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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Which sigmund romberg romantic musical is considered the best of the genre






2. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






3. What is the term for 'god from the machine' or 'god in a machine?'






4. Pal joey introduced the ________ into the types of musical theatre characters






5. F:who took over those roles






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






7. In what work does the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality

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8. In which plays would you find the stories of the lives of 'noble' persons






9. In the 1860s successful shows in NYC had two elements common. What were they?






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






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






12. What was the original name of West Side Story






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






14. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






15. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






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






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






18. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






19. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






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






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






22. G: What is BCE same as






23. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






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






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

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26. Who is the dancing star of on your toes






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






28. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






29. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






30. His material always had one characteristic throughout all his writing. everything was very _______.






31. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






32. What was the first collaboration between richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein






33. Who is the author of Tales of the South Pacific a source material for South Pacific






34. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






35. What characters are in show boat

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36. What actress/dancer got better reviews in Can-Can than it's French star LIlo?






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






38. What were the two main reasons that the american musicals of the 1920s became so popular






39. G: What does BCE mean?






40. Commedia performers used...






41. Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg were composers of __________ musicals.






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






43. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






44. What instruments accompanied the dancing






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






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






47. Which musical is based onThe Beggars Opera and featured the music of Kurt Weill - as well as his wife - Lotte Lenya






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






49. What show is i want to be happy






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