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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What character are in anything goes






2. __________ presents men worse than they are...






3. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






4. Which musical by Meredith Wilson begins on the 4th of July 1912 in River City - Iowa






5. G: How many lead actors were there?






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






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






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






9. Who was the producer that moved gilbert and sullivan works to the savoy theatre

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10. What is the narative dance sequence 'little house of Uncle Thomas' form the King adn I based on






11. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






12. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






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






14. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






15. What were the two most popular shows written by the team of rodgers and hart in the 1920s






16. The Cocoaunuts and Animal Crackers were written as star vehicles for ....






17. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






18. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






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






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






21. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






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






23. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






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






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






26. What is someone who helps load and unload ships called...






27. Who is the composer / lyricist team for Porgy and Bess






28. 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?






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






30. In 1935 George Gershwin switched gears and wrote _______________ - which is considered a _________________________.






31. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






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






33. G: What were the theatre festivals of Athens called?






34. Who was the most successful composer of American comic opera (american opera-bouffe)?






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






36. What was the setting for Kismet






37. Who is the star of sweet charity






38. in 1983 a huge production of porgy and bess played what 6000 seat theatre in NYC?






39. What were harrigan and hart most famous for...






40. Who is the composer/lyricist team for The King and I






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






42. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






43. Who is the star of Sally






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






45. What comic duo used immigrant stereotypes for their comedy and were extremely 'politically incorrect?'






46. What comic duo was the show centered around






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






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






49. Which musical is the story of Mama Rose and her daughter - a famous burlesque stripper






50. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show