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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Which musical was written by adler and ross and featured the numbers 'Fernando's Hideaway' and 'steam Heat'






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






3. What musical by harry tierney established the beginnings of 'the cinderella era' in 1919






4. Which is about a prince going to school in heidelberg - germany






5. What is 'someone to watch over me' from?






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






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






8. Who is the composer/lyricist team for South Pacific






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






10. What was the first international american hit (1874)?






11. Eventually gilbert and sullivan developed their own style and no longer simply __________ styles of the period






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






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






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






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






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






17. where did performers go






18. Who hires the creative team for a production?






19. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






20. Who is the composer of Can-Can






21. What was significant about a 1952 revival of Porgy and Bess?






22. What was the 1927 musical about college life






23. G: the acting style of greek tragedy was very naturalistic






24. What show is -love is sweeping the country






25. Which is about a prince going to school in heidelberg - germany






26. acotrs in commedia wore __________ and __________ that identified the characters






27. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






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






29. Although it was their 3rd show together Which musical secured the fame of the musical-writing team of lerner and loewe






30. Who stages the dances?






31. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






32. E: in 1642 what happeed that caused the theatres to clse






33. Why was the plot of Anything Goes changed before opening






34. Who was the choreographer for carousel






35. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






36. Who is the composer of Candide






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






38. In 1935 George Gershwin switched gears and wrote _______________ - which is considered a _________________________.






39. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






40. George Gershwin had two successes in teh 1930s What were they?






41. F:who took over those roles






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






43. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






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






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






46. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






47. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






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






49. Who designs the clothing worn by the actors in a production?






50. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s