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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who wrote the script and lyrics for show boat?






2. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






3. Who is the star of sweet charity






4. What two pieces by victor herbert were not considered opera-bouffe?






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






6. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain






7. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






8. Who is the composer for wonderful town






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






10. What show is the song bewitched from






11. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?






12. Who writes the melodies - harmonies - and accompaniment?






13. G: What were the theatre festivals of Athens called?






14. Laurie's dream ballet






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






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






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






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






19. show boat broke gorund in terms of its use in the choruses. What was unique about htem






20. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






21. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






22. What show is -Blow - gabriel blow - anything goes - youre the top - i get a kick out of you - be like the bluebirt






23. What author of Little Johnny Jone was the son of vaudevillian parents






24. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?






25. What production featured the hit songs 'reuben - reuben' 'the bowery' and 'after the ball'?






26. where did performers go






27. In the 1920s what genre of musical theatre was just as popular as the musical comedies and used colorful times and places dashing and dramatic tales and a much wider musical palette






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






29. The early Roman Empire was mostly concern with ________?






30. Commedia performers used...






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






32. What two pieces by victor herbert were not considered opera-bouffe?






33. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






34. Who is responsible for designing the environment of a production - the place?






35. Who is the composer of the music man






36. In the ____________ there was little theatre and little literature






37. How many productions did richard rodgers and lorenz hart contribute to broadway in 1930s






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






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






40. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain






41. __________ presents men worse than they are...






42. nellie forbush and Emile de Becque are form What show






43. What show are 'I Got Rhythm -' 'Someone to Watch Over Me -' 'They Can't Take That Away from Me -' and 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' from?






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






45. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






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






47. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






48. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






49. What was the biggest international success of an american musical comedy after no no nanette






50. G: What does BCE mean?