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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. In ___________- actors specialized in one type of character






2. the dialogue of the play is referred to as what?






3. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






4. Who was the origninal Eliza Doolittle in My Fair lady






5. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






6. What characters are in show boat

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7. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






8. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






9. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical






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






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






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






13. Pal Joey was written by...






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






15. Who is the overall head of the production and has 'the final say?'






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






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






18. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






19. Nathan Detroit - Sky Masterson and Adelaide are from What show






20. acotrs in commedia wore __________ and __________ that identified the characters






21. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






22. Laurie is from What show






23. Who played Anna in the King and I (stage version)






24. F:who comissioned lavish 'comedy ballets?'






25. What was the most famous English-language popular entertainment...

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26. what did the gilbert and sullivan works become known as after this move






27. The early Roman Empire was mostly concern with ________?






28. What operetta written by Franz Lewhar was originally porduced in Vienna in 1905 but became a smash hit in both London and New York?






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






30. Why was Of thee I sing unusual for its time






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






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






33. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






34. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






35. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






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






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






38. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






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






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






41. Who is the composer/lyricist team for South Pacific






42. show boat broke gorund in terms of its use in the choruses. What was unique about htem






43. G: What does BCE mean?






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






45. G: so does western theatre officially begin in the 6th century BC or AD?






46. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






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






48. What show is the song bewitched from






49. Greek: 534 BCE






50. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?