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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which musical is the story of Mama Rose and her daughter - a famous burlesque stripper






2. Who composed the music for Irene






3. Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg were composers of __________ musicals.






4. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






5. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






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






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






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






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






10. Eventually gilbert and sullivan developed their own style and no longer simply __________ styles of the period






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

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12. What is Bali H'ai from






13. Bloody Mary is from What show






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






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






16. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Babes in Arms






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






18. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






19. Who made in dahomey unique






20. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






21. what institution thought theatre was immoral and issued edicts forbidding it






22. Which Bernstein musical is an adaptation of Voltaire's classic satire of the same name






23. Who is the composer of Candide






24. Mama rose is from What show






25. Who was the origninal Eliza Doolittle in My Fair lady






26. Who is the star of Sally






27. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






28. What was the setting for Kismet






29. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






30. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






31. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






32. Mary Martin played a novice at the Nonnberg Abbey In What show






33. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






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






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






36. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






37. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






38. __________ presents men worse than they are...






39. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






40. Who wrote the music for show boat






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






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






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






44. What is the term for 'god from the machine' or 'god in a machine?'






45. Thespis ________ greek mythology






46. 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?






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






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






49. What was the first collaboration between richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein






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