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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






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






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






4. What was 'slaughter on tenth avenue' from ON YOUR TOES choreographed by






5. What is the biggest single reason that that the shows of the 1920s were more popular






6. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






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






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






9. Who is the overall head of the production and has 'the final say?'






10. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






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






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






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






14. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






15. In what work does the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality

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16. Mary Martin played a novice at the Nonnberg Abbey In What show






17. Greek: 534 BCE






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






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






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






21. G: The first dramatic festivals were sponsored by what city-state?






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






23. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






24. What were the two main reasons that the american musicals of the 1920s became so popular






25. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






26. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






27. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






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






29. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






30. What characters are in show boat

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31. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






32. What is the term for 'god from the machine' or 'god in a machine?'






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






34. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






35. The early Roman Empire was mostly concern with ________?






36. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






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






38. Which Bernstein musical is an adaptation of Voltaire's classic satire of the same name






39. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






40. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






41. Im gonna wash that man right out of my hair - younger than springtime - wonderful guy - cockeyed optimist - this nearly was mine






42. what cellist for the metropolitan opera wrote Babes in Toyland - The Red Mill - and Naughty Marietta?






43. What actor/dancer was introduced in the show and is most famous for his portrayal of teh Scarecrow in the movie version of The Wizard of Oz






44. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






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






46. what did the gilbert and sullivan works become known as after this move






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






48. What show are -i wish i were in love again - where or when - my funny valentine - johnny one note - the lady is a tramp






49. Who picks the actors?






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