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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What show are 'I Got Rhythm -' 'Someone to Watch Over Me -' 'They Can't Take That Away from Me -' and 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' from?






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






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






4. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






5. What was Oh Kays most famous song






6. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera






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






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






9. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






10. Thespis ________ greek mythology






11. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game






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






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






14. How many productions did richard rodgers and lorenz hart contribute to broadway in 1930s






15. What were the two physical structures used at the churches to stage biblical stories






16. What character sings 'wouldn't it be lovely' and 'I could have danced all night' in My Fair Lady






17. What actor/dancer was introduced in the show and is most famous for his portrayal of teh Scarecrow in the movie version of The Wizard of Oz






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






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






20. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy






21. What is the most significant and influential part of On Your Toes






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






23. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






24. What was a 'claquer?'






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






26. What team wrote the Sound of music






27. Why was the plot of Anything Goes changed before opening






28. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






29. What was another international hit of the late 1890s






30. Who is the composer of the King and I






31. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






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






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






34. What show is -the continental






35. Who is the composer of the music man






36. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






37. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






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






39. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






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






41. What is 'someone to watch over me' from?






42. What are the three types of greek plays






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






44. What was the 1927 musical about college life






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






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






47. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






48. What was the setting for Kismet






49. Pal Joey was written by...






50. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon