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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What musical written by jerome kern starred marilyn miller (of Ziegfeld follies fame)?






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






3. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






4. What comic duo was the show centered around






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






6. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Damn Yankees






7. What is a 'pasticcio' score






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






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






10. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy






11. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






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






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






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






15. Who is responsible for designing the environment of a production - the place?






16. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






17. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






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






19. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






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






21. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Show Boat






22. Where they fly things on stage






23. what form contained abusive and obsene festival verses and stock characters






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






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






26. what are the trhee things that roman playwright Plautus introduced into his plays??






27. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






28. What two rodgers and hart shows from the 1930s are done the most today






29. G: Who was responsible for the masks and costumes






30. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






31. What team wrote the Sound of music






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






33. The lyricist and the composer are not always the...






34. Pal joey introduced the ________ into the types of musical theatre characters






35. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






36. Who writes the words to the songs?






37. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






38. What were the two most popular shows written by the team of rodgers and hart in the 1920s






39. What actress came up with the idea of adapting the diaries into the King and I






40. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






41. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






42. Who is the composer of Candide






43. Which musical is based onThe Beggars Opera and featured the music of Kurt Weill - as well as his wife - Lotte Lenya






44. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






45. Who wrote the book - lyrics and music for the Music Man






46. What was the biggest contribution of the Romans to theatre






47. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






48. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?






49. 'Professor' Harold Hill and Marian the Librarian are from What show






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