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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. G: Who was responsible for the masks and costumes






2. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game






3. what are the trhee things that roman playwright Plautus introduced into his plays??






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






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






6. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






7. Billy Bigelow is form What show






8. Who composed the music for Irene






9. What actor/dancer was introduced in the show and is most famous for his portrayal of teh Scarecrow in the movie version of The Wizard of Oz






10. Laurie's dream ballet






11. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






12. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






13. Was Porgy & Bess a commercial success in its first run?






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






15. What is a 'pasticcio' score






16. nellie forbush and Emile de Becque are form What show






17. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






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






19. Maria in the Movie version of The SOund of Music






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






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






22. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






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






24. Who played Anna in the King and I (stage version)






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






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






27. Which musical is based onThe Beggars Opera and featured the music of Kurt Weill - as well as his wife - Lotte Lenya






28. On your Toes mixes two things together. What are they?






29. G: How many women were in a Greek Chorus?






30. Maria in the stage version of The Sound of Music






31. Who was introduced in Gentlemen Perfer Blondes and would go on to star in Hello Dolly






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






33. Who was the producer that moved gilbert and sullivan works to the savoy theatre

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34. Lotte Lenya is from What show






35. Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg were composers of __________ musicals.






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






37. Who is the composer of Candide






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






39. What show is- tea for two






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






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






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






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






44. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?






45. What were the two main reasons that the american musicals of the 1920s became so popular






46. Who writes the words to the songs?






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






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






49. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






50. Where is teh life that late i led - I've come to wive it wealthily in padua - were thine that special face are from What show