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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the composer/lyricist team for West Side Story






2. What was the 1927 musical about college life






3. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






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






5. What show is -the continental






6. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






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






8. Who is responsible for coordinating the designs and the actors






9. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






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






11. Who writes the words to the songs?






12. What was the first international sucess of gilbert and sullivan






13. What were harrigan and hart most famous for...






14. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






15. 'Professor' Harold Hill and Marian the Librarian are from What show






16. What was the continental






17. Who stages the dances?






18. What show is 'broadway melody' from






19. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






20. Pal Joey was written by...






21. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






22. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






23. What comic duo was the show centered around






24. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






25. Who stages the play and gives the actors their blocking?






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






27. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






28. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






29. 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






30. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






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






32. what did florence ziegfeld have to do with the original production






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






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






35. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






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






37. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






38. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






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






40. What characters are in show boat

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41. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






42. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






43. What is another name for the book and lyrics






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






45. 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 ___________.






46. Why was Of thee I sing unusual for its time






47. G: How many lead actors were there?






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






49. Laurie's dream ballet






50. What is Bali H'ai from