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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the composer/lyricist team for West Side Story






2. 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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3. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






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






5. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






6. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






7. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Babes in Arms






8. Who is the composer of Candide






9. What was the 1927 musical about college life






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






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






12. What was a 'claquer?'






13. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






14. What was the original name of West Side Story






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






16. In the 1920s what genre of musical theatre was just as popular as the musical comedies and used colorful times and places dashing and dramatic tales and a much wider musical palette






17. Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg were composers of __________ musicals.






18. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






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






20. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






21. Which musical is set in Bangkok and is based on the diaries of Englishwoman Anna Leonowens






22. Pal Joey was written by...






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






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






25. What musical written by jerome kern starred marilyn miller (of Ziegfeld follies fame)?






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






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






28. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






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






30. Who made in dahomey unique






31. 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'






32. Greek: 534 BCE






33. nellie forbush and Emile de Becque are form What show






34. Who is the composer for music man






35. What was the continental






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






37. Who is the composer for wonderful town






38. In ___________- actors specialized in one type of character






39. What is Bali H'ai from






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






41. Who wrote the lyrics and the book for On the Town






42. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






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






44. What was the setting for Kismet






45. Who is the star of Sally






46. What is another name for the book and lyrics






47. George Gershwin had two successes in teh 1930s What were they?






48. What show is i want to be happy






49. G: What does BCE mean?






50. 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'