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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Damn Yankees






2. What show is the song bewitched from






3. Who is the overall head of the production and has 'the final say?'






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






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






6. Who is the composer for on the town






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






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






9. __________ presents men worse than they are...






10. Commedia performers used...






11. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






12. Who is the composer for on the town






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






14. Lotte Lenya is from What show






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






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






17. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






18. G: What were the theatre festivals of Athens called?






19. 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






20. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






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






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






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






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






25. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






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






27. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






28. What is a 'pasticcio' score






29. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






30. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






31. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical






32. What was the structure of each entry in the city Dionysia






33. What is a 'pasticcio' score






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






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






36. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






37. 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






38. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






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






40. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion






41. the dialogue of the play is referred to as what?






42. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






43. How many productions did richard rodgers and lorenz hart contribute to broadway in 1930s






44. Do you find socially oriented domestic stories in old or new comedy






45. What show is 'broadway melody' from






46. Who picks the actors?






47. F:who took over those roles






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






49. Who picks the actors?






50. what are the trhee things that roman playwright Plautus introduced into his plays??