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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Choreographer of the King and I and remembered his version of 'The Small House of Uncle Thomas'






2. Who was the choreographer for carousel






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






4. Who stages the dances?






5. Acting styles became more naturalistic as the productions _____________ ______________.






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






7. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






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






9. Laurie is from What show






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






11. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






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






13. Who writes the words to the songs?






14. Which is about a prince going to school in heidelberg - germany






15. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






16. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy






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

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18. What show is 'broadway melody' from






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






20. What two pieces by victor herbert were not considered opera-bouffe?






21. Greek: 534 BCE






22. Thespis ________ greek mythology






23. Who picks the actors?






24. Who is the composer of Can-Can






25. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






26. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Babes in Arms






27. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






28. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






29. Acting styles became more naturalistic as the productions _____________ ______________.






30. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






31. who developed the roman rules for drama in 'ars Poetica' - 'the art of Poetry'






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






33. Who composed the music for Irene






34. Who wrote the music for show boat






35. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






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






37. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






38. Which Bernstein musical is an adaptation of Voltaire's classic satire of the same name






39. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






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






41. In Greek Comedy - when did the various acts (similiar to vaudeville- songs - dances - chorus girls - animal acts - magicians - jugglers etc) perform






42. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






43. Ertha Kitta and Melba Morre in this Black variation of KIsmet






44. G: How many lead actors were there?






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






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






47. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






48. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






49. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






50. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon