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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. G: What is BCE same as






2. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






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






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






5. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






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






7. What show is 'broadway melody' from






8. 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






9. What was 'slaughter on tenth avenue' from ON YOUR TOES choreographed by






10. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical






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






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






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






14. Maria in the stage version of The Sound of Music






15. What was the 1927 musical about college life






16. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






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






18. What show is -Blow - gabriel blow - anything goes - youre the top - i get a kick out of you - be like the bluebirt






19. What was the setting for Kismet






20. In the 1860s successful shows in NYC had two elements common. What were they?






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






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






23. 'Professor' Harold Hill and Marian the Librarian are from What show






24. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






25. What author of Little Johnny Jone was the son of vaudevillian parents






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






27. 'Professor' Harold Hill and Marian the Librarian are from What show






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. What team wrote the Sound of music






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






35. What show is -love is sweeping the country






36. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Show Boat






37. What two rodgers and hart shows from the 1930s are done the most today






38. Bloody Mary is from What show






39. Gilbert and sullivan were known for ____________ and briliant burlesque humor






40. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






41. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






42. What musical written by jerome kern starred marilyn miller (of Ziegfeld follies fame)?






43. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Wonderful Town






44. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






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






46. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






47. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






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






49. Who is the composer / lyricist team for Porgy and Bess






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