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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Which musical deals with the oldest established permenant floating crap game in NY and hinges on a bet as whether Sky can get Sara to fall in love with him?






2. what institution thought theatre was immoral and issued edicts forbidding it






3. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






4. What production featured an actress in the role of Alan-a-Dale singing 'oh - Promise me?'






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






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






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






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






9. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






10. 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 ___________.






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






12. where did performers go






13. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






14. 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






15. What was the setting for Kismet






16. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






17. Who is the composer/lyricist team for West Side Story






18. Who is the composer of the music man






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






20. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






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






22. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






23. What was the name of the show boat in show boat






24. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






25. Where they fly things on stage






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






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






28. What comic duo used immigrant stereotypes for their comedy and were extremely 'politically incorrect?'






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






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






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






32. George Gershwin had two successes in teh 1930s What were they?






33. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






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






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






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






37. Although it was their 3rd show together Which musical secured the fame of the musical-writing team of lerner and loewe






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






39. Ertha Kitta and Melba Morre in this Black variation of KIsmet






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






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






42. which show from vienna was originally called 'die lustige witwe' and was produced at the dalys theatre in london






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






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






45. Who is the composer/lyricist team for West Side Story






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






47. G: Greek actors had...






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






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






50. In Greek Comedy - when did the various acts (similiar to vaudeville- songs - dances - chorus girls - animal acts - magicians - jugglers etc) perform