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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera






2. Who writes the melodies - harmonies - and accompaniment?






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






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






5. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






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






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






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






9. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






10. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






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






12. What is someone who helps load and unload ships called...






13. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






14. Why was Of thee I sing unusual for its time






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






16. G: What does BCE mean?






17. What is Bali H'ai from






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






19. What was the setting for Kismet






20. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






21. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






22. What was the setting for Kismet






23. G: the acting style of greek tragedy was very naturalistic






24. Rudolf Friml's Rose marie was successful because of its ___________ __________.






25. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






26. What show is 'broadway melody' from






27. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






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






29. What is the narative dance sequence 'little house of Uncle Thomas' form the King adn I based on






30. Who composed the music for Irene






31. Rudolf Friml's Rose marie was successful because of its ___________ __________.






32. Which musical was written by adler and ross and featured the numbers 'Fernando's Hideaway' and 'steam Heat'






33. Which Bernstein musical is an adaptation of Voltaire's classic satire of the same name






34. In the 1920s what genre of musical theatre was just as popular as the musical comedies and used colorful times and places dashing and dramatic tales and a much wider musical palette






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






36. In the 1920s what genre of musical theatre was just as popular as the musical comedies and used colorful times and places dashing and dramatic tales and a much wider musical palette






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






38. What was the original name of West Side Story






39. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






40. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






41. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






42. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






43. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






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






45. Choreographer of the King and I and remembered his version of 'The Small House of Uncle Thomas'






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






47. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






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






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






50. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical