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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






2. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Paint Your Wagon






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






4. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






5. What is someone who helps load and unload ships called...






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






7. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






8. What musical written by jerome kern starred marilyn miller (of Ziegfeld follies fame)?






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






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






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






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






13. What was the 1927 musical about college life






14. What characters are in show boat

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






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






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






18. What show is -the continental






19. where did performers go






20. What was the continental






21. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






22. Greek: 534 BCE






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






24. Laurie's dream ballet






25. What happened to George Gershwin two years after Porgy and Bess opened?






26. 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 ___________.






27. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






28. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






29. what cellist for the metropolitan opera wrote Babes in Toyland - The Red Mill - and Naughty Marietta?






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






31. What show is 'doIn what comes natur'lly - you can't get a man with a gun - there's no business like show business - anything you can do'






32. What show is -love is sweeping the country






33. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






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






35. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Girl Crazy






36. Mama rose is from What show






37. what cellist for the metropolitan opera wrote Babes in Toyland - The Red Mill - and Naughty Marietta?






38. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






39. Why was Of thee I sing unusual for its time






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






41. Which musical is set in Bangkok and is based on the diaries of Englishwoman Anna Leonowens






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






43. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






44. What was the continental






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






46. Who wrote the music for show boat






47. what musical featured the number 'Love is Sweeping the COuntry?'






48. What is the narative dance sequence 'little house of Uncle Thomas' form the King adn I based on






49. What show are 'I Got Rhythm -' 'Someone to Watch Over Me -' 'They Can't Take That Away from Me -' and 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' from?






50. What was Oh Kays most famous song