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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Which musical features the Devil and Lola making a deal with Joe Hardy - - turning him into a home-run-hitting hero






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






3. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






4. What were harrigan and hart most famous for...






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






6. the dialogue of the play is referred to as what?






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






8. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






9. Who stages the dances?






10. What is Bali H'ai from






11. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






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






13. Where they fly things on stage






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






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






16. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Nathan Detroit - Sky Masterson and Adelaide are from What show






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. What was the first international american hit (1874)?






31. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






32. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






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






34. what form started in italy and included stock characters and was lively and vlugar






35. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






36. Who stages the play and gives the actors their blocking?






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






38. What was the continental






39. G: What is BCE same as






40. 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 ___________.






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






42. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






43. G: How many lead actors were there?






44. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






45. Does deus ex machina mean 'a turntable?'






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






47. In the ____________ there was little theatre and little literature






48. E: in 1642 what happeed that caused the theatres to clse






49. Who wrote the script and lyrics for show boat?






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