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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?






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






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






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






5. Who was the choreographer for carousel






6. What was the 1927 musical about college life






7. Which musical deals with the oldest established permenant floating crap game in NY and hinges on a bet as whether Sky can get Sara to fall in love with him?






8. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






9. What show is -the continental






10. Which sigmund romberg romantic musical is considered the best of the genre






11. What was the continental






12. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






13. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






14. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






15. What is another name for the book and lyrics






16. knows the role but not in show every night - wait for a phone call






17. Who is the composer of Can-Can






18. Who was the foremost composer in the field of comic opera






19. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






20. What was the setting for Kismet






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






22. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






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






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






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






26. A composer does not always write the __________ of the music.






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






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






29. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






30. Imported pieces frequently adapted the comedy for local taste by _______ the level of the comedy






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






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






33. Mama rose is from What show






34. Which musical was written by adler and ross and featured the numbers 'Fernando's Hideaway' and 'steam Heat'






35. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






36. The musical based on the lives of the Trapp Family Singers






37. Who is the star of Sally






38. Who is the composer of Candide






39. In Greek Comedy - when did the various acts (similiar to vaudeville- songs - dances - chorus girls - animal acts - magicians - jugglers etc) perform






40. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






41. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






42. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






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






44. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






45. The musical based on the lives of the Trapp Family Singers






46. What two rodgers and hart shows from the 1930s are done the most today






47. G: How many women were in a Greek Chorus?






48. Who wrote the lyrics and the book for On the Town






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






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