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Musical Theatre

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1. Or whom were the best songs from anything goes originally written






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






3. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






4. Why was the plot of Anything Goes changed before opening






5. Who is the Composer/lyricist team for My Fair Lady






6. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






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






8. Thespis ________ greek mythology






9. what playwright and composer did he bring together to write a christmas piece






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






11. Who was introduced in Gentlemen Perfer Blondes and would go on to star in Hello Dolly






12. Annie Oakley is from What show






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






14. what playwright and composer did he bring together to write a christmas piece






15. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






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






17. What show was the music by goerges bizet with lyrics by oscar hammerstein II






18. Who is the composer of Candide






19. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






20. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






21. Who was the foremost composer in the field of comic opera






22. Who stages the dances?






23. 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






24. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






25. What was a 'claquer?'






26. What production featured the hit songs 'reuben - reuben' 'the bowery' and 'after the ball'?






27. 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 ___________.






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






29. Compsoer and lyricist for Kiss me - Kate






30. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






31. The musical based on the lives of the Trapp Family Singers






32. in which plays would you find the stories of ordinary people






33. Which is about a prince going to school in heidelberg - germany






34. What piece produced in boston was written by two immigrants but is considered the first 'american' piece to be produced?






35. In which plays would you find the stories of the lives of 'noble' persons






36. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






37. 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'






38. Nathan Detroit - Sky Masterson and Adelaide are from What show






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






40. What show is -love is sweeping the country






41. What two rodgers and hart shows from the 1930s are done the most today






42. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






43. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical






44. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






45. What show is 'doIn what comes natur'lly - you can't get a man with a gun - there's no business like show business - anything you can do'






46. ____________ presents men better than they are...






47. Laurie is from What show






48. Billy Bigelow is form What show






49. Which musical was written by adler and ross and featured the numbers 'Fernando's Hideaway' and 'steam Heat'






50. What instruments accompanied the dancing







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