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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. where did performers go






2. 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 ___________.






3. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






4. What character sings 'wouldn't it be lovely' and 'I could have danced all night' in My Fair Lady






5. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






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






7. Who finances the production either by their own money or through investors?






8. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






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






10. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






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






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






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






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






15. On your Toes mixes two things together. What are they?






16. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






17. What was the longest-running of the gilbert and sullivan comic operas






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






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






20. Who is responsible for designing the environment of a production - the place?






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






22. Who is the composer of Candide






23. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






24. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






25. in 1985 porgy and bess entered the repertory of what company






26. what form started in italy and included stock characters and was lively and vlugar






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






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






29. What are the three types of greek plays






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






31. G: Male actors played...






32. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






33. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






34. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






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






36. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






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






38. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






39. Bloody Mary is from What show






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






41. what technical advancement allowedd the plays to be performed indoors and at night






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






43. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






44. Who is frequently responsible for the 'vision' or 'concept' of a production?






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






46. What show is i want to be happy






47. Who was the foremost composer in the field of comic opera






48. Annie Oakley is from What show






49. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






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