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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who was the choreographer for carousel






2. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england






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






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






5. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






6. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






7. Who made in dahomey unique






8. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






9. where did performers go






10. Was Porgy & Bess a commercial success in its first run?






11. What production featured the hit songs 'reuben - reuben' 'the bowery' and 'after the ball'?






12. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england






13. What show is -Blow - gabriel blow - anything goes - youre the top - i get a kick out of you - be like the bluebirt






14. Which is about a prince going to school in heidelberg - germany






15. Who played the Original Professor Henry Higgins in MY Fair Lady






16. Who was the choreographer for carousel






17. Commedia performers used...






18. Who is the composer of the King and I






19. Who is the dancing star of on your toes






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






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






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

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23. Which sigmund romberg romantic musical is considered the best of the genre






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






25. what technical advancement allowedd the plays to be performed indoors and at night






26. 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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27. which had more complicated plots - old or new comedy?






28. Annie Oakley is from What show






29. What is Bali H'ai from






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






31. G: how did they play female roles






32. The ballad of mack the knife and pirate jenny is from What show






33. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






34. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






35. Who picks the actors?






36. Who is the composer for on the town






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






38. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion






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






40. Who is responsible for coordinating the designs and the actors






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






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






43. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






44. What was the first international american hit (1874)?






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






46. Eventually gilbert and sullivan developed their own style and no longer simply __________ styles of the period






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






48. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






49. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






50. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress