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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






2. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






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






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






5. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






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






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






8. what cellist for the metropolitan opera wrote Babes in Toyland - The Red Mill - and Naughty Marietta?






9. Who was the choreographer for carousel






10. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






11. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






12. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






13. What was the structure of each entry in the city Dionysia






14. Greek: 534 BCE






15. Nathan Detroit - Sky Masterson and Adelaide are from What show






16. Who hires the creative team for a production?






17. What show is 'doIn what comes natur'lly - you can't get a man with a gun - there's no business like show business - anything you can do'






18. Choreographer of the King and I and remembered his version of 'The Small House of Uncle Thomas'






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






20. 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?






21. Where is teh life that late i led - I've come to wive it wealthily in padua - were thine that special face are from What show






22. What show is the song bewitched from






23. Who was the producer that moved gilbert and sullivan works to the savoy theatre

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






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






26. What was the 1927 musical about college life






27. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






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






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






30. The early Roman Empire was mostly concern with ________?






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






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






33. which form included fairytales - fantastical spectacles - and burlesques?






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






35. Who is the composer/lyricist team for South Pacific






36. Who is the Composer/lyricist team for My Fair Lady






37. Who was introduced in Gentlemen Perfer Blondes and would go on to star in Hello Dolly






38. What musical by harry tierney established the beginnings of 'the cinderella era' in 1919






39. Who is responsible for coordinating the designs and the actors






40. Who made in dahomey unique






41. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






42. Who is the composer of the music man






43. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






44. Which is about a prince going to school in heidelberg - germany






45. Pal joey introduced the ________ into the types of musical theatre characters






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

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






48. Or whom were the best songs from anything goes originally written






49. What was Oh Kays most famous song






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