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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






2. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






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






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






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






6. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






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






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






9. Greek: 534 BCE






10. Which musical is the story of Mama Rose and her daughter - a famous burlesque stripper






11. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






12. G: Male actors played...






13. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






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






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






16. What character sings 'wouldn't it be lovely' and 'I could have danced all night' in My Fair Lady






17. What does 'renaissance' mean






18. Who picks the actors?






19. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






20. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






21. G: What is BCE same as






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






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






24. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






25. F:who took over those roles






26. What is a person who invests money in a production called?






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






28. what form started in italy and included stock characters and was lively and vlugar






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






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






31. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






32. Who hires the creative team for a production?






33. What show is- tea for two






34. In the 1860s successful shows in NYC had two elements common. What were they?






35. knows the role but not in show every night - wait for a phone call






36. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






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






38. 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






39. What show is i want to be happy






40. Who leads the orchestra in the pit?






41. Where they fly things on stage






42. What is another name for the book and lyrics






43. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Show Boat






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






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






46. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






47. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






48. What was the setting for Kismet






49. Eventually gilbert and sullivan developed their own style and no longer simply __________ styles of the period






50. In the 1920s what genre of musical theatre was just as popular as the musical comedies and used colorful times and places dashing and dramatic tales and a much wider musical palette