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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who was the manager for the Gaiety theatre in london






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






3. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






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






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






6. Who is the composer for on the town






7. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






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






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






10. What character are in anything goes






11. Who is the composer of Candide






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






13. Who designs the clothing worn by the actors in a production?






14. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






15. Commedia performers used...






16. George Gershwin had two successes in teh 1930s What were they?






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






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






19. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






20. What show is the song bewitched from






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






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






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

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






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






26. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






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






28. what form contained abusive and obsene festival verses and stock characters






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






30. Who is the star of Sally






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

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32. Annie Oakley is from What show






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






34. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain






35. The musical based on the lives of the Trapp Family Singers






36. Which is about a prince going to school in heidelberg - germany






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






38. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






39. Who is the composer for on the town






40. Annie Oakley is from What show






41. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






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






43. What comic duo was the show centered around






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






45. Bloody Mary is from What show






46. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






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






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






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






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







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