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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Why was the plot of Anything Goes changed before opening






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






3. Who was the most successful composer of American comic opera (american opera-bouffe)?






4. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






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






6. Which musical is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and is also a collaboration between Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim






7. Who is frequently responsible for the 'vision' or 'concept' of a production?






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






9. 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 ___________.






10. What was a 'claquer?'






11. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






12. where did performers go






13. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






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






15. show boat broke gorund in terms of its use in the choruses. What was unique about htem






16. Who was the choreographer for carousel






17. Thespis ________ greek mythology






18. Who was the choreographer for carousel






19. acotrs in commedia wore __________ and __________ that identified the characters






20. What was the most important reason that Jerome Kern's musicals of the 1930s weren't as successful as Show boat






21. What comic duo was the show centered around






22. Who is the composer/lyricist team for The King and I






23. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






24. What were the two most popular shows written by the team of rodgers and hart in the 1920s






25. What was the most important reason that Jerome Kern's musicals of the 1930s weren't as successful as Show boat






26. Pal Joey was written by...






27. Who is the star of Sally






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






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






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






31. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






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






33. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






34. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






35. What was the most famous English-language popular entertainment...

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36. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






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






38. In the 1920s what genre of musical theatre was just as popular as the musical comedies and used colorful times and places dashing and dramatic tales and a much wider musical palette






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






40. Do you find socially oriented domestic stories in old or new comedy






41. 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






42. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






43. What claim to fame does babes in arms have






44. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






45. Who is the composer of the King and I






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






47. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






48. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






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






50. G: Who was responsible for the masks and costumes