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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






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






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






4. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer






5. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






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






7. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






8. What show is the song bewitched from






9. Annie Oakley is from What show






10. Who leads the orchestra in the pit?






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






12. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






13. What team wrote the Sound of music






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






15. Who was the manager for the Gaiety theatre in london






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






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






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






19. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






20. ____________ presents men better than they are...






21. Who writes the words to the songs?






22. Ethel Merman as an overbearing stage mother In What show






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






24. What characters are in show boat

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25. What were harrigan and hart most famous for...






26. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






27. What is Bali H'ai from






28. What were the two most popular shows written by the team of rodgers and hart in the 1920s






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






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






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






32. 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






33. What show is the song bewitched from






34. Eventually gilbert and sullivan developed their own style and no longer simply __________ styles of the period






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






36. In which plays would you find the stories of the lives of 'noble' persons






37. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain






38. Who designs the clothing worn by the actors in a production?






39. Who picks the actors?






40. Who was the manager for the Gaiety theatre in london






41. What was the continental






42. Does deus ex machina mean 'a turntable?'






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






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






45. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






46. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






47. What show is i want to be happy






48. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






49. New York - New York - come up to my place - lonely town are from What show






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