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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Oh What a beautiful mornin - people will say we're in love - the surrey with the fringe on top - I cain't say no - kansas city - all er nuthin' are from What show






2. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






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






4. Sigmund romberg wrote three of the most popular romantic musicals of this period. What were they






5. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






6. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






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






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






9. Who was the producer that moved gilbert and sullivan works to the savoy theatre

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






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






12. Who is the composer for music man






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






14. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer






15. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






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






17. What was the name of the show boat in show boat






18. Oh Kay was written as a star vehicle for __________






19. Commedia performers used...






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






21. What comic duo was the show centered around






22. What show is the song bewitched from






23. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






24. Who wrote the book - lyrics and music for the Music Man






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






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






27. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






28. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






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






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






31. G: Greek actors had...






32. Rudolf Friml wrote a musical set in exotic Canada and featured 'Indian Love Call' and 'Totem Tom-Tom' What was the name of the musical






33. G: What does BCE mean?






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






35. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






36. What instruments accompanied the dancing






37. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






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






39. Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg were composers of __________ musicals.






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






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






42. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






43. What was the setting for Kismet






44. 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?






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






46. 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






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






48. Who wrote the script and lyrics for show boat?






49. Who was the origninal Eliza Doolittle in My Fair lady






50. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?