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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion






2. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






3. In the 1920s what genre of musical theatre was just as popular as the musical comedies and used colorful times and places dashing and dramatic tales and a much wider musical palette






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






5. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






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






7. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






8. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






9. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Paint Your Wagon






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






11. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






12. knows the role but not in show every night - wait for a phone call






13. Imported pieces frequently adapted the comedy for local taste by _______ the level of the comedy






14. Who stages the dances?






15. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






16. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






17. Rudolf Friml wrote a musical set in exotic Canada and featured 'Indian Love Call' and 'Totem Tom-Tom' What was the name of the musical






18. what are the trhee things that roman playwright Plautus introduced into his plays??






19. What are the three types of greek plays






20. What show is -i got rhythm






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






22. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






23. Who works directly with the actors/singers/dancers to teach and interpret the music of a production?






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






25. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer






26. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






27. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






28. Who picks the actors?






29. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






30. What actress came up with the idea of adapting the diaries into the King and I






31. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






32. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






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






34. Who is the star of Sally






35. Oh What a beautiful mornin - people will say we're in love - the surrey with the fringe on top - I cain't say no - kansas city - all er nuthin' are from What show






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






37. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






38. What show is -the continental






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






40. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






41. What show is 'broadway melody' from






42. Pal joey introduced the ________ into the types of musical theatre characters






43. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






44. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Wonderful Town






45. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






46. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






47. what form contained abusive and obsene festival verses and stock characters






48. What character are in anything goes






49. Who stages the dances?






50. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy