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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who played the Original Professor Henry Higgins in MY Fair Lady






2. what did the gilbert and sullivan works become known as after this move






3. What character are in anything goes






4. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






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






6. G: What is BCE same as






7. Commedia performers used...






8. What was the first international american hit (1874)?






9. 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'






10. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






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






12. What is someone who helps load and unload ships called...






13. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






14. which had more complicated plots - old or new comedy?






15. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






16. Who is the composer of the King and I






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






18. G: Who was responsible for the masks and costumes






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






20. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






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






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






23. On your Toes mixes two things together. What are they?






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






25. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






26. Thespis ________ greek mythology






27. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






28. Who made in dahomey unique






29. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






30. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






31. What show is- tea for two






32. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






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






34. What were the two main reasons that the american musicals of the 1920s became so popular






35. show boat broke gorund in terms of its use in the choruses. What was unique about htem






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






37. G: How many women were in a Greek Chorus?






38. Who is the composer for on the town






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






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






41. Maria in the Movie version of The SOund of Music






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






43. What instruments accompanied the dancing






44. Annie Oakley is from What show






45. What was the structure of each entry in the city Dionysia






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






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






48. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






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






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