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Musical Theatre
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1. show boat broke gorund in terms of its use in the choruses. What was unique about htem
Ethel merman
Gwen verdon
The black chorus and white chorus had equal time on stage and they sang together
BC- before christ
2. What was another international hit of the late 1890s
The belle of new york
Oklahoma
Richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein
James michener
3. What was the 1927 musical about college life
Threepenny opera
Betty comden and adolph green
Rodgers and hammerstein
Good news
4. Acting styles became more naturalistic as the productions _____________ ______________.
Playwright
The king and i
Give my regards to broadway and the yankee doodle boy
Moved indoors
5. What were the two main reasons that the american musicals of the 1920s became so popular
The puritans took control of the governmetn
Improved libretti and uniquely american music
Comedy
Timbuktu
6. What show is i want to be happy
Rebirth
No no nanette
The music man
State
7. In ___________- actors specialized in one type of character
Agnes de mille
Commedia dell-arte
Betty comden and adolph green
Ethel merman
8. What show is 'broadway melody' from
My fair lady
Satyr plays
Leonard bernstein
Singin in the rain
9. Pal joey introduced the ________ into the types of musical theatre characters
Robin hood
Jule Styne
Anti-hero
Bernstein and Sondheim
10. What was the first international american hit (1874)?
Stand by
Meredith wilson
Jerome kern
Evangeline
11. On your Toes mixes two things together. What are they?
Stand by
Ballet and modern dance
BC- before christ
The contemporary dance piece Slaughter on Tenth Ave
12. Who wrote the music for show boat
My fair lady
The doctor of alcantara
Robin hood
Jerome kern
13. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated
George gershwin
Political satire
Romantic
Satyr plays
14. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical
The merry widow
Kismet
Slapsticks
Nine
15. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress
Frank Loesser
Mary Rodgers - daughter of Richard Rodgers
Improved libretti and uniquely american music
War
16. who are the producers for Annie get your gun
Tragedies
Richard Rodgers and OScar Hammerstein
Marilyn Miller
New comedy
17. Which musical is set in Bangkok and is based on the diaries of Englishwoman Anna Leonowens
Librettist
Julie Andrews
Gypsy
The king and I
18. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story
Jerome robbins
Thespis
Bert williams and george walker
Richard d'oyly carte
19. 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
Ray Bolger
Gestures and poses
War
The Threepenny opera
20. In the show - but will cover multiple roles
Swing
Stand by
Plato
Commedia dell-arte
21. What show is -the continental
Harrigan and hart
Political satire
Mercenary mary
Ballet and modern dance
22. Who is responsible for designing the environment of a production - the place?
Set designer
Annie get your gun
Playwright
He was the producer
23. Who stages the dances?
HMS pinafore
Choreographer
Irene
The savoy operas
24. Who is responsible for designing the environment of a production - the place?
Playwright
Official beginning of western theatre
Set designer
Tearly Roman empire
25. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel
Jerome robbins
Anything goes
Agnes de mille
Richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein
26. Rudolf Friml's Rose marie was successful because of its ___________ __________.
Romantic music
Leonard bernstein
Tragedy
War
27. What is a person who invests money in a production called?
The Sound of Music
Angel
Moliere
Music: Bernstein and Book and lyrics: Adolph Green
28. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained
South pacific
Between sections of the Greek Comedy Plays
Producer
James michener
29. G: How many lead actors were there?
Producer
Meredith wilson
3 to 5
The metropolitan opera
30. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show
James michener
State
Kiss me - kate
Once upon a mattress
31. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina
No no nanette
A contrived ending
Richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein
Kiss me - kate
32. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show
None all men
Richard rodgers
Damn yankees
Meredith wilson
33. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?
Jule Styne
A contrived ending
Disappears
Mulligan guards routines
34. Who picks the actors?
Director
The cotton blossom
Masks and costumes
The desert song
35. What was the setting for Kismet
Ethel merman
Ancient baghdad
Leonard bernstein
Horace
36. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Girl Crazy
George and Ira Gershwin
On the town
The puritans took control of the governmetn
BC
37. Who works directly with the actors/singers/dancers to teach and interpret the music of a production?
Kiss me - Kate
Timbuktu
Music director
Angel
38. What was a 'claquer?'
Mary Rodgers - daughter of Richard Rodgers
False it was stylized
Someone hired to applaud and cheer
Same person
39. What play featured henry dixey as 'a pedestal dancer' and was about a statue come to life?
Comic opera had music and dialogue
New comedy
The metropolitan opera
Adonis
40. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave
Music director
Crazy for You
24
On your toes
41. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun
East Side Story
Jerome robbins
Irving Berlin
Music director
42. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'
South pacific
Director
Once upon a mattress
Jerome kern
43. What show are -i wish i were in love again - where or when - my funny valentine - johnny one note - the lady is a tramp
Babes in arms
Spectacle
Improved libretti and uniquely american music
Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner
44. knows the role but not in show every night - wait for a phone call
Victor herbert
Gypsy
Stand by
The merry widow
45. Does deus ex machina mean 'a turntable?'
Tragedies - comedies - and satyr plays
George m. cohan
Commedia dell-arte
No
46. What comic duo used immigrant stereotypes for their comedy and were extremely 'politically incorrect?'
Agnes de mille
Swing
Harrigan and hart
Gestures and poses
47. What is a person who writes a libretto called...
My fair lady
Producer
Librettist
The contemporary dance piece Slaughter on Tenth Ave
48. Greek: 534 BCE
South pacific
The cotton blossom
A contrived ending
Official beginning of western theatre
49. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show
Music: Bernstein and Book and lyrics: Adolph Green
Guys and dolls
Crazy for you
Can-can
50. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game
West side story
Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
The savoy operas
The new moon
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