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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What are the three types of greek plays






2. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






3. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






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






5. What is the 'conditional love song' found early in Carousel that is sung by julie and billy bigelow






6. Bloody Mary is from What show






7. 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






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






9. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






10. New York - New York - come up to my place - lonely town are from What show






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






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






13. 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'






14. What operetta written by Franz Lewhar was originally porduced in Vienna in 1905 but became a smash hit in both London and New York?






15. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






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






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






18. Do you find socially oriented domestic stories in old or new comedy






19. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






20. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






21. tony - maria - anita - bernardo are from What show






22. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






23. What author of Little Johnny Jone was the son of vaudevillian parents






24. How many productions did richard rodgers and lorenz hart contribute to broadway in 1930s






25. Choreographer of the King and I and remembered his version of 'The Small House of Uncle Thomas'






26. Bloody Mary is from What show






27. Who was the foremost composer in the field of comic opera






28. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






29. for the most part we know specific songs form 1930s musicals that made it into the popular repertoire but we no longer associate them with ___________.






30. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






31. E: in 1642 what happeed that caused the theatres to clse






32. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england






33. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






34. Who is responsible for designing the environment of a production - the place?






35. F:who took over those roles






36. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






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






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






39. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






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






41. Where they fly things on stage






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






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






44. Ertha Kitta and Melba Morre in this Black variation of KIsmet






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






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






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






48. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






49. What was a 'claquer?'






50. Who is the composer of the music man