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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What is the 'conditional love song' found early in Carousel that is sung by julie and billy bigelow






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






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






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






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






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






7. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






8. Who is the composer for on the town






9. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






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






11. Who writes the words to the songs?






12. Which sigmund romberg romantic musical is considered the best of the genre






13. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






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






15. What were the two main reasons that the american musicals of the 1920s became so popular






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






17. G: Greek actors had...






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 cellist for the metropolitan opera wrote Babes in Toyland - The Red Mill - and Naughty Marietta?






20. Who is the star of Sally






21. Who is the composer of Can-Can






22. Who hires the creative team for a production?






23. Who is the Composer/lyricist team for My Fair Lady






24. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






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






26. What production featured an actress in the role of Alan-a-Dale singing 'oh - Promise me?'






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






28. G: How many women were in a Greek Chorus?






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






30. Billy Bigelow is form What show






31. the dialogue of the play is referred to as what?






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






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






34. Who played the Original Professor Henry Higgins in MY Fair Lady






35. What is the biggest single reason that that the shows of the 1920s were more popular






36. Mama rose is from What show






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






38. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Damn Yankees






39. what cellist for the metropolitan opera wrote Babes in Toyland - The Red Mill - and Naughty Marietta?






40. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






41. Which musical deals with the oldest established permenant floating crap game in NY and hinges on a bet as whether Sky can get Sara to fall in love with him?






42. What was another international hit of the late 1890s






43. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






44. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






45. What team wrote the Sound of music






46. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






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






48. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






49. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






50. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel