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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who composed the music for Irene






2. G: What does BCE mean?






3. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Girl Crazy






4. What was the original name of West Side Story






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






6. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






7. What is the term for 'god from the machine' or 'god in a machine?'






8. What was a 'claquer?'






9. Who is the composer for wonderful town






10. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






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






12. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






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






14. Who is the composer/lyricist team for South Pacific






15. Oh What a beautiful mornin - people will say we're in love - the surrey with the fringe on top - I cain't say no - kansas city - all er nuthin' are from What show






16. On your Toes mixes two things together. What are they?






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






18. Who composed the music for Irene






19. What are the three types of greek plays






20. Do you find socially oriented domestic stories in old or new comedy






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






22. What happened to George Gershwin two years after Porgy and Bess opened?






23. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






24. Who hires the creative team for a production?






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






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






27. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






28. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






29. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






30. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Girl Crazy






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






32. what are the trhee things that roman playwright Plautus introduced into his plays??






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






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






35. Do you find socially oriented domestic stories in old or new comedy






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






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






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






39. What were harrigan and hart most famous for...






40. What is a 'pasticcio' score






41. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






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

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43. G: What does BCE mean?






44. G: Male actors played...






45. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






46. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






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






48. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






49. Where is teh life that late i led - I've come to wive it wealthily in padua - were thine that special face are from What show






50. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer