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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What instruments accompanied the dancing






2. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






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






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

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






6. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






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






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






9. What was Oh Kays most famous song






10. Rudolf frimls rose marie is considred a musical comedy true or false?






11. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






12. in which plays would you find the stories of ordinary people






13. The ballad of mack the knife and pirate jenny is from What show






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






15. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






16. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






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






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






19. Greek: 534 BCE






20. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






21. which form of musical theatre in this period had music written specifically for the productions






22. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






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






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






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






26. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






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






28. Which sigmund romberg romantic musical is considered the best of the genre






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






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






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






32. What was the original name of West Side Story






33. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






34. What show is i want to be happy






35. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






36. Who is the star of sweet charity






37. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






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






39. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






40. What show is- tea for two






41. what did florence ziegfeld have to do with the original production






42. What comic duo was the show centered around






43. Which musical is the story of Mama Rose and her daughter - a famous burlesque stripper






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






45. What was the first international sucess of gilbert and sullivan






46. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






47. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






48. Where is teh life that late i led - I've come to wive it wealthily in padua - were thine that special face are from What show






49. What show is -love is sweeping the country






50. What is the 'conditional love song' found early in Carousel that is sung by julie and billy bigelow