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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






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






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






4. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






5. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






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






7. What was significant about a 1952 revival of Porgy and Bess?






8. What piece produced in boston was written by two immigrants but is considered the first 'american' piece to be produced?






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






10. What show is - 'the heather on the hill - come to me - bend to me - waitin for my dearie - ill go home with bonnie jean - its almost like being in love - there - but for you go i'






11. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






12. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






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






14. who developed the roman rules for drama in 'ars Poetica' - 'the art of Poetry'






15. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






16. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






17. Who is the dancing star of on your toes






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






19. What is 'someone to watch over me' from?






20. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






21. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






22. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






23. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






24. Laurie is from What show






25. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






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






27. Who is the dancing star of on your toes






28. In what work does the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality

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29. Maria in the Movie version of The SOund of Music






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






31. Who is the composer for music man






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






33. What show is 'broadway melody' from






34. What show is 'broadway melody' from






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






36. What show is -Blow - gabriel blow - anything goes - youre the top - i get a kick out of you - be like the bluebirt






37. what are the trhee things that roman playwright Plautus introduced into his plays??






38. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game






39. Pal Joey was written by...






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

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41. Who leads the orchestra in the pit?






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






43. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






44. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






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






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






47. what did the gilbert and sullivan works become known as after this move






48. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






49. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






50. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel