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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the star of Sally






2. What show is -the continental






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






4. Im gonna wash that man right out of my hair - younger than springtime - wonderful guy - cockeyed optimist - this nearly was mine






5. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






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






7. What was the longest-running of the gilbert and sullivan comic operas






8. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






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






10. 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






11. Who was the most successful composer of American comic opera (american opera-bouffe)?






12. Commedia performers used...






13. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






14. Who hires the creative team for a production?






15. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






16. in which plays would you find the stories of ordinary people






17. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






18. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






19. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






20. 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 ___________.






21. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






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






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






24. What show is -love is sweeping the country






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






26. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






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






28. What is the most significant and influential part of On Your Toes






29. What instruments accompanied the dancing






30. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






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






32. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






33. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






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






35. Who picks the actors?






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






37. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






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






39. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






40. Who was the manager for the Gaiety theatre in london






41. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






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






43. 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?






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






45. What was the original name of West Side Story






46. 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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47. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






48. What was Oh Kays most famous song






49. Why was the plot of Anything Goes changed before opening






50. What claim to fame does babes in arms have