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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Mama rose is from What show






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






3. which show from vienna was originally called 'die lustige witwe' and was produced at the dalys theatre in london






4. G: What does BCE mean?






5. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






6. What is another name for the book and lyrics






7. Who was the producer that moved gilbert and sullivan works to the savoy theatre

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8. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






9. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






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






11. G: What is BCE same as






12. Which musical is the story of Mama Rose and her daughter - a famous burlesque stripper






13. Who is the star of Sally






14. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






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






16. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






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






18. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






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






20. The Cocoaunuts and Animal Crackers were written as star vehicles for ....






21. Commedia performers used...






22. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england






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






24. which form included fairytales - fantastical spectacles - and burlesques?






25. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Girl Crazy






26. What piece produced in boston was written by two immigrants but is considered the first 'american' piece to be produced?






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






28. Mary Martin played a novice at the Nonnberg Abbey In What show






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






30. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






31. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






32. Acting styles became more naturalistic as the productions _____________ ______________.






33. Where they fly things on stage






34. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






35. Who wrote the music for show boat






36. What was the 1927 musical about college life






37. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






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






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






40. Who hires the creative team for a production?






41. Ertha Kitta and Melba Morre in this Black variation of KIsmet






42. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






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






44. Who writes the words to the songs?






45. __________ presents men worse than they are...






46. G: how did they play female roles






47. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






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






49. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






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