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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Paint Your Wagon






2. what playwright and composer did he bring together to write a christmas piece






3. In what work does the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality

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






5. what form contained abusive and obsene festival verses and stock characters






6. What show is the song bewitched from






7. What show is -love is sweeping the country






8. What was the original name of West Side Story






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






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






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






12. what are the trhee things that roman playwright Plautus introduced into his plays??






13. Who is the composer for on the town






14. What show is -the continental






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






16. What was the biggest contribution of the Romans to theatre






17. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






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






19. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






20. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






21. What was the original name of West Side Story






22. G: Greek actors had...






23. which form of musical theatre in this period had music written specifically for the productions






24. F:who took over those roles






25. Who is the star of sweet charity






26. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






27. What was the first international american hit (1874)?






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






29. What team wrote the Sound of music






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

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31. Gilbert and sullivan were known for ____________ and briliant burlesque humor






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






33. Who is the composer of the music man






34. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






35. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






36. 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'






37. Oh Kay was written as a star vehicle for __________






38. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






39. What musical is an adaption of the fairytale The Princess and The Pea






40. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






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






42. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






43. What was the longest-running of the gilbert and sullivan comic operas






44. the dialogue of the play is referred to as what?






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






46. Who finances the production either by their own money or through investors?






47. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






48. nellie forbush and Emile de Becque are form What show






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






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