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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What show is- tea for two






2. Who picks the actors?






3. What is a person who invests money in a production called?






4. Pal Joey was written by...






5. What show is -i got rhythm






6. what form started in italy and included stock characters and was lively and vlugar






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






8. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






9. Who was the foremost composer in the field of comic opera






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






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






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






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






14. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






15. What team wrote the Sound of music






16. What was the name of that piece written by william gilbert and arthur sullivan for the christmas piece






17. What is a 'pasticcio' score






18. Who is the Composer/Lyricist team for Pal Joey






19. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






20. G: How many lead actors were there?






21. Who was the choreographer for carousel






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






23. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






24. F:who comissioned lavish 'comedy ballets?'






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






26. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






27. Thespis ________ greek mythology






28. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






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






30. Who is the composer of the music man






31. Who is the composer for on the town






32. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






33. What was the biggest international success of an american musical comedy after no no nanette






34. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






35. where did performers go






36. What are the three types of greek plays






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






38. What show is 'doIn what comes natur'lly - you can't get a man with a gun - there's no business like show business - anything you can do'






39. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






40. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






41. Commedia performers used...






42. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






43. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






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






45. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






46. Imported pieces frequently adapted the comedy for local taste by _______ the level of the comedy






47. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






48. What play featured henry dixey as 'a pedestal dancer' and was about a statue come to life?






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






50. 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