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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. F:who comissioned lavish 'comedy ballets?'






2. His material always had one characteristic throughout all his writing. everything was very _______.






3. Or whom were the best songs from anything goes originally written






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






5. The Cocoaunuts and Animal Crackers were written as star vehicles for ....






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






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






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






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






10. Oh Kay was written as a star vehicle for __________






11. 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 ___________.






12. What was the first international american hit (1874)?






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






14. Commedia performers used...






15. In which plays would you find the stories of the lives of 'noble' persons






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






17. In which plays would you find the stories of the lives of 'noble' persons






18. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






19. Billy Bigelow is form What show






20. In what work does the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality

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21. Who is the composer of Candide






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






23. 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






24. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Paint Your Wagon






25. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






26. Alan-a-Dale is a ___________role because it features a woman dressed as a man






27. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






28. what did the gilbert and sullivan works become known as after this move






29. 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






30. Ertha Kitta and Melba Morre in this Black variation of KIsmet






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






32. Who is the author of Tales of the South Pacific a source material for South Pacific






33. What actress/dancer got better reviews in Can-Can than it's French star LIlo?






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






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






36. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






37. Who made in dahomey unique






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






39. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






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






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






42. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






43. Lotte Lenya is from What show






44. What team wrote the Sound of music






45. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






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






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






48. What was the setting for Kismet






49. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






50. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Wonderful Town