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1. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






2. Rudolf Friml wrote a musical set in exotic Canada and featured 'Indian Love Call' and 'Totem Tom-Tom' What was the name of the musical






3. Who played Anna in the King and I (stage version)






4. George Gershwin had two successes in teh 1930s What were they?






5. 'Professor' Harold Hill and Marian the Librarian are from What show






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






7. What team wrote the Sound of music






8. What show is -love is sweeping the country






9. What show is i want to be happy






10. Who is the author of Tales of the South Pacific a source material for South Pacific






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






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






13. Who was the foremost composer in the field of comic opera






14. What production featured an actress in the role of Alan-a-Dale singing 'oh - Promise me?'






15. E: in 1642 what happeed that caused the theatres to clse






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






17. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






18. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer






19. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






20. show boat broke gorund in terms of its use in the choruses. What was unique about htem






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






22. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






23. G: how did they play female roles






24. where did performers go






25. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






26. Who is the star of Sally






27. Who is the composer for on the town






28. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






29. G: The first dramatic festivals were sponsored by what city-state?






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






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






32. Where they fly things on stage






33. Who wrote the music for show boat






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






35. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






36. Greek: 534 BCE






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






38. Who stages the play and gives the actors their blocking?






39. What is the biggest single reason that that the shows of the 1920s were more popular






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






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






42. Who stages the dances?






43. In ___________- actors specialized in one type of character






44. What was the biggest international success of an american musical comedy after no no nanette






45. G: What does BCE mean?






46. What was the continental






47. What was the most famous English-language popular entertainment...

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






49. knows the role but not in show every night - wait for a phone call






50. What is Bali H'ai from







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