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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What is the biggest single reason that that the shows of the 1920s were more popular






2. Who is the star of sweet charity






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

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4. What instruments accompanied the dancing






5. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






6. What was the biggest contribution of the Romans to theatre






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






8. G: Male actors played...






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






10. Which musical features the Devil and Lola making a deal with Joe Hardy - - turning him into a home-run-hitting hero






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






12. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






13. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






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






15. What was another international hit of the late 1890s






16. On your Toes mixes two things together. What are they?






17. What production featured an actress in the role of Alan-a-Dale singing 'oh - Promise me?'






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






19. G: What were the theatre festivals of Athens called?






20. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Wonderful Town






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






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






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






24. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






25. the dialogue of the play is referred to as what?






26. Mary Martin played a novice at the Nonnberg Abbey In What show






27. G: How many women were in a Greek Chorus?






28. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






29. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






30. What was the most important reason that Jerome Kern's musicals of the 1930s weren't as successful as Show boat






31. Who picks the actors?






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






33. In the ____________ there was little theatre and little literature






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






35. What show is the song bewitched from






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






37. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






38. Thespis ________ greek mythology






39. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera






40. G: how did they play female roles






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






42. What show is- tea for two






43. Bloody Mary is from What show






44. G: How many lead actors were there?






45. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






46. Rudolf frimls rose marie is considred a musical comedy true or false?






47. Lotte Lenya is from What show






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






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






50. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show