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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






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






3. Where they fly things on stage






4. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






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






6. What play featured henry dixey as 'a pedestal dancer' and was about a statue come to life?






7. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






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






9. 'The Garden of Eden' Ballet sequence is form What show






10. What instruments accompanied the dancing






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






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






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






14. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






15. The lyricist and the composer are not always the...






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






17. Who is the composer of Can-Can






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






19. Who is the composer/lyricist team for South Pacific






20. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






21. Who writes the words to the songs?






22. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






23. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






24. In ___________- actors specialized in one type of character






25. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






26. Billy Bigelow is form What show






27. what technical advancement allowedd the plays to be performed indoors and at night






28. Which musical was based on william shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew






29. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






30. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






31. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






32. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england






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






34. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






35. 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






36. Or whom were the best songs from anything goes originally written






37. where did performers go






38. Who is the Composer/lyricist team for My Fair Lady






39. What show was the music by goerges bizet with lyrics by oscar hammerstein II






40. Which musical was based on william shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew






41. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Girl Crazy






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






43. which form of musical theatre in this period had music written specifically for the productions






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






45. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






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






47. What comic duo was the show centered around






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






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






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