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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Which musical deals with the oldest established permenant floating crap game in NY and hinges on a bet as whether Sky can get Sara to fall in love with him?






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






3. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera






4. Who wrote the script and lyrics for show boat?






5. What were harrigan and hart most famous for...






6. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






7. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






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






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






10. Who is the composer of Can-Can






11. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






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






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






14. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






15. Bloody Mary is from What show






16. What was the continental






17. G: Male actors played...






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






19. Which musical by Meredith Wilson begins on the 4th of July 1912 in River City - Iowa






20. What was the biggest contribution of the Romans to theatre






21. Billy Bigelow is form What show






22. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






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

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24. which had more complicated plots - old or new comedy?






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






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






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






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






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






30. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






31. Who is the composer of the music man






32. Who wrote the music for show boat






33. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






34. Commedia performers used...






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






36. Laurie's dream ballet






37. What was Oh Kays most famous song






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






39. Pal Joey was written by...






40. Who is the star of sweet charity






41. What actress came up with the idea of adapting the diaries into the King and I






42. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






43. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






44. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






45. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






46. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






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






48. What show is -i got rhythm






49. A composer does not always write the __________ of the music.






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