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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. George Gershwin had two successes in teh 1930s What were they?






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






3. E: in 1642 what happeed that caused the theatres to clse






4. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






5. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






6. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






7. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy






8. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






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






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






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






12. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






13. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






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






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






16. tony - maria - anita - bernardo are from What show






17. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






18. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






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






20. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






21. Who is the composer of the King and I






22. Who was the choreographer for carousel






23. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






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






25. Who wrote the music for show boat






26. What instruments accompanied the dancing






27. What was the original name of West Side Story






28. who developed the roman rules for drama in 'ars Poetica' - 'the art of Poetry'






29. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






30. What instruments accompanied the dancing






31. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






32. what cellist for the metropolitan opera wrote Babes in Toyland - The Red Mill - and Naughty Marietta?






33. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






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






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






36. Greek: 534 BCE






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






38. What musical by harry tierney established the beginnings of 'the cinderella era' in 1919






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






40. What was the continental






41. Rudolf frimls rose marie is considred a musical comedy true or false?






42. In Greek Comedy - when did the various acts (similiar to vaudeville- songs - dances - chorus girls - animal acts - magicians - jugglers etc) perform






43. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






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






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






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

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47. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Show Boat






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






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






50. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion