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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What happened to George Gershwin two years after Porgy and Bess opened?






2. The ballad of mack the knife and pirate jenny is from What show






3. Was Porgy & Bess a commercial success in its first run?






4. G: What does BCE mean?






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






6. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






7. What was Oh Kays most famous song






8. Gilbert and sullivan were known for ____________ and briliant burlesque humor






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






10. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






11. 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'






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






13. Who hires the creative team for a production?






14. which form of musical theatre in this period had music written specifically for the productions






15. show boat broke gorund in terms of its use in the choruses. What was unique about htem






16. Im gonna wash that man right out of my hair - younger than springtime - wonderful guy - cockeyed optimist - this nearly was mine






17. Which musical by Meredith Wilson begins on the 4th of July 1912 in River City - Iowa






18. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?






19. What two pieces by victor herbert were not considered opera-bouffe?






20. F:who took over those roles






21. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






22. Laurie's dream ballet






23. Which musical features the Devil and Lola making a deal with Joe Hardy - - turning him into a home-run-hitting hero






24. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






25. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






26. What is a 'pasticcio' score






27. What was the most famous English-language popular entertainment...

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






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






30. 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






31. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy






32. Mary Martin played a novice at the Nonnberg Abbey In What show






33. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






34. Which musical was based on william shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew






35. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






36. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






37. What was the 1927 musical about college life






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






39. Mary Martin played a novice at the Nonnberg Abbey In What show






40. Who is the dancing star of on your toes






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






42. What show are 'I Got Rhythm -' 'Someone to Watch Over Me -' 'They Can't Take That Away from Me -' and 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' from?






43. Which Bernstein musical is an adaptation of Voltaire's classic satire of the same name






44. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






45. 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'






46. What is Bali H'ai from






47. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






48. Who is the star of Sally






49. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






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