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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






2. What production featured the hit songs 'reuben - reuben' 'the bowery' and 'after the ball'?






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






4. What musical is an adaption of the fairytale The Princess and The Pea






5. What was the name of the show boat in show boat






6. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






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






8. What are the three types of greek plays






9. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






10. What comic duo was the show centered around






11. What was the name of that piece written by william gilbert and arthur sullivan for the christmas piece






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






13. What show was the music by goerges bizet with lyrics by oscar hammerstein II






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






15. Laurie is from What show






16. What show is -i got rhythm






17. What was the longest-running of the gilbert and sullivan comic operas






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






19. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






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






21. what institution thought theatre was immoral and issued edicts forbidding it






22. What is the biggest single reason that that the shows of the 1920s were more popular






23. What show is -the continental






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






25. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






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






27. What instruments accompanied the dancing






28. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






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






30. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






31. What characters are in show boat

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32. where did performers go






33. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






34. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






35. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






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






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






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






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






40. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. Rudolf Friml wrote a musical set in exotic Canada and featured 'Indian Love Call' and 'Totem Tom-Tom' What was the name of the musical






47. What was the setting for Kismet






48. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






49. Who wrote the book - lyrics and music for the Music Man






50. What was the continental