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Musical Theatre

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






2. Who played Anna in the King and I (stage version)






3. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






4. what playwright and composer did he bring together to write a christmas piece






5. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera






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






7. Which musical features the Devil and Lola making a deal with Joe Hardy - - turning him into a home-run-hitting hero






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






9. Greek: 534 BCE






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






11. What show is -i got rhythm






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






13. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






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






15. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer






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






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






18. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






19. ____________ presents men better than they are...






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






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






22. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






23. What was the 1927 musical about college life






24. G: What does BCE mean?






25. What was the first collaboration between richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein






26. Commedia performers used...






27. What show was the music by goerges bizet with lyrics by oscar hammerstein II






28. What was the biggest contribution of the Romans to theatre






29. E: in 1642 what happeed that caused the theatres to clse






30. What is Bali H'ai from






31. What show is i want to be happy






32. Eventually gilbert and sullivan developed their own style and no longer simply __________ styles of the period






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






34. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






35. What was the original name of West Side Story






36. What was the biggest international success of an american musical comedy after no no nanette






37. Although it was their 3rd show together Which musical secured the fame of the musical-writing team of lerner and loewe






38. who developed the roman rules for drama in 'ars Poetica' - 'the art of Poetry'






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






40. What comic duo was the show centered around






41. What show is 'broadway melody' from






42. The Cocoaunuts and Animal Crackers were written as star vehicles for ....






43. Who is the composer/lyricist team for The King and I






44. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Damn Yankees






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






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






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






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






49. His material always had one characteristic throughout all his writing. everything was very _______.






50. Who is the composer of the King and I