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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. 'The Garden of Eden' Ballet sequence is form What show






2. What was significant about a 1952 revival of Porgy and Bess?






3. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






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






5. the dialogue of the play is referred to as what?






6. Commedia performers used...






7. What show is -Blow - gabriel blow - anything goes - youre the top - i get a kick out of you - be like the bluebirt






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






9. Nathan Detroit - Sky Masterson and Adelaide are from What show






10. What was the continental






11. Rudolf Friml wrote a musical set in exotic Canada and featured 'Indian Love Call' and 'Totem Tom-Tom' What was the name of the musical






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






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






14. in which plays would you find the stories of ordinary people






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






16. Annie Oakley is from What show






17. Which musical deals with the oldest established permenant floating crap game in NY and hinges on a bet as whether Sky can get Sara to fall in love with him?






18. what did the gilbert and sullivan works become known as after this move






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






20. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






21. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






22. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






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






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






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






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






27. What two rodgers and hart shows from the 1930s are done the most today






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






29. Who is frequently responsible for the 'vision' or 'concept' of a production?






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






31. G: Greek actors had...






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






33. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






34. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






35. who developed the roman rules for drama in 'ars Poetica' - 'the art of Poetry'






36. Rudolf Friml wrote a musical set in exotic Canada and featured 'Indian Love Call' and 'Totem Tom-Tom' What was the name of the musical






37. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






38. Who is the composer/lyricist team for West Side Story






39. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






40. What is a 'pasticcio' score






41. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






42. Who is the composer of the music man






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






44. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






45. Who writes the words to the songs?






46. In ___________- actors specialized in one type of character






47. What was the setting for Kismet






48. What is a 'pasticcio' score






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






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