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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What show is i want to be happy






2. What was 'slaughter on tenth avenue' from ON YOUR TOES choreographed by






3. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






4. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






5. What instruments accompanied the dancing






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






7. What was the setting for Kismet






8. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical






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






10. Maria in the stage version of The Sound of Music






11. Commedia performers used...






12. Lotte Lenya is from What show






13. Which musical is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and is also a collaboration between Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim






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






15. G: What does BCE mean?






16. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical






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






18. Greek: 534 BCE






19. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






20. Who is the composer/lyricist team for South Pacific






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






22. G: What were the theatre festivals of Athens called?






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






24. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






25. Who is the star of Sally






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






27. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






28. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






29. 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?






30. 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






31. Or whom were the best songs from anything goes originally written






32. Who hires the creative team for a production?






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






34. F:who took over those roles






35. 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'






36. Which musical was based on william shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew






37. What is Bali H'ai from






38. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






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






40. 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'






41. Oh What a beautiful mornin - people will say we're in love - the surrey with the fringe on top - I cain't say no - kansas city - all er nuthin' are from What show






42. tony - maria - anita - bernardo are from What show






43. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






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






45. What is the term for 'god from the machine' or 'god in a machine?'






46. Who wrote the book - lyrics and music for the Music Man






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






48. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






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






50. G: so does western theatre officially begin in the 6th century BC or AD?