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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What was the structure of each entry in the city Dionysia






2. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






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






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






5. What musical is an adaption of the fairytale The Princess and The Pea






6. What does 'renaissance' mean






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






8. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






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






10. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






11. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






12. What two pieces by victor herbert were not considered opera-bouffe?






13. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






14. Who was the producer that moved gilbert and sullivan works to the savoy theatre

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15. In the ____________ there was little theatre and little literature






16. 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'






17. What show is -the continental






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






19. what musical featured the number 'Love is Sweeping the COuntry?'






20. what musical featured the number 'Love is Sweeping the COuntry?'






21. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game






22. What comic duo was the show centered around






23. What was the original name of West Side Story






24. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






25. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






26. The lyricist and the composer are not always the...






27. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






28. E: in 1642 what happeed that caused the theatres to clse






29. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






30. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






31. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Paint Your Wagon






32. Im gonna wash that man right out of my hair - younger than springtime - wonderful guy - cockeyed optimist - this nearly was mine






33. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england






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






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






36. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






37. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england






38. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






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






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






41. What was the first collaboration between richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein






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






43. F:who comissioned lavish 'comedy ballets?'






44. Which musical is the story of Mama Rose and her daughter - a famous burlesque stripper






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






46. What show is the song bewitched from






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






48. Why was the plot of Anything Goes changed before opening






49. Who played the Original Professor Henry Higgins in MY Fair Lady






50. What was another international hit of the late 1890s