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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






2. What was a 'claquer?'






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






4. What operetta written by Franz Lewhar was originally porduced in Vienna in 1905 but became a smash hit in both London and New York?






5. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






6. What show is i want to be happy






7. Who is the composer for on the town






8. Commedia performers used...






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






10. Who is the composer/lyricist team for South Pacific






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






12. Who hires the creative team for a production?






13. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






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






15. Which musical by Meredith Wilson begins on the 4th of July 1912 in River City - Iowa






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






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






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






19. Who is the composer of Candide






20. Who wrote the lyrics for porgy and bess






21. What was Oh Kays most famous song






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






23. Who composed the music for Irene






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






25. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






26. What was a 'claquer?'






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






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






29. 'The Garden of Eden' Ballet sequence is form What show






30. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






31. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






32. Who is the composer of the King and I






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






34. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






35. What was the first international sucess of gilbert and sullivan






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






37. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






38. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






39. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






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






41. which had more complicated plots - old or new comedy?






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






43. G: What is BCE same as






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






45. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Paint Your Wagon






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






47. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






48. Who was the producer that moved gilbert and sullivan works to the savoy theatre

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49. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






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