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Musical Theatre

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






2. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






3. G: The first dramatic festivals were sponsored by what city-state?






4. G: How many lead actors were there?






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






6. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






7. what playwright and composer did he bring together to write a christmas piece






8. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






9. Was Porgy & Bess a commercial success in its first run?






10. Who is the overall head of the production and has 'the final say?'






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






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






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






14. G: the acting style of greek tragedy was very naturalistic






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






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






17. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






18. In the 1920s what genre of musical theatre was just as popular as the musical comedies and used colorful times and places dashing and dramatic tales and a much wider musical palette






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






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






21. In 1935 George Gershwin switched gears and wrote _______________ - which is considered a _________________________.






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






23. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






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






25. Mary Martin played a novice at the Nonnberg Abbey In What show






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






27. in 1983 a huge production of porgy and bess played what 6000 seat theatre in NYC?






28. What piece produced in boston was written by two immigrants but is considered the first 'american' piece to be produced?






29. what are the trhee things that roman playwright Plautus introduced into his plays??






30. Billy Bigelow is form What show






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






32. Who is the dancing star of on your toes






33. where did performers go






34. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






35. Which musical is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and is also a collaboration between Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim






36. 'The Garden of Eden' Ballet sequence is form What show






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






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






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






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






41. Who is the composer for music man






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






43. What was the 1927 musical about college life






44. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






45. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






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






47. The early Roman Empire was mostly concern with ________?






48. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






49. G: Greek actors had...






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