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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






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






3. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game






4. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






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






6. Who was the choreographer for carousel






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






8. Who hires the creative team for a production?






9. Who works directly with the actors/singers/dancers to teach and interpret the music of a production?






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






11. What were harrigan and hart most famous for...






12. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






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






14. Which musical features the Devil and Lola making a deal with Joe Hardy - - turning him into a home-run-hitting hero






15. What show are -i wish i were in love again - where or when - my funny valentine - johnny one note - the lady is a tramp






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






17. Who made in dahomey unique






18. for the most part we know specific songs form 1930s musicals that made it into the popular repertoire but we no longer associate them with ___________.






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






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






21. What was the name of the show boat in show boat






22. which show from vienna was originally called 'die lustige witwe' and was produced at the dalys theatre in london






23. Laurie is from What show






24. What team wrote the Sound of music






25. Which sigmund romberg romantic musical is considered the best of the genre






26. What was another international hit of the late 1890s






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






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






29. Who is the star of sweet charity






30. What play featured henry dixey as 'a pedestal dancer' and was about a statue come to life?






31. What actress/dancer got better reviews in Can-Can than it's French star LIlo?






32. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






33. Rudolf frimls rose marie is considred a musical comedy true or false?






34. knows the role but not in show every night - wait for a phone call






35. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






36. What was the first international sucess of gilbert and sullivan






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






38. G: What does BCE mean?






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






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






41. what technical advancement allowedd the plays to be performed indoors and at night






42. On your Toes mixes two things together. What are they?






43. Who was the most successful composer of American comic opera (american opera-bouffe)?






44. Who writes the melodies - harmonies - and accompaniment?






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






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






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






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






49. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






50. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific