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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. G: the acting style of greek tragedy was very naturalistic






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






3. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






4. Which musical is set in Bangkok and is based on the diaries of Englishwoman Anna Leonowens






5. What show is i want to be happy






6. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






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






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






9. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






10. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






11. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






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






13. What was the original name of West Side Story






14. Or whom were the best songs from anything goes originally written






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






16. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






17. What was the first collaboration between richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein






18. Who is the overall head of the production and has 'the final say?'






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






20. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






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






22. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






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






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






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






26. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






27. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






28. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






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






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






31. Who is the composer of Candide






32. what musical featured the number 'Love is Sweeping the COuntry?'






33. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






34. What character sings 'wouldn't it be lovely' and 'I could have danced all night' in My Fair Lady






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






36. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






37. What are the three types of greek plays






38. What show is -the continental






39. What is the modern definition of Deus ex machina






40. Who is the composer of Candide






41. What show are -i wish i were in love again - where or when - my funny valentine - johnny one note - the lady is a tramp






42. Who was the origninal Eliza Doolittle in My Fair lady






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






44. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






45. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






46. What show is -i got rhythm






47. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






48. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






49. tony - maria - anita - bernardo are from What show






50. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show