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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What show is i want to be happy






2. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






3. Who was the origninal Eliza Doolittle in My Fair lady






4. Lotte Lenya is from What show






5. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






6. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






7. Who composed the music for Irene






8. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






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






10. George Gershwin had two successes in teh 1930s What were they?






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






12. Who is the composer for on the town






13. Mama rose is from What show






14. Mama rose is from What show






15. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






16. knows the role but not in show every night - wait for a phone call






17. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera






18. Bloody Mary is from What show






19. what did the gilbert and sullivan works become known as after this move






20. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






21. What is the term for 'god from the machine' or 'god in a machine?'






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






23. On your Toes mixes two things together. What are they?






24. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






25. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






26. What was the setting for Kismet






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






28. Alan-a-Dale is a ___________role because it features a woman dressed as a man






29. Who composed the music for Irene






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






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






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






33. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






34. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






35. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






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






37. Or whom were the best songs from anything goes originally written






38. What is another name for the book and lyrics






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






40. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






41. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






42. Who is the star of sweet charity






43. Who is the composer of the music man






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






45. What was a 'claquer?'






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






47. In 1935 George Gershwin switched gears and wrote _______________ - which is considered a _________________________.






48. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






49. Who wrote the music for show boat






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