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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Pal joey introduced the ________ into the types of musical theatre characters






2. G: Who was responsible for the masks and costumes






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






4. What was 'slaughter on tenth avenue' from ON YOUR TOES choreographed by






5. Who works directly with the actors/singers/dancers to teach and interpret the music of a production?






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






7. which form of musical theatre in this period had music written specifically for the productions






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






9. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






10. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






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






12. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






13. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






14. What was the name of that piece written by william gilbert and arthur sullivan for the christmas piece






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






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

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17. What characters are in show boat

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18. 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






19. What were the two physical structures used at the churches to stage biblical stories






20. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






21. What was the 1927 musical about college life






22. New York - New York - come up to my place - lonely town are from What show






23. where did performers go






24. What piece produced in boston was written by two immigrants but is considered the first 'american' piece to be produced?






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






26. G: Male actors played...






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






28. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






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






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






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






32. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






33. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






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






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






36. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






37. What character are in anything goes






38. Who is the star of sweet charity






39. What were the two main reasons that the american musicals of the 1920s became so popular






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






41. What instruments accompanied the dancing






42. What character sings 'wouldn't it be lovely' and 'I could have danced all night' in My Fair Lady






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






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






45. in 1983 a huge production of porgy and bess played what 6000 seat theatre in NYC?






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






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






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






49. Who designs the clothing worn by the actors in a production?






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