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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy






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






3. What was the name of the show boat in show boat






4. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain






5. What is the narative dance sequence 'little house of Uncle Thomas' form the King adn I based on






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






7. Who wrote the music for show boat






8. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






9. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






10. 'The Garden of Eden' Ballet sequence is form What show






11. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






12. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy






13. What piece produced in boston was written by two immigrants but is considered the first 'american' piece to be produced?






14. 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






15. What is a 'pasticcio' score






16. What was Oh Kays most famous song






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






18. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






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






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






21. Which musical deals with racially mixed marriages against the backdrop of WWII






22. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






23. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy






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






25. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






26. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game






27. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






28. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






29. Who is the composer of the King and I






30. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






31. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






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






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






34. What was the name of that piece written by william gilbert and arthur sullivan for the christmas piece






35. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






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






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






38. Who hires the creative team for a production?






39. What show is 'doIn what comes natur'lly - you can't get a man with a gun - there's no business like show business - anything you can do'






40. Laurie's dream ballet






41. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






42. What show is -Blow - gabriel blow - anything goes - youre the top - i get a kick out of you - be like the bluebirt






43. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?






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






45. What actress came up with the idea of adapting the diaries into the King and I






46. What character are in anything goes






47. 'Professor' Harold Hill and Marian the Librarian are from What show






48. What was 'slaughter on tenth avenue' from ON YOUR TOES choreographed by






49. G: What does BCE mean?






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






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