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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What were harrigan and hart most famous for...






2. what institution thought theatre was immoral and issued edicts forbidding it






3. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






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






5. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






6. Sigmund romberg wrote three of the most popular romantic musicals of this period. What were they






7. Thespis ________ greek mythology






8. What team wrote the Sound of music






9. What is 'someone to watch over me' from?






10. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






11. Im gonna wash that man right out of my hair - younger than springtime - wonderful guy - cockeyed optimist - this nearly was mine






12. Greek: 534 BCE






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






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






15. What actress/dancer got better reviews in Can-Can than it's French star LIlo?






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






17. Was Porgy & Bess a commercial success in its first run?






18. 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'






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






20. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






21. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






22. which show from vienna was originally called 'die lustige witwe' and was produced at the dalys theatre in london






23. Billy Bigelow is form What show






24. What was the first international sucess of gilbert and sullivan






25. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






26. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






27. What is the 'conditional love song' found early in Carousel that is sung by julie and billy bigelow






28. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






29. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






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






31. 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






32. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






33. Who is the composer for on the town






34. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






35. What is a person who invests money in a production called?






36. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






37. Who writes the melodies - harmonies - and accompaniment?






38. What author of Little Johnny Jone was the son of vaudevillian parents






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






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






41. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






42. What character are in anything goes






43. What was the setting for Kismet






44. Who is the Composer/lyricist team for My Fair Lady






45. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






46. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






47. What comic duo was the show centered around






48. G: Greek actors had...






49. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






50. What were harrigan and hart most famous for...