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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game






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






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






4. Who writes the melodies - harmonies - and accompaniment?






5. What show are 'I Got Rhythm -' 'Someone to Watch Over Me -' 'They Can't Take That Away from Me -' and 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' from?






6. Who picks the actors?






7. What was the 1927 musical about college life






8. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






9. where did performers go






10. 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






11. G: What does BCE mean?






12. 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






13. Which musical by Meredith Wilson begins on the 4th of July 1912 in River City - Iowa






14. What production featured the hit songs 'reuben - reuben' 'the bowery' and 'after the ball'?






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






16. What musical by harry tierney established the beginnings of 'the cinderella era' in 1919






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






18. Nathan Detroit - Sky Masterson and Adelaide are from What show






19. What is a 'pasticcio' score






20. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy






21. Although it was their 3rd show together Which musical secured the fame of the musical-writing team of lerner and loewe






22. which form of musical theatre in this period had music written specifically for the productions






23. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






24. Who designs the clothing worn by the actors in a production?






25. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






26. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Show Boat






27. New York - New York - come up to my place - lonely town are from What show






28. Rudolf Friml wrote a musical set in exotic Canada and featured 'Indian Love Call' and 'Totem Tom-Tom' What was the name of the musical






29. Who works directly with the actors/singers/dancers to teach and interpret the music of a production?






30. Who is the composer of Candide






31. G: so does western theatre officially begin in the 6th century BC or AD?






32. G: Male actors played...






33. Nathan Detroit - Sky Masterson and Adelaide are from What show






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






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






36. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






37. What is someone who helps load and unload ships called...






38. Who is frequently responsible for the 'vision' or 'concept' of a production?






39. What is someone who helps load and unload ships called...






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






41. Which Bernstein musical is an adaptation of Voltaire's classic satire of the same name






42. What was the biggest contribution of the Romans to theatre






43. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






44. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






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






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






47. ____________ presents men better than they are...






48. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






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






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