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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






2. Who is the composer of the King and I






3. Who hires the creative team for a production?






4. 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






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






6. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






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






8. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






9. Who composed the music for Irene






10. What was the first international sucess of gilbert and sullivan






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






12. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






13. Which musical is based onThe Beggars Opera and featured the music of Kurt Weill - as well as his wife - Lotte Lenya






14. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






15. 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'






16. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






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






18. Who is the composer for music man






19. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






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






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






22. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






23. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Paint Your Wagon






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






25. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






26. What is a 'pasticcio' score






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






28. which form included fairytales - fantastical spectacles - and burlesques?






29. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






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






31. Who is the composer / lyricist team for Porgy and Bess






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






33. Imported pieces frequently adapted the comedy for local taste by _______ the level of the comedy






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






35. Who writes the melodies - harmonies - and accompaniment?






36. Where they fly things on stage






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






38. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






39. Eventually gilbert and sullivan developed their own style and no longer simply __________ styles of the period






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






41. What show is the song bewitched from






42. G: Male actors played...






43. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






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






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






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






47. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






48. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






49. What show is -the continental






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