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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






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






3. Oh Kay was written as a star vehicle for __________






4. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






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






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






7. What show is - 'the heather on the hill - come to me - bend to me - waitin for my dearie - ill go home with bonnie jean - its almost like being in love - there - but for you go i'






8. What does 'renaissance' mean






9. The early Roman Empire was mostly concern with ________?






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






11. which form included fairytales - fantastical spectacles - and burlesques?






12. Why was the plot of Anything Goes changed before opening






13. Who is the composer of Can-Can






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






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






16. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






17. Who played the Original Professor Henry Higgins in MY Fair Lady






18. Oh What a beautiful mornin - people will say we're in love - the surrey with the fringe on top - I cain't say no - kansas city - all er nuthin' are from What show






19. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






20. Who is the composer for music man






21. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






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






23. in which plays would you find the stories of ordinary people






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






25. In ___________- actors specialized in one type of character






26. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion






27. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy






28. What is a 'pasticcio' score






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






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






31. Who is responsible for coordinating the designs and the actors






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






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






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






35. Who wrote the music for show boat






36. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






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






38. In which plays would you find the stories of the lives of 'noble' persons






39. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






40. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Girl Crazy






41. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






42. What musical by harry tierney established the beginnings of 'the cinderella era' in 1919






43. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion






44. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






45. for the most part we know specific songs form 1930s musicals that made it into the popular repertoire but we no longer associate them with ___________.






46. What was the longest-running of the gilbert and sullivan comic operas






47. What is Bali H'ai from






48. F:who comissioned lavish 'comedy ballets?'






49. Who is the Composer/lyricist team for My Fair Lady






50. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show