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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Lotte Lenya is from What show






2. What show are -i wish i were in love again - where or when - my funny valentine - johnny one note - the lady is a tramp






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






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






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






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






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






8. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






9. Mama rose is from What show






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






11. Who composed the music for Irene






12. What actress came up with the idea of adapting the diaries into the King and I






13. which form included fairytales - fantastical spectacles - and burlesques?






14. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






15. Annie Oakley is from What show






16. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






17. Who wrote the lyrics and the book for On the Town






18. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






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






20. What is the most significant and influential part of On Your Toes






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






22. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






23. tony - maria - anita - bernardo are from What show






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






25. G: Who was responsible for the masks and costumes






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






27. What actress came up with the idea of adapting the diaries into the King and I






28. __________ presents men worse than they are...






29. What show is the song bewitched from






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






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






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






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






34. Does deus ex machina mean 'a turntable?'






35. Who made in dahomey unique






36. G: What is BCE same as






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






38. where did performers go






39. In Greek Comedy - when did the various acts (similiar to vaudeville- songs - dances - chorus girls - animal acts - magicians - jugglers etc) perform






40. Which sigmund romberg romantic musical is considered the best of the genre






41. A composer does not always write the __________ of the music.






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






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






44. nellie forbush and Emile de Becque are form What show






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






46. What was the 1927 musical about college life






47. which show from vienna was originally called 'die lustige witwe' and was produced at the dalys theatre in london






48. Who is frequently responsible for the 'vision' or 'concept' of a production?






49. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Babes in Arms






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