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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Or whom were the best songs from anything goes originally written






2. E: in 1642 what happeed that caused the theatres to clse






3. Who stages the dances?






4. Who hires the creative team for a production?






5. Who works directly with the actors/singers/dancers to teach and interpret the music of a production?






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






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






8. Maria in the Movie version of The SOund of Music






9. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game






10. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






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






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






13. What is Bali H'ai from






14. What show is- tea for two






15. Who is the composer for music man






16. What was the first international sucess of gilbert and sullivan






17. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






18. G: What does BCE mean?






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






20. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical






21. What was Oh Kays most famous song






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






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






24. Who is the composer for wonderful town






25. What are the three types of greek plays






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. What musical by harry tierney established the beginnings of 'the cinderella era' in 1919






28. what institution thought theatre was immoral and issued edicts forbidding it






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






30. Who writes the words to the songs?






31. knows the role but not in show every night - wait for a phone call






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






33. Pal Joey was written by...






34. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Damn Yankees






35. Who composed the music for Irene






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






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






38. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion






39. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






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






41. What show is -love is sweeping the country






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






43. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






44. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






45. What team wrote the Sound of music






46. Who made in dahomey unique






47. Who was introduced in Gentlemen Perfer Blondes and would go on to star in Hello Dolly






48. Maria in the Movie version of The SOund of Music






49. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






50. What comic duo was the show centered around