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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. In ___________- actors specialized in one type of character






2. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






3. 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?






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






5. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






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






7. Who composed the music for Irene






8. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






9. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






10. What is a person who invests money in a production called?






11. tony - maria - anita - bernardo are from What show






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






13. What is the narative dance sequence 'little house of Uncle Thomas' form the King adn I based on






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






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






16. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






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






18. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






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






20. Who is the composer/lyricist team for West Side Story






21. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






22. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






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






24. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






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






26. where did performers go






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






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






29. Bloody Mary is from What show






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






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






32. A composer does not always write the __________ of the music.






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






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






35. Who was introduced in Gentlemen Perfer Blondes and would go on to star in Hello Dolly






36. What was the 1927 musical about college life






37. Who is the author of Tales of the South Pacific a source material for South Pacific






38. Where is teh life that late i led - I've come to wive it wealthily in padua - were thine that special face are from What show






39. The musical based on the lives of the Trapp Family Singers






40. What team wrote the Sound of music






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






42. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






43. Which musical was written by adler and ross and featured the numbers 'Fernando's Hideaway' and 'steam Heat'






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






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






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






47. What is someone who helps load and unload ships called...






48. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion






49. what institution thought theatre was immoral and issued edicts forbidding it






50. tony - maria - anita - bernardo are from What show