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Musical Theatre

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1. what form contained abusive and obsene festival verses and stock characters






2. G: What does BCE mean?






3. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






4. 'The Garden of Eden' Ballet sequence is form What show






5. Who stages the play and gives the actors their blocking?






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






7. What character sings 'wouldn't it be lovely' and 'I could have danced all night' in My Fair Lady






8. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






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






10. Who was the origninal Eliza Doolittle in My Fair lady






11. What play featured henry dixey as 'a pedestal dancer' and was about a statue come to life?






12. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






13. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






14. Which musical is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and is also a collaboration between Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim






15. what technical advancement allowedd the plays to be performed indoors and at night






16. The ballad of mack the knife and pirate jenny is from What show






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






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






19. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






20. What is someone who helps load and unload ships called...






21. in 1983 a huge production of porgy and bess played what 6000 seat theatre in NYC?






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






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






24. Maria in the stage version of The Sound of Music






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






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






27. Who is the Composer/Lyricist team for Pal Joey






28. Who hires the creative team for a production?






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






30. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






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






32. Which musical was written by adler and ross and featured the numbers 'Fernando's Hideaway' and 'steam Heat'






33. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






34. What show are -i wish i were in love again - where or when - my funny valentine - johnny one note - the lady is a tramp






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






36. Was Porgy & Bess a commercial success in its first run?






37. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






38. Who composed the music for Irene






39. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






40. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






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






42. What was the original name of West Side Story






43. 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'






44. Where they fly things on stage






45. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






46. What is a person who invests money in a production called?






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






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






49. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






50. what did florence ziegfeld have to do with the original production







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