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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Billy Bigelow is form What show






2. What operetta written by Franz Lewhar was originally porduced in Vienna in 1905 but became a smash hit in both London and New York?






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






4. What show is -the continental






5. What is another name for the book and lyrics






6. Laurie's dream ballet






7. Mama rose is from What show






8. G: What does BCE mean?






9. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






10. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






11. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






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






13. What was the characters name in Gypsy that was an overbearing stage mom






14. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






15. The lyricist and the composer are not always the...






16. Alan-a-Dale is a ___________role because it features a woman dressed as a man






17. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






18. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






19. Alan-a-Dale is a ___________role because it features a woman dressed as a man






20. Who writes the words to the songs?






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






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






23. What was the longest-running of the gilbert and sullivan comic operas






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






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






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

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






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






29. F:who took over those roles






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






31. What show is - 'the heather on the hill - come to me - bend to me - waitin for my dearie - ill go home with bonnie jean - its almost like being in love - there - but for you go i'






32. What was the original name of West Side Story






33. What team wrote the Sound of music






34. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera






35. Who is the composer of the music man






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






37. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






38. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






39. What show is- tea for two






40. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






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






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






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






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






45. Who stages the dances?






46. What actor/dancer was introduced in the show and is most famous for his portrayal of teh Scarecrow in the movie version of The Wizard of Oz






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






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






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






50. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s







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