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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is frequently responsible for the 'vision' or 'concept' of a production?






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






3. Which musical deals with the oldest established permenant floating crap game in NY and hinges on a bet as whether Sky can get Sara to fall in love with him?






4. Do you find socially oriented domestic stories in old or new comedy






5. Who played Anna in the King and I (stage version)






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






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






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






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






10. Who is the composer for wonderful town






11. in which plays would you find the stories of ordinary people






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






13. What was the original name of West Side Story






14. 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?






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






16. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






17. Who made in dahomey unique






18. Pal joey introduced the ________ into the types of musical theatre characters






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






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






21. Mama rose is from What show






22. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






23. which had more complicated plots - old or new comedy?






24. Oh Kay was written as a star vehicle for __________






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






26. Pal Joey was written by...






27. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






28. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






29. What musical written by jerome kern starred marilyn miller (of Ziegfeld follies fame)?






30. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






31. Although it was their 3rd show together Which musical secured the fame of the musical-writing team of lerner and loewe






32. Maria in the stage version of The Sound of Music






33. Who is the composer for music man






34. What were the two physical structures used at the churches to stage biblical stories






35. Which musical is based onThe Beggars Opera and featured the music of Kurt Weill - as well as his wife - Lotte Lenya






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






37. Which musical was written by adler and ross and featured the numbers 'Fernando's Hideaway' and 'steam Heat'






38. Oh What a beautiful mornin - people will say we're in love - the surrey with the fringe on top - I cain't say no - kansas city - all er nuthin' are from What show






39. Pal joey introduced the ________ into the types of musical theatre characters






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






41. Who is the overall head of the production and has 'the final say?'






42. Was Porgy & Bess a commercial success in its first run?






43. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






44. Who wrote the book - lyrics and music for the Music Man






45. Pal Joey was written by...






46. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






47. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy






48. the dialogue of the play is referred to as what?






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






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