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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






2. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain






3. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






4. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






5. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






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






7. Who stages the dances?






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






9. Which musical deals with racially mixed marriages against the backdrop of WWII






10. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






11. 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






12. What is the biggest single reason that that the shows of the 1920s were more popular






13. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






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






15. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






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






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






18. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






19. G: How many women were in a Greek Chorus?






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






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






22. Which Bernstein musical is an adaptation of Voltaire's classic satire of the same name






23. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






24. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






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






26. What does 'renaissance' mean






27. 'Professor' Harold Hill and Marian the Librarian are from What show






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






29. Who is the star of Sally






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






31. Who is the composer of Candide






32. What show is -love is sweeping the country






33. F:who took over those roles






34. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






35. Why was the plot of Anything Goes changed before opening






36. The lyricist and the composer are not always the...






37. Who is the composer/lyricist team for The King and I






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






39. What was the most important reason that Jerome Kern's musicals of the 1930s weren't as successful as Show boat






40. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






41. Lotte Lenya is from What show






42. Where they fly things on stage






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






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






45. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






46. Who was the producer that moved gilbert and sullivan works to the savoy theatre

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47. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






48. What was the biggest contribution of the Romans to theatre






49. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






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