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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






2. Where they fly things on stage






3. What is another name for the book and lyrics






4. Maria in the Movie version of The SOund of Music






5. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






6. G: Male actors played...






7. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






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






9. F:who took over those roles






10. What team wrote the Sound of music






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






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






13. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






14. Who stages the play and gives the actors their blocking?






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






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






17. Greek: 534 BCE






18. Mama rose is from What show






19. G: how did they play female roles






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






21. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






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






23. Which is about a prince going to school in heidelberg - germany






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






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






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






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






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






29. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






30. What musical by harry tierney established the beginnings of 'the cinderella era' in 1919






31. Who composed the music for Irene






32. G: What does BCE mean?






33. what technical advancement allowedd the plays to be performed indoors and at night






34. What were the two most popular shows written by the team of rodgers and hart in the 1920s






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






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






37. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






38. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






39. Which musical by Meredith Wilson begins on the 4th of July 1912 in River City - Iowa






40. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






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






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






43. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






44. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






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






46. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy






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






48. The ballad of mack the knife and pirate jenny is from What show






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






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