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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the composer/lyricist team for The King and I






2. Who was the foremost composer in the field of comic opera






3. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






4. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






5. __________ presents men worse than they are...






6. G: What does BCE mean?






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






8. What show is -i got rhythm






9. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






10. What was the name of the show boat in show boat






11. What was the characters name in Gypsy that was an overbearing stage mom






12. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






13. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






14. Which musical is based onThe Beggars Opera and featured the music of Kurt Weill - as well as his wife - Lotte Lenya






15. What was a 'claquer?'






16. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






17. What is someone who helps load and unload ships called...






18. Oh Kay was written as a star vehicle for __________






19. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






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






21. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion






22. What was Oh Kays most famous song






23. What instruments accompanied the dancing






24. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






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






26. Who is the composer of Candide






27. Who wrote the book - lyrics and music for the Music Man






28. Who is the composer of the music man






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






30. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






31. Greek: 534 BCE






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






33. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






34. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






35. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer






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






37. what form started in italy and included stock characters and was lively and vlugar






38. Who wrote the lyrics and the book for On the Town






39. Who is the Composer/Lyricist team for Pal Joey






40. G: the acting style of greek tragedy was very naturalistic






41. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






42. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






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






44. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Girl Crazy






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






46. What show is -love is sweeping the country






47. what technical advancement allowedd the plays to be performed indoors and at night






48. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






49. What show is 'doIn what comes natur'lly - you can't get a man with a gun - there's no business like show business - anything you can do'






50. What show is -the continental