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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Or whom were the best songs from anything goes originally written






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






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






4. Annie Oakley is from What show






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






6. Eventually gilbert and sullivan developed their own style and no longer simply __________ styles of the period






7. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






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






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






10. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






11. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






12. The Cocoaunuts and Animal Crackers were written as star vehicles for ....






13. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






14. What were the two most popular shows written by the team of rodgers and hart in the 1920s






15. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






16. What is a person who invests money in a production called?






17. What was the original name of West Side Story






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






19. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






20. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






21. Who designs the clothing worn by the actors in a production?






22. 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






23. Greek: 534 BCE






24. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






25. What was the structure of each entry in the city Dionysia






26. What comic duo was the show centered around






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






28. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






29. Pal Joey was written by...






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






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






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






33. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






34. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






35. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






36. What show is- tea for two






37. Ethel Merman as an overbearing stage mother In What show






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






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






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






41. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






42. What was a 'claquer?'






43. Billy Bigelow is form What show






44. What piece produced in boston was written by two immigrants but is considered the first 'american' piece to be produced?






45. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






46. What is someone who helps load and unload ships called...






47. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






48. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






49. What show is the song bewitched from






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