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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






2. Acting styles became more naturalistic as the productions _____________ ______________.






3. nellie forbush and Emile de Becque are form What show






4. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






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






6. Bloody Mary is from What show






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






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. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






10. Who is the composer/lyricist team for West Side Story






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






12. what institution thought theatre was immoral and issued edicts forbidding it






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






14. What actress/dancer got better reviews in Can-Can than it's French star LIlo?






15. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






16. Where is teh life that late i led - I've come to wive it wealthily in padua - were thine that special face are from What show






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






18. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






19. Mama rose is from What show






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






21. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






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






23. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






24. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






25. Who played the Original Professor Henry Higgins in MY Fair Lady






26. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






27. Who wrote the book - lyrics and music for the Music Man






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






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






30. What is another name for the book and lyrics






31. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






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

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33. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






34. Who hires the creative team for a production?






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






36. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






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






38. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






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






40. What character sings 'wouldn't it be lovely' and 'I could have danced all night' in My Fair Lady






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






42. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






43. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






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






45. G: Who was responsible for the masks and costumes






46. Thespis ________ greek mythology






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






48. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






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






50. Commedia performers used...