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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. G: What is BCE same as






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






3. What show is -the continental






4. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






5. Laurie is from What show






6. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






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






8. what did the gilbert and sullivan works become known as after this move






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






10. Greek: 534 BCE






11. in 1983 a huge production of porgy and bess played what 6000 seat theatre in NYC?






12. What show is the song bewitched from






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






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






15. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






16. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






17. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






18. Who hires the creative team for a production?






19. What is Bali H'ai from






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






21. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera






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






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






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






25. nellie forbush and Emile de Becque are form What show






26. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






27. for the most part we know specific songs form 1930s musicals that made it into the popular repertoire but we no longer associate them with ___________.






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






29. The lyricist and the composer are not always the...






30. for the most part we know specific songs form 1930s musicals that made it into the popular repertoire but we no longer associate them with ___________.






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






32. Pal Joey was written by...






33. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






34. What instruments accompanied the dancing






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






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






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






38. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






39. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game






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






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






42. Why was Of thee I sing unusual for its time






43. Who picks the actors?






44. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






45. What operetta written by Franz Lewhar was originally porduced in Vienna in 1905 but became a smash hit in both London and New York?






46. Which musical is based onThe Beggars Opera and featured the music of Kurt Weill - as well as his wife - Lotte Lenya






47. What comic duo was the show centered around






48. Who wrote the lyrics and the book for On the Town






49. Who is the composer of Can-Can






50. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show







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