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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the composer/lyricist team for West Side Story






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






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






4. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






5. 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






6. what form contained abusive and obsene festival verses and stock characters






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






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






9. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






10. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy






11. What is 'someone to watch over me' from?






12. What were the two most popular shows written by the team of rodgers and hart in the 1920s






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






14. Who is the composer/lyricist team for West Side Story






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






16. Which musical is set in Bangkok and is based on the diaries of Englishwoman Anna Leonowens






17. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






18. Who is the dancing star of on your toes






19. Who was introduced in Gentlemen Perfer Blondes and would go on to star in Hello Dolly






20. Thespis ________ greek mythology






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






22. Laurie's dream ballet






23. What characters are in show boat

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24. which had more complicated plots - old or new comedy?






25. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






26. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






27. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






28. What was the original name of West Side Story






29. nellie forbush and Emile de Becque are form What show






30. Why was Of thee I sing unusual for its time






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






32. What comic duo used immigrant stereotypes for their comedy and were extremely 'politically incorrect?'






33. What was the biggest international success of an american musical comedy after no no nanette






34. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






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






36. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






37. acotrs in commedia wore __________ and __________ that identified the characters






38. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






39. What is the narative dance sequence 'little house of Uncle Thomas' form the King adn I based on






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






41. What comic duo was the show centered around






42. G: the acting style of greek tragedy was very naturalistic






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






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






45. G: The first dramatic festivals were sponsored by what city-state?






46. in 1985 porgy and bess entered the repertory of what company






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






48. Pal joey introduced the ________ into the types of musical theatre characters






49. Laurie's dream ballet






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