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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What show is -love is sweeping the country






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






3. Who is the composer of the music man






4. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






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






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






7. Who wrote the music for show boat






8. What is the biggest single reason that that the shows of the 1920s were more popular






9. What play featured henry dixey as 'a pedestal dancer' and was about a statue come to life?






10. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






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






12. What is a person who invests money in a production called?






13. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






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






15. for the most part we know specific songs form 1930s musicals that made it into the popular repertoire but we no longer associate them with ___________.






16. Who made in dahomey unique






17. Who stages the play and gives the actors their blocking?






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






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






20. E: in 1642 what happeed that caused the theatres to clse






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






22. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






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






24. What was the continental






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






26. What were the two physical structures used at the churches to stage biblical stories






27. What was the characters name in Gypsy that was an overbearing stage mom






28. What show is the song bewitched from






29. The ballad of mack the knife and pirate jenny is from What show






30. Pal Joey was written by...






31. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






32. Does deus ex machina mean 'a turntable?'






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






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






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






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






37. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






38. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






39. show boat broke gorund in terms of its use in the choruses. What was unique about htem






40. Who wrote the book - lyrics and music for the Music Man






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






42. 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






43. What play featured henry dixey as 'a pedestal dancer' and was about a statue come to life?






44. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






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






46. Greek: 534 BCE






47. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






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






49. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






50. F:who comissioned lavish 'comedy ballets?'







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