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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






2. what technical advancement allowedd the plays to be performed indoors and at night






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






4. Annie Oakley is from What show






5. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






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






7. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






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






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






10. What show is -love is sweeping the country






11. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






12. Who hires the creative team for a production?






13. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






14. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






15. What was the 1927 musical about college life






16. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






17. G: How many women were in a Greek Chorus?






18. which had more complicated plots - old or new comedy?






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






20. What were the two main reasons that the american musicals of the 1920s became so popular






21. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






22. 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'






23. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






24. Who is the composer for wonderful town






25. Greek: 534 BCE






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






27. What is the most significant and influential part of On Your Toes






28. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






29. The Cocoaunuts and Animal Crackers were written as star vehicles for ....






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






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






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






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






34. Pal joey introduced the ________ into the types of musical theatre characters






35. 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?






36. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






37. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






38. Imported pieces frequently adapted the comedy for local taste by _______ the level of the comedy






39. What comic duo was the show centered around






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






41. What happened to George Gershwin two years after Porgy and Bess opened?






42. 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 ___________.






43. What character are in anything goes






44. Greek: 534 BCE






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






46. What was the structure of each entry in the city Dionysia






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






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






49. Who is the composer for on the town






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