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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Ethel Merman as an overbearing stage mother In What show






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






3. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






4. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






5. Laurie is from What show






6. Which musical was written by adler and ross and featured the numbers 'Fernando's Hideaway' and 'steam Heat'






7. F:who comissioned lavish 'comedy ballets?'






8. What comic duo used immigrant stereotypes for their comedy and were extremely 'politically incorrect?'






9. 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 ___________.






10. In which plays would you find the stories of the lives of 'noble' persons






11. What were the two most popular shows written by the team of rodgers and hart in the 1920s






12. G: How many lead actors were there?






13. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






14. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england






15. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






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






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






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






19. What character sings 'wouldn't it be lovely' and 'I could have danced all night' in My Fair Lady






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






21. Who is the star of Sally






22. 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?






23. What show is- tea for two






24. What show is -love is sweeping the country






25. Who hires the creative team for a production?






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






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






28. 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 ___________.






29. What characters are in show boat

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30. G: What is BCE same as






31. Who is the composer of Can-Can






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






33. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Wonderful Town






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






35. What show is -love is sweeping the country






36. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






37. G: so does western theatre officially begin in the 6th century BC or AD?






38. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






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






40. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






41. Maria in the stage version of The Sound of Music






42. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Show Boat






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






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






45. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






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






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






48. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






49. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






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






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