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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
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1. What show are -i wish i were in love again - where or when - my funny valentine - johnny one note - the lady is a tramp






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






3. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






4. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






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






6. How many productions did richard rodgers and lorenz hart contribute to broadway in 1930s






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






8. What author of Little Johnny Jone was the son of vaudevillian parents






9. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






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






11. What is 'someone to watch over me' from?






12. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






13. Who writes the melodies - harmonies - and accompaniment?






14. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






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






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






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






18. F:who comissioned lavish 'comedy ballets?'






19. What actor/dancer was introduced in the show and is most famous for his portrayal of teh Scarecrow in the movie version of The Wizard of Oz






20. G: How many lead actors were there?






21. Who leads the orchestra in the pit?






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






23. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






24. Who was introduced in Gentlemen Perfer Blondes and would go on to star in Hello Dolly






25. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






26. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






27. Who was the foremost composer in the field of comic opera






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






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






30. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






31. Who is the composer for wonderful town






32. G: What does BCE mean?






33. Who works directly with the actors/singers/dancers to teach and interpret the music of a production?






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






35. Who was the choreographer for carousel






36. What was the 1927 musical about college life






37. Alan-a-Dale is a ___________role because it features a woman dressed as a man






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






39. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






40. Thespis ________ greek mythology






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






42. Who is the Composer/Lyricist team for Pal Joey






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






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






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






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






47. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






48. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






49. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






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