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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What was the biggest contribution of the Romans to theatre






2. What musical is an adaption of the fairytale The Princess and The Pea






3. Who picks the actors?






4. What does 'renaissance' mean






5. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






6. what did florence ziegfeld have to do with the original production






7. What show is 'broadway melody' from






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






9. What show is 'doIn what comes natur'lly - you can't get a man with a gun - there's no business like show business - anything you can do'






10. Ethel Merman as an overbearing stage mother In What show






11. What was the first international american hit (1874)?






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






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






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






15. What two pieces by victor herbert were not considered opera-bouffe?






16. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






17. Laurie is from What show






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






19. in 1985 porgy and bess entered the repertory of what company






20. What is a 'pasticcio' score






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






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






23. Who made in dahomey unique






24. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






25. Ethel Merman as an overbearing stage mother In What show






26. Who is the Composer/lyricist team for My Fair Lady






27. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Girl Crazy






28. What show is -i got rhythm






29. G: What does BCE mean?






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






31. show boat broke gorund in terms of its use in the choruses. What was unique about htem






32. In which plays would you find the stories of the lives of 'noble' persons






33. what technical advancement allowedd the plays to be performed indoors and at night






34. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






35. What was the characters name in Gypsy that was an overbearing stage mom






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






37. Where they fly things on stage






38. In the 1860s successful shows in NYC had two elements common. What were they?






39. Billy Bigelow is form What show






40. What show is -the continental






41. Which musical features the Devil and Lola making a deal with Joe Hardy - - turning him into a home-run-hitting hero






42. Who designs the clothing worn by the actors in a production?






43. New York - New York - come up to my place - lonely town are from What show






44. Gilbert and sullivan were known for ____________ and briliant burlesque humor






45. Who is the composer for wonderful town






46. Who wrote the script and lyrics for show boat?






47. What was the longest-running of the gilbert and sullivan comic operas






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






49. What show is the song bewitched from






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