Test your basic knowledge |

Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






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






3. Lotte Lenya is from What show






4. Im gonna wash that man right out of my hair - younger than springtime - wonderful guy - cockeyed optimist - this nearly was mine






5. Who wrote the book - lyrics and music for the Music Man






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


7. Who leads the orchestra in the pit?






8. what form contained abusive and obsene festival verses and stock characters






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






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






11. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






12. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






13. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






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






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






16. In the 1860s successful shows in NYC had two elements common. What were they?






17. What show is the song bewitched from






18. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy






19. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






20. What show is - 'the heather on the hill - come to me - bend to me - waitin for my dearie - ill go home with bonnie jean - its almost like being in love - there - but for you go i'






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






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






23. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






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






25. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






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






27. What was the continental






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






29. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






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






31. Who was the choreographer for carousel






32. What is the most significant and influential part of On Your Toes






33. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






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






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






36. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer






37. what technical advancement allowedd the plays to be performed indoors and at night






38. Who is the dancing star of on your toes






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






40. What was the structure of each entry in the city Dionysia






41. tony - maria - anita - bernardo are from What show






42. G: What were the theatre festivals of Athens called?






43. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






44. Pal joey introduced the ________ into the types of musical theatre characters






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






46. What was the original name of West Side Story






47. What character are in anything goes






48. What play featured henry dixey as 'a pedestal dancer' and was about a statue come to life?






49. Who writes the words to the songs?






50. What was the biggest international success of an american musical comedy after no no nanette