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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






2. Lotte Lenya is from What show






3. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






4. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






5. In the 1860s successful shows in NYC had two elements common. What were they?






6. Who was the producer that moved gilbert and sullivan works to the savoy theatre

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7. What musical written by jerome kern starred marilyn miller (of Ziegfeld follies fame)?






8. Which musical deals with racially mixed marriages against the backdrop of WWII






9. Mama rose is from What show






10. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






11. Laurie is from What show






12. What was Oh Kays most famous song






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






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






15. Although it was their 3rd show together Which musical secured the fame of the musical-writing team of lerner and loewe






16. what playwright and composer did he bring together to write a christmas piece






17. What was the name of that piece written by william gilbert and arthur sullivan for the christmas piece






18. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






19. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






20. Oh Kay was written as a star vehicle for __________






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






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






23. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






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






25. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






26. G: the acting style of greek tragedy was very naturalistic






27. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






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






29. Why was Of thee I sing unusual for its time






30. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






31. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






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






33. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






34. Do you find socially oriented domestic stories in old or new comedy






35. What character are in anything goes






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






37. Thespis ________ greek mythology






38. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






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






40. 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






41. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






42. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






43. what did florence ziegfeld have to do with the original production






44. what playwright and composer did he bring together to write a christmas piece






45. Who was the producer that moved gilbert and sullivan works to the savoy theatre

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46. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






47. which form of musical theatre in this period had music written specifically for the productions






48. What was the most important reason that Jerome Kern's musicals of the 1930s weren't as successful as Show boat






49. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






50. Who is the composer for music man