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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who is frequently responsible for the 'vision' or 'concept' of a production?






2. Who is the composer/lyricist team for South Pacific






3. Who is responsible for coordinating the designs and the actors






4. What was the 1927 musical about college life






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






6. In ___________- actors specialized in one type of character






7. What actor/dancer was introduced in the show and is most famous for his portrayal of teh Scarecrow in the movie version of The Wizard of Oz






8. What show are -i wish i were in love again - where or when - my funny valentine - johnny one note - the lady is a tramp






9. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






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






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






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






13. What is Bali H'ai from






14. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






15. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






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






17. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






18. What operetta written by Franz Lewhar was originally porduced in Vienna in 1905 but became a smash hit in both London and New York?






19. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






20. where did performers go






21. Choreographer of the King and I and remembered his version of 'The Small House of Uncle Thomas'






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






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






24. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






25. Laurie's dream ballet






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






27. Who is the composer / lyricist team for Porgy and Bess






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






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






30. F:who took over those roles






31. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






32. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






33. Who is the composer of the music man






34. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






35. what institution thought theatre was immoral and issued edicts forbidding it






36. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






37. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






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






39. G: how did they play female roles






40. Laurie is from What show






41. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






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






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






44. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






45. What character are in anything goes






46. Who stages the dances?






47. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Babes in Arms






48. Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg were composers of __________ musicals.






49. Acting styles became more naturalistic as the productions _____________ ______________.






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