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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






2. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






3. Who hires the creative team for a production?






4. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






5. Which musical was written by adler and ross and featured the numbers 'Fernando's Hideaway' and 'steam Heat'






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






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






8. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






9. Mama rose is from What show






10. the dialogue of the play is referred to as what?






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






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






13. what playwright and composer did he bring together to write a christmas piece






14. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Wonderful Town






15. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






16. Who stages the dances?






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






18. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






19. What instruments accompanied the dancing






20. Who is the composer of the King and I






21. What was the biggest international success of an american musical comedy after no no nanette






22. Who stages the play and gives the actors their blocking?






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






24. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






25. 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'






26. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






27. What character are in anything goes






28. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






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






30. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






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






32. What show is- tea for two






33. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






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






35. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






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






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






38. Who wrote the music for show boat






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






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






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






42. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






43. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






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






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






46. Nathan Detroit - Sky Masterson and Adelaide are from What show






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






48. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






49. Who was the manager for the Gaiety theatre in london






50. What was the first collaboration between richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein