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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the Composer/Lyricist team for Pal Joey






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






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






4. 'The Garden of Eden' Ballet sequence is form What show






5. Who was the most successful composer of American comic opera (american opera-bouffe)?






6. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






7. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






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






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






10. Who finances the production either by their own money or through investors?






11. What is another name for the book and lyrics






12. Alan-a-Dale is a ___________role because it features a woman dressed as a man






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






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






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






16. Maria in the Movie version of The SOund of Music






17. G: What were the theatre festivals of Athens called?






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






19. In Greek Comedy - when did the various acts (similiar to vaudeville- songs - dances - chorus girls - animal acts - magicians - jugglers etc) perform






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






21. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






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






23. What character are in anything goes






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






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






26. Commedia performers used...






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






28. G: How many lead actors were there?






29. G: What does BCE mean?






30. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






31. what form contained abusive and obsene festival verses and stock characters






32. What was the structure of each entry in the city Dionysia






33. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






34. Which musical is set in Bangkok and is based on the diaries of Englishwoman Anna Leonowens






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






36. What show is -love is sweeping the country






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






38. Who is the composer of the music man






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






40. Who is the composer of Candide






41. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






42. Choreographer of the King and I and remembered his version of 'The Small House of Uncle Thomas'






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






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






45. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






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






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






48. What instruments accompanied the dancing






49. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






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