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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What musical is an adaption of the fairytale The Princess and The Pea






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






3. 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






4. Who is the composer of Candide






5. His material always had one characteristic throughout all his writing. everything was very _______.






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






7. What were the two physical structures used at the churches to stage biblical stories






8. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






9. The early Roman Empire was mostly concern with ________?






10. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






11. G: How many lead actors were there?






12. Billy Bigelow is form What show






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






14. What does 'renaissance' mean






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






16. for the most part we know specific songs form 1930s musicals that made it into the popular repertoire but we no longer associate them with ___________.






17. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






18. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






19. Who is the composer for music man






20. What two rodgers and hart shows from the 1930s are done the most today






21. what did florence ziegfeld have to do with the original production






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






23. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






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






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






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






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






28. G: Male actors played...






29. Who is the composer for wonderful town






30. Commedia performers used...






31. What show is -the continental






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






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






34. Who was the manager for the Gaiety theatre in london






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






36. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






37. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain






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






39. Who is the composer for music man






40. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






41. G: how did they play female roles






42. G: What is BCE same as






43. Who is the composer/lyricist team for West Side Story






44. Who is the composer/lyricist team for The King and I






45. Who is the composer/lyricist team for The King and I






46. Who was the choreographer for carousel






47. What is Bali H'ai from






48. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






49. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer






50. G: the acting style of greek tragedy was very naturalistic