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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What were the two main reasons that the american musicals of the 1920s became so popular






2. What show is 'doIn what comes natur'lly - you can't get a man with a gun - there's no business like show business - anything you can do'






3. Why was Of thee I sing unusual for its time






4. which form included fairytales - fantastical spectacles - and burlesques?






5. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






6. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






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






8. A composer does not always write the __________ of the music.






9. what playwright and composer did he bring together to write a christmas piece






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






11. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






12. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






13. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






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






15. Who finances the production either by their own money or through investors?






16. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






17. What was the name of that piece written by william gilbert and arthur sullivan for the christmas piece






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






19. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






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






21. Imported pieces frequently adapted the comedy for local taste by _______ the level of the comedy






22. Mary Martin played a novice at the Nonnberg Abbey In What show






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






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






25. Who is the composer of the King and I






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






27. Who is the composer of the music man






28. G: the acting style of greek tragedy was very naturalistic






29. The ballad of mack the knife and pirate jenny is from What show






30. What show is- tea for two






31. Laurie is from What show






32. Which musical deals with racially mixed marriages against the backdrop of WWII






33. Who is the composer of Candide






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






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






36. What was another international hit of the late 1890s






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






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






39. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






40. Who hires the creative team for a production?






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






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






43. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






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






45. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






46. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






47. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






48. What show is - 'the heather on the hill - come to me - bend to me - waitin for my dearie - ill go home with bonnie jean - its almost like being in love - there - but for you go i'






49. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






50. What character are in anything goes