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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who made in dahomey unique






2. What does 'renaissance' mean






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






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






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






6. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






7. What instruments accompanied the dancing






8. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






9. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






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






11. where did performers go






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






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






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






15. Why was Of thee I sing unusual for its time






16. Who is the composer for music man






17. What was a 'claquer?'






18. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






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






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






21. What is a 'pasticcio' score






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






23. What show is -i got rhythm






24. What musical by harry tierney established the beginnings of 'the cinderella era' in 1919






25. What two pieces by victor herbert were not considered opera-bouffe?






26. Acting styles became more naturalistic as the productions _____________ ______________.






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






28. what form started in italy and included stock characters and was lively and vlugar






29. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






30. __________ presents men worse than they are...






31. What is a 'pasticcio' score






32. G: Greek actors had...






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






34. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






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






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






37. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






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






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






40. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






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






42. The Cocoaunuts and Animal Crackers were written as star vehicles for ....






43. Thespis ________ greek mythology






44. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






45. G: Male actors played...






46. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






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






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






49. A composer does not always write the __________ of the music.






50. G: What does BCE mean?