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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What are the three types of greek plays






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






3. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






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






5. 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






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






7. ____________ presents men better than they are...






8. Does deus ex machina mean 'a turntable?'






9. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






10. What character are in anything goes






11. Who was introduced in Gentlemen Perfer Blondes and would go on to star in Hello Dolly






12. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






13. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






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






15. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






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






17. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






18. Laurie is from What show






19. What show is -the continental






20. What was a 'claquer?'






21. G: How many women were in a Greek Chorus?






22. Who made in dahomey unique






23. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






24. Who writes the words to the songs?






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






26. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






27. Ertha Kitta and Melba Morre in this Black variation of KIsmet






28. What team wrote the Sound of music






29. What were the two main reasons that the american musicals of the 1920s became so popular






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






31. Pal Joey was written by...






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






33. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






34. Who is the composer of the music man






35. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






36. The musical based on the lives of the Trapp Family Singers






37. What was the 1927 musical about college life






38. Rudolf frimls rose marie is considred a musical comedy true or false?






39. Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg were composers of __________ musicals.






40. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






41. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






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






43. 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 ___________.






44. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






45. Where is teh life that late i led - I've come to wive it wealthily in padua - were thine that special face are from What show






46. In what work does the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality

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47. Who is the overall head of the production and has 'the final say?'






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






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






50. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?