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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






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






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






4. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






5. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






6. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy






7. What were the two most popular shows written by the team of rodgers and hart in the 1920s






8. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






9. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






10. Nathan Detroit - Sky Masterson and Adelaide are from What show






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

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12. Who works directly with the actors/singers/dancers to teach and interpret the music of a production?






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






14. What team wrote the Sound of music






15. what did the gilbert and sullivan works become known as after this move






16. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






17. 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






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






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






20. In the 1920s what genre of musical theatre was just as popular as the musical comedies and used colorful times and places dashing and dramatic tales and a much wider musical palette






21. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






22. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






23. What show is -the continental






24. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






25. Which musical by Meredith Wilson begins on the 4th of July 1912 in River City - Iowa






26. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






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






28. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






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






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






31. Commedia performers used...






32. Who is frequently responsible for the 'vision' or 'concept' of a production?






33. Who is the composer for wonderful town






34. What is a 'pasticcio' score






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






36. Who composed the music for Irene






37. Who is the composer of Can-Can






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






39. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






40. Which musical is the story of Mama Rose and her daughter - a famous burlesque stripper






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






42. Who is the star of Sally






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






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






45. Who writes the words to the songs?






46. 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






47. What was the structure of each entry in the city Dionysia






48. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?






49. which form included fairytales - fantastical spectacles - and burlesques?






50. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________