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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






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






3. Who leads the orchestra in the pit?






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






5. What does 'renaissance' mean






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






7. Who is the composer of the King and I






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






9. Laurie's dream ballet






10. What show is the song bewitched from






11. What was Oh Kays most famous song






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






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






14. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






15. What was the 1927 musical about college life






16. What character sings 'wouldn't it be lovely' and 'I could have danced all night' in My Fair Lady






17. 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






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






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






20. Who composed the music for Irene






21. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






22. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






23. What comic duo was the show centered around






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






25. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






26. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






27. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






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






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






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






31. Who is the Composer/Lyricist team for Pal Joey






32. 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






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






34. What was Oh Kays most famous song






35. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






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






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






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






39. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






40. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






41. Who is the composer of Candide






42. 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






43. What does 'renaissance' mean






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






45. Mama rose is from What show






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






47. Sigmund romberg wrote three of the most popular romantic musicals of this period. What were they






48. tony - maria - anita - bernardo are from What show






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






50. Who writes the words to the songs?