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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Which musical is set in Bangkok and is based on the diaries of Englishwoman Anna Leonowens






2. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






3. What team wrote the Sound of music






4. Who was the origninal Eliza Doolittle in My Fair lady






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






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






7. Who is the composer of Candide






8. G: The first dramatic festivals were sponsored by what city-state?






9. Who hires the creative team for a production?






10. How many productions did richard rodgers and lorenz hart contribute to broadway in 1930s






11. What show is -i got rhythm






12. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






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






14. What does 'renaissance' mean






15. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy






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






17. What show is- tea for two






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






19. __________ presents men worse than they are...






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






21. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






22. In the 1860s successful shows in NYC had two elements common. What were they?






23. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






24. What character are in anything goes






25. Which musical deals with racially mixed marriages against the backdrop of WWII






26. In the 1860s successful shows in NYC had two elements common. What were they?






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






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






29. In Greek Comedy - when did the various acts (similiar to vaudeville- songs - dances - chorus girls - animal acts - magicians - jugglers etc) perform






30. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






31. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






32. in 1985 porgy and bess entered the repertory of what company






33. Who is the composer for music man






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






35. What show is -love is sweeping the country






36. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Damn Yankees






37. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






38. What was another international hit of the late 1890s






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






40. Lotte Lenya is from What show






41. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






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






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






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






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






46. Who is the composer for wonderful town






47. What piece produced in boston was written by two immigrants but is considered the first 'american' piece to be produced?






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






49. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






50. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera