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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england






2. Who is responsible for designing the environment of a production - the place?






3. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






4. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






5. What is another name for the book and lyrics






6. what institution thought theatre was immoral and issued edicts forbidding it






7. Thespis ________ greek mythology






8. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






9. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






10. Which musical was based on william shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew






11. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






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






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






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






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






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






17. What was the continental






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






19. Which Bernstein musical is an adaptation of Voltaire's classic satire of the same name






20. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






21. Who hires the creative team for a production?






22. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






23. Which musical is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and is also a collaboration between Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim






24. Lotte Lenya is from What show






25. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






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






27. What team wrote the Sound of music






28. __________ presents men worse than they are...






29. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






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






31. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






32. Who is the star of sweet charity






33. What was the setting for Kismet






34. What is a 'pasticcio' score






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






36. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






37. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






38. Gilbert and sullivan were known for ____________ and briliant burlesque humor






39. What comic duo was the show centered around






40. What was the most famous English-language popular entertainment...

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41. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






42. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






43. Who is the composer of the King and I






44. Acting styles became more naturalistic as the productions _____________ ______________.






45. 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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46. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






47. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






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






49. 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 ___________.






50. Who stages the dances?