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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






2. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






3. Who stages the dances?






4. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england






5. Who is the composer of Candide






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






7. New York - New York - come up to my place - lonely town are from What show






8. What show is - 'the heather on the hill - come to me - bend to me - waitin for my dearie - ill go home with bonnie jean - its almost like being in love - there - but for you go i'






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






10. What is the 'conditional love song' found early in Carousel that is sung by julie and billy bigelow






11. Who hires the creative team for a production?






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






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






14. What show is -love is sweeping the country






15. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?






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






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






18. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






19. What were the two physical structures used at the churches to stage biblical stories






20. What is the narative dance sequence 'little house of Uncle Thomas' form the King adn I based on






21. Annie Oakley is from What show






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






23. Who finances the production either by their own money or through investors?






24. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy






25. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






26. Who finances the production either by their own money or through investors?






27. What was the structure of each entry in the city Dionysia






28. 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






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






30. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Paint Your Wagon






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






32. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






33. G: The first dramatic festivals were sponsored by what city-state?






34. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






35. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






36. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






37. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






38. What production featured an actress in the role of Alan-a-Dale singing 'oh - Promise me?'






39. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






40. What actress came up with the idea of adapting the diaries into the King and I






41. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






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






43. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






44. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






45. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






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






47. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy






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






49. Which musical was based on william shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew






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