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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






2. What was the first international american hit (1874)?






3. What musical is an adaption of the fairytale The Princess and The Pea






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






5. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






6. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






7. what musical featured the number 'Love is Sweeping the COuntry?'






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






9. What show is- tea for two






10. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






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






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






13. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






14. The musical based on the lives of the Trapp Family Singers






15. Maria in the stage version of The Sound of Music






16. Was Porgy & Bess a commercial success in its first run?






17. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






18. What comic duo used immigrant stereotypes for their comedy and were extremely 'politically incorrect?'






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






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






21. Who was the manager for the Gaiety theatre in london






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






23. G: How many lead actors were there?






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






25. Which musical is set in Bangkok and is based on the diaries of Englishwoman Anna Leonowens






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






27. Who was the choreographer for carousel






28. What was significant about a 1952 revival of Porgy and Bess?






29. what musical featured the number 'Love is Sweeping the COuntry?'






30. Im gonna wash that man right out of my hair - younger than springtime - wonderful guy - cockeyed optimist - this nearly was mine






31. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






32. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






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






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






35. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






36. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






37. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






38. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






39. What were the two main reasons that the american musicals of the 1920s became so popular






40. What comic duo was the show centered around






41. What musical written by jerome kern starred marilyn miller (of Ziegfeld follies fame)?






42. What show is -love is sweeping the country






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






44. What was significant about a 1952 revival of Porgy and Bess?






45. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






46. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






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






48. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion






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






50. Who is the star of sweet charity