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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






2. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






3. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






4. In which plays would you find the stories of the lives of 'noble' persons






5. Who is the composer of the King and I






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






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






8. What is the 'conditional love song' found early in Carousel that is sung by julie and billy bigelow






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






10. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






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






12. What was the first international sucess of gilbert and sullivan






13. Who is the composer for on the town






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






15. Which is about a prince going to school in heidelberg - germany






16. What is another name for the book and lyrics






17. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






18. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






19. 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 ___________.






20. Who is the composer of Can-Can






21. Where they fly things on stage






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






23. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






24. Which musical was based on william shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew






25. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy






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






27. G: How many women were in a Greek Chorus?






28. Which musical features the Devil and Lola making a deal with Joe Hardy - - turning him into a home-run-hitting hero






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






30. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Damn Yankees






31. Who is responsible for designing the environment of a production - the place?






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






33. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






34. What show is- tea for two






35. What character are in anything goes






36. Who was the choreographer for carousel






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






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






39. What operetta written by Franz Lewhar was originally porduced in Vienna in 1905 but became a smash hit in both London and New York?






40. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






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






42. What was the setting for Kismet






43. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england






44. What play featured henry dixey as 'a pedestal dancer' and was about a statue come to life?






45. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game






46. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






47. Where they fly things on stage






48. What was Oh Kays most famous song






49. G: how did they play female roles






50. What is the most significant and influential part of On Your Toes