomas' form the King adn I based on






30. 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






31. Who made in dahomey unique






32. Eventually gilbert and sullivan developed their own style and no longer simply __________ styles of the period






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






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






35. Who is the composer for music man






36. G: Greek actors had...






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






38. What was 'slaughter on tenth avenue' from ON YOUR TOES choreographed by






39. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






40. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






41. Commedia performers used...






42. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






43. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






44. What show is -i got rhythm






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






46. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






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






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






49. What team wrote the Sound of music






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