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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. G: Greek actors had...






2. What show is -love is sweeping the country






3. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






4. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






5. What was the first international sucess of gilbert and sullivan






6. Who finances the production either by their own money or through investors?






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






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






9. Who wrote the music for show boat






10. What instruments accompanied the dancing






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






12. Which Bernstein musical is an adaptation of Voltaire's classic satire of the same name






13. Who is the composer for music man






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






15. G: What is BCE same as






16. Who designs the clothing worn by the actors in a production?






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






18. What show is - 'the heather on the hill - come to me - bend to me - waitin for my dearie - ill go home with bonnie jean - its almost like being in love - there - but for you go i'






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






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






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






22. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






23. show boat broke gorund in terms of its use in the choruses. What was unique about htem






24. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






25. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






26. Who is the composer for on the town






27. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






28. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






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






30. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






31. Laurie is from What show






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






33. Who is the composer of the music man






34. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






35. What show are -i wish i were in love again - where or when - my funny valentine - johnny one note - the lady is a tramp






36. Laurie's dream ballet






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






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






39. In 1935 George Gershwin switched gears and wrote _______________ - which is considered a _________________________.






40. acotrs in commedia wore __________ and __________ that identified the characters






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






42. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






43. Who is the composer for wonderful town






44. Who is the star of Sally






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






46. 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






47. What are the three types of greek plays






48. What play featured henry dixey as 'a pedestal dancer' and was about a statue come to life?






49. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






50. G: Who paid the salaries of actors