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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What show are -i wish i were in love again - where or when - my funny valentine - johnny one note - the lady is a tramp






2. Imported pieces frequently adapted the comedy for local taste by _______ the level of the comedy






3. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






4. What show is the song bewitched from






5. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






6. What show is -i got rhythm






7. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






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

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9. What show is -love is sweeping the country






10. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






11. ____________ presents men better than they are...






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






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






14. Who is the composer of Candide






15. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






16. What show is -the continental






17. Or whom were the best songs from anything goes originally written






18. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






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






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






21. Who is the composer / lyricist team for Porgy and Bess






22. What is someone who helps load and unload ships called...






23. G: What does BCE mean?






24. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






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






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






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






28. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






29. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






30. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






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






32. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






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






34. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Damn Yankees






35. what cellist for the metropolitan opera wrote Babes in Toyland - The Red Mill - and Naughty Marietta?






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






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






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






39. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






40. What show is i want to be happy






41. What musical written by jerome kern starred marilyn miller (of Ziegfeld follies fame)?






42. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






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






44. Who wrote the script and lyrics for show boat?






45. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






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






47. Who is the composer of the music man






48. Rudolf Friml's Rose marie was successful because of its ___________ __________.






49. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






50. What show is the song bewitched from