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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
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1. Who picks the actors?






2. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






3. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






4. Who is the composer of the music man






5. G: Greek actors had...






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






7. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






8. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






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






10. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






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






12. 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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13. 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






14. What was the characters name in Gypsy that was an overbearing stage mom






15. Who leads the orchestra in the pit?






16. knows the role but not in show every night - wait for a phone call






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






18. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






19. What actress/dancer got better reviews in Can-Can than it's French star LIlo?






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






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






22. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






23. What was the name of that piece written by william gilbert and arthur sullivan for the christmas piece






24. Which musical deals with racially mixed marriages against the backdrop of WWII






25. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






26. Who is the composer of the King and I






27. Bloody Mary is from What show






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






29. Which musical features the Devil and Lola making a deal with Joe Hardy - - turning him into a home-run-hitting hero






30. G: What were the theatre festivals of Athens called?






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






32. 'The Garden of Eden' Ballet sequence is form What show






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






34. Billy Bigelow is form What show






35. In Greek Comedy - when did the various acts (similiar to vaudeville- songs - dances - chorus girls - animal acts - magicians - jugglers etc) perform






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






37. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






38. Who was the foremost composer in the field of comic opera






39. What piece produced in boston was written by two immigrants but is considered the first 'american' piece to be produced?






40. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






41. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






42. What was significant about a 1952 revival of Porgy and Bess?






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






44. Who hires the creative team for a production?






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






46. Who is the composer of Candide






47. Who is the star of sweet charity






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






49. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






50. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes