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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the composer for on the town






2. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical






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






4. What character sings 'wouldn't it be lovely' and 'I could have danced all night' in My Fair Lady






5. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






6. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






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






8. Which musical is the story of Mama Rose and her daughter - a famous burlesque stripper






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






10. What is the 'conditional love song' found early in Carousel that is sung by julie and billy bigelow






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






12. Who is the composer of the King and I






13. What is another name for the book and lyrics






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






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






16. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






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






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






19. Who is the Composer/lyricist team for My Fair Lady






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






21. in 1985 porgy and bess entered the repertory of what company






22. Who stages the dances?






23. Which musical is set in Bangkok and is based on the diaries of Englishwoman Anna Leonowens






24. What production featured an actress in the role of Alan-a-Dale singing 'oh - Promise me?'






25. in 1983 a huge production of porgy and bess played what 6000 seat theatre in NYC?






26. What was the continental






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






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






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






30. In 1935 George Gershwin switched gears and wrote _______________ - which is considered a _________________________.






31. where did performers go






32. What was the structure of each entry in the city Dionysia






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






34. What was the most important reason that Jerome Kern's musicals of the 1930s weren't as successful as Show boat






35. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






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






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






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






39. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






40. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






41. Laurie is from What show






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






43. George Gershwin had two successes in teh 1930s What were they?






44. What was the characters name in Gypsy that was an overbearing stage mom






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






46. What was a 'claquer?'






47. Who wrote the script and lyrics for show boat?






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






49. Annie Oakley is from What show






50. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun