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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Rudolf Friml wrote a musical set in exotic Canada and featured 'Indian Love Call' and 'Totem Tom-Tom' What was the name of the musical






2. Where they fly things on stage






3. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy






4. G: so does western theatre officially begin in the 6th century BC or AD?






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






6. F:who comissioned lavish 'comedy ballets?'






7. What was the name of that piece written by william gilbert and arthur sullivan for the christmas piece






8. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






9. What musical by harry tierney established the beginnings of 'the cinderella era' in 1919






10. What was significant about a 1952 revival of Porgy and Bess?






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






12. Who is the composer for on the town






13. Eventually gilbert and sullivan developed their own style and no longer simply __________ styles of the period






14. Although it was their 3rd show together Which musical secured the fame of the musical-writing team of lerner and loewe






15. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






16. Pal joey introduced the ________ into the types of musical theatre characters






17. 'The Garden of Eden' Ballet sequence is form What show






18. where did performers go






19. The Cocoaunuts and Animal Crackers were written as star vehicles for ....






20. where did performers go






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






22. Who composed the music for Irene






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






24. knows the role but not in show every night - wait for a phone call






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






26. Annie Oakley is from What show






27. What happened to George Gershwin two years after Porgy and Bess opened?






28. G: What does BCE mean?






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






30. What show is the song bewitched from






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






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






33. What was Oh Kays most famous song






34. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






35. What is another name for the book and lyrics






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






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






38. Which musical is set in Bangkok and is based on the diaries of Englishwoman Anna Leonowens






39. Who is frequently responsible for the 'vision' or 'concept' of a production?






40. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






41. Sigmund romberg wrote three of the most popular romantic musicals of this period. What were they






42. What show is - 'the heather on the hill - come to me - bend to me - waitin for my dearie - ill go home with bonnie jean - its almost like being in love - there - but for you go i'






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






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






45. who developed the roman rules for drama in 'ars Poetica' - 'the art of Poetry'






46. 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 ___________.






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






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






49. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






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