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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
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1. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






2. Commedia performers used...






3. Who is the composer for wonderful town






4. What was the setting for Kismet






5. What comic duo was the show centered around






6. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






7. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






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






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






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






11. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






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






13. Who is the star of Sally






14. What are the three types of greek plays






15. Who was the most successful composer of American comic opera (american opera-bouffe)?






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






17. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






18. Eventually gilbert and sullivan developed their own style and no longer simply __________ styles of the period






19. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






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






21. Who made in dahomey unique






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






23. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






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






25. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






26. 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'






27. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






28. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






29. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






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






31. Oh What a beautiful mornin - people will say we're in love - the surrey with the fringe on top - I cain't say no - kansas city - all er nuthin' are from What show






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






33. 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






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






35. What author of Little Johnny Jone was the son of vaudevillian parents






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






37. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






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






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






40. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






41. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






42. G: how did they play female roles






43. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






44. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






45. What characters are in show boat

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46. Who is the Composer/lyricist team for My Fair Lady






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

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48. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






49. In the 1860s successful shows in NYC had two elements common. What were they?






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