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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. what did the gilbert and sullivan works become known as after this move






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






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






4. Billy Bigelow is form What show






5. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






6. where did performers go






7. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






8. Who composed the music for Irene






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






10. Where they fly things on stage






11. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






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






13. What is another name for the book and lyrics






14. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion






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






16. What instruments accompanied the dancing






17. What show is -i got rhythm






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






19. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






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






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






22. What show is- tea for two






23. Who writes the words to the songs?






24. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Show Boat






25. Who stages the dances?






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






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






28. Who is the composer of Candide






29. What is the term for 'god from the machine' or 'god in a machine?'






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






31. Who was the choreographer for carousel






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






33. The lyricist and the composer are not always the...






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






35. Who is the composer of Can-Can






36. A composer does not always write the __________ of the music.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. What was the biggest international success of an american musical comedy after no no nanette






44. What character are in anything goes






45. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






46. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






47. What show was the music by goerges bizet with lyrics by oscar hammerstein II






48. Although it was their 3rd show together Which musical secured the fame of the musical-writing team of lerner and loewe






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






50. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific







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