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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. __________ presents men worse than they are...






2. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






3. Greek: 534 BCE






4. Who composed the music for Irene






5. Who is the composer for on the town






6. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






7. What actor/dancer was introduced in the show and is most famous for his portrayal of teh Scarecrow in the movie version of The Wizard of Oz






8. what form contained abusive and obsene festival verses and stock characters






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






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






11. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






12. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






13. The early Roman Empire was mostly concern with ________?






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






15. Laurie is from What show






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






17. What was the most important reason that Jerome Kern's musicals of the 1930s weren't as successful as Show boat






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






19. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






20. What is the biggest single reason that that the shows of the 1920s were more popular






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






22. 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'






23. What comic duo was the show centered around






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






25. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?






26. What show is -love is sweeping the country






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






28. What was Oh Kays most famous song






29. Who is the composer of the King and I






30. where did performers go






31. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






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






33. What was the most famous English-language popular entertainment...

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34. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






35. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






36. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






37. 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






38. Who is the star of Sally






39. In what work does the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality

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






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






42. The musical based on the lives of the Trapp Family Singers






43. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






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






45. What show is -love is sweeping the country






46. Who is the overall head of the production and has 'the final say?'






47. What was the first international american hit (1874)?






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






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






50. What is 'someone to watch over me' from?