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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






2. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






3. 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






4. who developed the roman rules for drama in 'ars Poetica' - 'the art of Poetry'






5. Which musical was based on william shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew






6. Annie Oakley is from What show






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






8. in 1985 porgy and bess entered the repertory of what company






9. Which sigmund romberg romantic musical is considered the best of the genre






10. Greek: 534 BCE






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






12. Imported pieces frequently adapted the comedy for local taste by _______ the level of the comedy






13. What is Bali H'ai from






14. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






15. Who writes the words to the songs?






16. What was the longest-running of the gilbert and sullivan comic operas






17. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






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






19. Who is the composer of the King and I






20. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






21. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






22. What show is -i got rhythm






23. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






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






25. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






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






27. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






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






29. what cellist for the metropolitan opera wrote Babes in Toyland - The Red Mill - and Naughty Marietta?






30. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






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






32. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






33. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






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






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






36. What actress/dancer got better reviews in Can-Can than it's French star LIlo?






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






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






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






40. What instruments accompanied the dancing






41. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






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






43. Bloody Mary is from What show






44. What production featured an actress in the role of Alan-a-Dale singing 'oh - Promise me?'






45. What was the 1927 musical about college life






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






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






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






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






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







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