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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who wrote the script and lyrics for show boat?






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






3. What happened to George Gershwin two years after Porgy and Bess opened?






4. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






5. What were the two physical structures used at the churches to stage biblical stories






6. What comic duo was the show centered around






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






8. Billy Bigelow is form What show






9. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






10. Who is the composer of the King and I






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






12. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






13. What was the characters name in Gypsy that was an overbearing stage mom






14. Which musical deals with racially mixed marriages against the backdrop of WWII






15. G: Greek actors had...






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






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






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






19. What show is i want to be happy






20. Who was the most successful composer of American comic opera (american opera-bouffe)?






21. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






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






23. Acting styles became more naturalistic as the productions _____________ ______________.






24. Mama rose is from What show






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






26. What actress came up with the idea of adapting the diaries into the King and I






27. What was Oh Kays most famous song






28. What show is the song bewitched from






29. Who is the composer for wonderful town






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






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






32. Sigmund romberg wrote three of the most popular romantic musicals of this period. What were they






33. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






34. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






35. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion






36. What were the two physical structures used at the churches to stage biblical stories






37. In the 1860s successful shows in NYC had two elements common. What were they?






38. What show is -the continental






39. Which musical deals with the oldest established permenant floating crap game in NY and hinges on a bet as whether Sky can get Sara to fall in love with him?






40. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






41. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






42. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






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






44. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






45. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






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






47. Although it was their 3rd show together Which musical secured the fame of the musical-writing team of lerner and loewe






48. Does deus ex machina mean 'a turntable?'






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






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