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Musical Theatre

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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. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






3. Who made in dahomey unique






4. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






5. His material always had one characteristic throughout all his writing. everything was very _______.






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






7. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical






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






9. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






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






11. Commedia performers used...






12. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






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






14. What show is -Blow - gabriel blow - anything goes - youre the top - i get a kick out of you - be like the bluebirt






15. what are the trhee things that roman playwright Plautus introduced into his plays??






16. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






17. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain






18. Who is the composer for music man






19. Who picks the actors?






20. Bloody Mary is from What show






21. What were the two most popular shows written by the team of rodgers and hart in the 1920s






22. What instruments accompanied the dancing






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






24. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






25. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






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






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






28. Greek: 534 BCE






29. show boat broke gorund in terms of its use in the choruses. What was unique about htem






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






31. acotrs in commedia wore __________ and __________ that identified the characters






32. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






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






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






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






36. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






37. What is a person who invests money in a production called?






38. where did performers go






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






40. Who was introduced in Gentlemen Perfer Blondes and would go on to star in Hello Dolly






41. E: in 1642 what happeed that caused the theatres to clse






42. which show from vienna was originally called 'die lustige witwe' and was produced at the dalys theatre in london






43. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






44. In the 1920s what genre of musical theatre was just as popular as the musical comedies and used colorful times and places dashing and dramatic tales and a much wider musical palette






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






46. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






47. Why was the plot of Anything Goes changed before opening






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






49. What show is i want to be happy






50. What production featured the hit songs 'reuben - reuben' 'the bowery' and 'after the ball'?







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