Test your basic knowledge |

Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Girl Crazy






2. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






3. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






4. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






5. What piece produced in boston was written by two immigrants but is considered the first 'american' piece to be produced?






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






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






8. in which plays would you find the stories of ordinary people






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






10. Who made in dahomey unique






11. Who is the star of Sally






12. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game






13. ____________ presents men better than they are...






14. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






15. What show was the music by goerges bizet with lyrics by oscar hammerstein II






16. Who is the Composer/Lyricist team for Pal Joey






17. What was another international hit of the late 1890s






18. Who is the star of sweet charity






19. the dialogue of the play is referred to as what?






20. G: Male actors played...






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






22. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






23. How many productions did richard rodgers and lorenz hart contribute to broadway in 1930s






24. what musical featured the number 'Love is Sweeping the COuntry?'






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






26. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






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






28. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






29. What characters are in show boat

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






31. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






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






33. How many productions did richard rodgers and lorenz hart contribute to broadway in 1930s






34. what form started in italy and included stock characters and was lively and vlugar






35. What is Bali H'ai from






36. Which musical is based onThe Beggars Opera and featured the music of Kurt Weill - as well as his wife - Lotte Lenya






37. What show is 'doIn what comes natur'lly - you can't get a man with a gun - there's no business like show business - anything you can do'






38. in 1983 a huge production of porgy and bess played what 6000 seat theatre in NYC?






39. His material always had one characteristic throughout all his writing. everything was very _______.






40. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






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






42. 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?






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






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






45. What show is -the continental






46. Billy Bigelow is form What show






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






48. Who played the Original Professor Henry Higgins in MY Fair Lady






49. Mama rose is from What show






50. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?