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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What two rodgers and hart shows from the 1930s are done the most today






2. In ___________- actors specialized in one type of character






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






4. What show is- tea for two






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






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






7. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






8. Who was the manager for the Gaiety theatre in london






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






10. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






11. What was Oh Kays most famous song






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






13. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






14. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






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






16. 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?






17. What was significant about a 1952 revival of Porgy and Bess?






18. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






19. Who stages the dances?






20. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera






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






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






23. Who is the star of sweet charity






24. 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






25. What show is -love is sweeping the country






26. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






27. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






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






29. What is the 'conditional love song' found early in Carousel that is sung by julie and billy bigelow






30. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






31. Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg were composers of __________ musicals.






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






33. Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg were composers of __________ musicals.






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






35. What two rodgers and hart shows from the 1930s are done the most today






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






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






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






39. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






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






41. What are the three types of greek plays






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






43. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Wonderful Town






44. In Greek Comedy - when did the various acts (similiar to vaudeville- songs - dances - chorus girls - animal acts - magicians - jugglers etc) perform






45. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






46. 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?






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






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






49. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






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







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