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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who designs the clothing worn by the actors in a production?






2. What is the term for 'god from the machine' or 'god in a machine?'






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

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






5. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






6. Who picks the actors?






7. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






8. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






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






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






11. Alan-a-Dale is a ___________role because it features a woman dressed as a man






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






13. which form of musical theatre in this period had music written specifically for the productions






14. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






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






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






17. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






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






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






20. __________ presents men worse than they are...






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






22. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






23. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






24. Who was the manager for the Gaiety theatre in london






25. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






26. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Paint Your Wagon






27. A composer does not always write the __________ of the music.






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






29. Gilbert and sullivan were known for ____________ and briliant burlesque humor






30. Ethel Merman as an overbearing stage mother In What show






31. What is the most significant and influential part of On Your Toes






32. G: What does BCE mean?






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






34. G: Male actors played...






35. Thespis ________ greek mythology






36. Who works directly with the actors/singers/dancers to teach and interpret the music of a production?






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






38. Who is the star of Sally






39. A composer does not always write the __________ of the music.






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






41. Who composed the music for Irene






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






43. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






44. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






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






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






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






48. Which musical by Meredith Wilson begins on the 4th of July 1912 in River City - Iowa






49. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






50. What show is- tea for two