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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. New York - New York - come up to my place - lonely town are from What show






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






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






4. Billy Bigelow is form What show






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






6. What is another name for the book and lyrics






7. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






8. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






9. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






10. Who is the star of Sally






11. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






12. Which musical is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and is also a collaboration between Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim






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






14. Which musical is based onThe Beggars Opera and featured the music of Kurt Weill - as well as his wife - Lotte Lenya






15. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






16. What was the biggest international success of an american musical comedy after no no nanette






17. What author of Little Johnny Jone was the son of vaudevillian parents






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






19. Who was the choreographer for carousel






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






21. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






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






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






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






25. What show is i want to be happy






26. What are the three types of greek plays






27. In which plays would you find the stories of the lives of 'noble' persons






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






29. Ethel Merman as an overbearing stage mother In What show






30. Who played the Original Professor Henry Higgins in MY Fair Lady






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






32. What does 'renaissance' mean






33. What instruments accompanied the dancing






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






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






36. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






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






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






39. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






40. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






41. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






42. What character are in anything goes






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






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






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






46. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






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






48. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






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






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







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