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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?






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






3. G: How many lead actors were there?






4. Who is the composer of Candide






5. Who is the composer of Candide






6. What instruments accompanied the dancing






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






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






9. 'Professor' Harold Hill and Marian the Librarian are from What show






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






11. George Gershwin had two successes in teh 1930s What were they?






12. What show is i want to be happy






13. What is Bali H'ai from






14. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






15. What actress came up with the idea of adapting the diaries into the King and I






16. What is 'someone to watch over me' from?






17. Who is the composer for on the town






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






19. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






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






21. G: What does BCE mean?






22. Who wrote the lyrics and the book for On the Town






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






27. Mama rose is from What show






28. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer






29. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






30. What was the continental






31. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






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






33. Who was the manager for the Gaiety theatre in london






34. What show is 'broadway melody' from






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






36. Why was the plot of Anything Goes changed before opening






37. What was the continental






38. 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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39. What was the most important reason that Jerome Kern's musicals of the 1930s weren't as successful as Show boat






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






41. Who writes the words to the songs?






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






43. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






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






45. Who hires the creative team for a production?






46. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






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






48. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






49. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera






50. Who hires the creative team for a production?