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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






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






3. In Greek Comedy - when did the various acts (similiar to vaudeville- songs - dances - chorus girls - animal acts - magicians - jugglers etc) perform






4. Although it was their 3rd show together Which musical secured the fame of the musical-writing team of lerner and loewe






5. The lyricist and the composer are not always the...






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






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






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






9. Laurie's dream ballet






10. 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






11. Who is responsible for coordinating the designs and the actors






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






13. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Girl Crazy






14. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






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






16. Pal Joey was written by...






17. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






18. Who is the star of sweet charity






19. What actress/dancer got better reviews in Can-Can than it's French star LIlo?






20. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england






21. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






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






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






24. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Damn Yankees






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






26. Who finances the production either by their own money or through investors?






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






28. What was the most famous English-language popular entertainment...

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29. Who played Anna in the King and I (stage version)






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






31. Bloody Mary is from What show






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






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






34. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






35. Mama rose is from What show






36. His material always had one characteristic throughout all his writing. everything was very _______.






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






38. Who hires the creative team for a production?






39. Who works directly with the actors/singers/dancers to teach and interpret the music of a production?






40. What are the three types of greek plays






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






42. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






43. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






44. What was the 1927 musical about college life






45. G: What does BCE mean?






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






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






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






49. Sigmund romberg wrote three of the most popular romantic musicals of this period. What were they






50. what form contained abusive and obsene festival verses and stock characters