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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






2. Who was the choreographer for carousel






3. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






4. On your Toes mixes two things together. What are they?






5. Which sigmund romberg romantic musical is considered the best of the genre






6. Who picks the actors?






7. What show is 'broadway melody' from






8. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






9. Who wrote the script and lyrics for show boat?






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






11. in 1983 a huge production of porgy and bess played what 6000 seat theatre in NYC?






12. Billy Bigelow is form What show






13. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






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






15. What was the 1927 musical about college life






16. what form started in italy and included stock characters and was lively and vlugar






17. What was the first international american hit (1874)?






18. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical






19. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






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






21. Who is the composer for music man






22. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






23. What was the first international sucess of gilbert and sullivan






24. What show is -the continental






25. Laurie's dream ballet






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






28. What was the continental






29. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






30. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






31. what did florence ziegfeld have to do with the original production






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






33. What was the name of the show boat in show boat






34. What was the 1927 musical about college life






35. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






36. what form started in italy and included stock characters and was lively and vlugar






37. What was the first international sucess of gilbert and sullivan






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






39. What show is -the continental






40. Alan-a-Dale is a ___________role because it features a woman dressed as a man






41. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






42. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






43. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






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






45. On your Toes mixes two things together. What are they?






46. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






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






48. ____________ presents men better than they are...






49. G: How many lead actors were there?






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