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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






2. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






3. 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






4. Thespis ________ greek mythology






5. Mary Martin played a novice at the Nonnberg Abbey In What show






6. Nathan Detroit - Sky Masterson and Adelaide are from What show






7. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






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






9. Who is the composer/lyricist team for South Pacific






10. Acting styles became more naturalistic as the productions _____________ ______________.






11. Who wrote the lyrics and the book for On the Town






12. What are the three types of greek plays






13. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






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






15. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






16. G: so does western theatre officially begin in the 6th century BC or AD?






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






18. Maria in the Movie version of The SOund of Music






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






20. What was Oh Kays most famous song






21. Who stages the play and gives the actors their blocking?






22. G: Male actors played...






23. Who was the choreographer for carousel






24. what playwright and composer did he bring together to write a christmas piece






25. What was the biggest international success of an american musical comedy after no no nanette






26. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






27. who developed the roman rules for drama in 'ars Poetica' - 'the art of Poetry'






28. E: in 1642 what happeed that caused the theatres to clse






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






30. New York - New York - come up to my place - lonely town are from What show






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






32. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






33. The Cocoaunuts and Animal Crackers were written as star vehicles for ....






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






35. What was the biggest international success of an american musical comedy after no no nanette






36. Bloody Mary is from What show






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






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






39. What author of Little Johnny Jone was the son of vaudevillian parents






40. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






41. What instruments accompanied the dancing






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






43. What was 'slaughter on tenth avenue' from ON YOUR TOES choreographed by






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






45. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






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






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






48. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






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






50. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated