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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Mary Martin played a novice at the Nonnberg Abbey In What show






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






10. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






11. What are the three types of greek plays






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






13. Maria in the Movie version of The SOund of Music






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






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






16. The ballad of mack the knife and pirate jenny is from What show






17. What show is -the continental






18. Choreographer of the King and I and remembered his version of 'The Small House of Uncle Thomas'






19. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






20. What show is -i got rhythm






21. Who stages the dances?






22. Who was introduced in Gentlemen Perfer Blondes and would go on to star in Hello Dolly






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






24. Who is the composer/lyricist team for South Pacific






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






26. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






27. What musical is an adaption of the fairytale The Princess and The Pea






28. G: What were the theatre festivals of Athens called?






29. acotrs in commedia wore __________ and __________ that identified the characters






30. Which musical is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and is also a collaboration between Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim






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






32. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






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






34. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






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






36. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






37. Sigmund romberg wrote three of the most popular romantic musicals of this period. What were they






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






39. Laurie is from What show






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






41. what are the trhee things that roman playwright Plautus introduced into his plays??






42. F:who took over those roles






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






44. What show is i want to be happy






45. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






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






47. what cellist for the metropolitan opera wrote Babes in Toyland - The Red Mill - and Naughty Marietta?






48. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






49. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






50. Bloody Mary is from What show