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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What show is the song bewitched from






2. Thespis ________ greek mythology






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






4. in which plays would you find the stories of ordinary people






5. Im gonna wash that man right out of my hair - younger than springtime - wonderful guy - cockeyed optimist - this nearly was mine






6. 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'






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






8. Who is the composer of Can-Can






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






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






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






12. G: how did they play female roles






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






14. Who was the manager for the Gaiety theatre in london






15. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






16. Im gonna wash that man right out of my hair - younger than springtime - wonderful guy - cockeyed optimist - this nearly was mine






17. What are the three types of greek plays






18. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






19. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






20. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy






21. What was significant about a 1952 revival of Porgy and Bess?






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






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






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






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






26. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






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






28. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






29. What is the term for 'god from the machine' or 'god in a machine?'






30. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






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






32. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Wonderful Town






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






34. Gilbert and sullivan were known for ____________ and briliant burlesque humor






35. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






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






37. What is the narative dance sequence 'little house of Uncle Thomas' form the King adn I based on






38. What was the first collaboration between richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein






39. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






40. What character are in anything goes






41. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






42. Oh What a beautiful mornin - people will say we're in love - the surrey with the fringe on top - I cain't say no - kansas city - all er nuthin' are from What show






43. Which musical is the story of Mama Rose and her daughter - a famous burlesque stripper






44. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






45. Who is the composer/lyricist team for West Side Story






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






47. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






48. G: How many lead actors were there?






49. What is the narative dance sequence 'little house of Uncle Thomas' form the King adn I based on






50. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy