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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






2. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






3. acotrs in commedia wore __________ and __________ that identified the characters






4. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






5. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






6. What show is -i got rhythm






7. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






8. for the most part we know specific songs form 1930s musicals that made it into the popular repertoire but we no longer associate them with ___________.






9. His material always had one characteristic throughout all his writing. everything was very _______.






10. What was Oh Kays most famous song






11. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






12. F:who took over those roles






13. Maria in the Movie version of The SOund of Music






14. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






15. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






16. ____________ presents men better than they are...






17. G: What does BCE mean?






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






19. Who is responsible for coordinating the designs and the actors






20. What is Bali H'ai from






21. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion






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






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






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






25. What was the structure of each entry in the city Dionysia






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






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






28. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






29. which show from vienna was originally called 'die lustige witwe' and was produced at the dalys theatre in london






30. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






31. Who picks the actors?






32. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






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






34. acotrs in commedia wore __________ and __________ that identified the characters






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






36. What show is 'broadway melody' from






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






38. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






39. which form included fairytales - fantastical spectacles - and burlesques?






40. 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'






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






42. Who is the composer for wonderful town






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






44. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






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






46. Which musical deals with racially mixed marriages against the backdrop of WWII






47. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain






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






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






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