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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. Who writes the words to the songs?






2. What was Oh Kays most famous song






3. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






4. Who is the composer / lyricist team for Porgy and Bess






5. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






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






7. Who is the Composer/lyricist team for My Fair Lady






8. Which musical is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and is also a collaboration between Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim






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






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






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






12. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






13. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






14. Which musical deals with the oldest established permenant floating crap game in NY and hinges on a bet as whether Sky can get Sara to fall in love with him?






15. What was the biggest contribution of the Romans to theatre






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






17. G: Greek actors had...






18. Choreographer of the King and I and remembered his version of 'The Small House of Uncle Thomas'






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






20. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






21. Nathan Detroit - Sky Masterson and Adelaide are from What show






22. New York - New York - come up to my place - lonely town are from What show






23. Oh Kay was written as a star vehicle for __________






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






25. What is the 'conditional love song' found early in Carousel that is sung by julie and billy bigelow






26. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






27. What show is 'doIn what comes natur'lly - you can't get a man with a gun - there's no business like show business - anything you can do'






28. What show is - 'the heather on the hill - come to me - bend to me - waitin for my dearie - ill go home with bonnie jean - its almost like being in love - there - but for you go i'






29. Who picks the actors?






30. Who was the manager for the Gaiety theatre in london






31. Where is teh life that late i led - I've come to wive it wealthily in padua - were thine that special face are from What show






32. Mama rose is from What show






33. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






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






35. Does deus ex machina mean 'a turntable?'






36. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






37. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






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






39. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






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






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






42. Sigmund romberg wrote three of the most popular romantic musicals of this period. What were they






43. What comic duo used immigrant stereotypes for their comedy and were extremely 'politically incorrect?'






44. Who was the origninal Eliza Doolittle in My Fair lady






45. What comic duo used immigrant stereotypes for their comedy and were extremely 'politically incorrect?'






46. Who is the composer of the King and I






47. Who is the composer for on the town






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






49. what playwright and composer did he bring together to write a christmas piece






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