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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Mary Martin played a novice at the Nonnberg Abbey In What show






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






3. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Show Boat






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






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

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6. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






7. What team wrote the Sound of music






8. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






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






10. Why was Of thee I sing unusual for its time






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






12. What show is i want to be happy






13. Oh What a beautiful mornin - people will say we're in love - the surrey with the fringe on top - I cain't say no - kansas city - all er nuthin' are from What show






14. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






15. Choreographer of the King and I and remembered his version of 'The Small House of Uncle Thomas'






16. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






17. what are the trhee things that roman playwright Plautus introduced into his plays??






18. What character are in anything goes






19. G: What does BCE mean?






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






21. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






22. where did performers go






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






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






25. What is a person who invests money in a production called?






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






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






28. 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 ___________.






29. What was the continental






30. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






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






32. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






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






34. Who wrote the music for show boat






35. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






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






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






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






39. Who made in dahomey unique






40. What was another international hit of the late 1890s






41. Rudolf Friml's Rose marie was successful because of its ___________ __________.






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






43. What comic duo was the show centered around






44. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






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






46. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






47. Imported pieces frequently adapted the comedy for local taste by _______ the level of the comedy






48. Ertha Kitta and Melba Morre in this Black variation of KIsmet






49. What show is 'broadway melody' from






50. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel