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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. nellie forbush and Emile de Becque are form What show






2. What is a person who invests money in a production called?






3. Who is the composer for music man






4. What show is- tea for two






5. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






6. Who is the composer for on the town






7. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






8. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






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






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






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






12. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






13. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






14. in 1985 porgy and bess entered the repertory of what company






15. Who is the composer / lyricist team for Porgy and Bess






16. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






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






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






19. G: The first dramatic festivals were sponsored by what city-state?






20. Who is the dancing star of on your toes






21. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






22. G: The first dramatic festivals were sponsored by what city-state?






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






24. G: Male actors played...






25. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






26. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






27. What actress/dancer got better reviews in Can-Can than it's French star LIlo?






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






29. Choreographer of the King and I and remembered his version of 'The Small House of Uncle Thomas'






30. What is the term for 'god from the machine' or 'god in a machine?'






31. Who hires the creative team for a production?






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






33. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






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






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






36. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






37. Laurie's dream ballet






38. Who is the composer of Candide






39. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






40. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






41. What musical written by jerome kern starred marilyn miller (of Ziegfeld follies fame)?






42. 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?






43. What is the 'conditional love song' found early in Carousel that is sung by julie and billy bigelow






44. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






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






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






47. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






48. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






49. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






50. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel