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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the composer of the music man






2. the dialogue of the play is referred to as what?






3. G: What is BCE same as






4. Who is the composer/lyricist team for South Pacific






5. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






6. Alan-a-Dale is a ___________role because it features a woman dressed as a man






7. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






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






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






10. Which Bernstein musical is an adaptation of Voltaire's classic satire of the same name






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






12. What actor/dancer was introduced in the show and is most famous for his portrayal of teh Scarecrow in the movie version of The Wizard of Oz






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






14. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






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






16. G: so does western theatre officially begin in the 6th century BC or AD?






17. what cellist for the metropolitan opera wrote Babes in Toyland - The Red Mill - and Naughty Marietta?






18. Maria in the stage version of The Sound of Music






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






20. Who wrote the script and lyrics for show boat?






21. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






22. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game






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






24. Or whom were the best songs from anything goes originally written






25. Which is about a prince going to school in heidelberg - germany






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






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






28. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






29. What play featured henry dixey as 'a pedestal dancer' and was about a statue come to life?






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






31. where did performers go






32. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






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






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






35. Pal Joey was written by...






36. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






37. what musical featured the number 'Love is Sweeping the COuntry?'






38. In which plays would you find the stories of the lives of 'noble' persons






39. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






40. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






41. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






42. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






43. Laurie is from What show






44. What team wrote the Sound of music






45. Who is the author of Tales of the South Pacific a source material for South Pacific






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






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






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






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






50. What instruments accompanied the dancing