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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. what form contained abusive and obsene festival verses and stock characters






2. In what work does the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality

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






4. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Girl Crazy






5. Was Porgy & Bess a commercial success in its first run?






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






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






8. E: in 1642 what happeed that caused the theatres to clse






9. what did florence ziegfeld have to do with the original production






10. Who writes the words to the songs?






11. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






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






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






14. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






15. Billy Bigelow is form What show






16. What characters are in show boat

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






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






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






20. Rudolf frimls rose marie is considred a musical comedy true or false?






21. G: How many lead actors were there?






22. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






23. Maria in the Movie version of The SOund of Music






24. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






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






26. nellie forbush and Emile de Becque are form What show






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






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






29. New York - New York - come up to my place - lonely town are from What show






30. In 1935 George Gershwin switched gears and wrote _______________ - which is considered a _________________________.






31. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






32. His material always had one characteristic throughout all his writing. everything was very _______.






33. what are the trhee things that roman playwright Plautus introduced into his plays??






34. What show are 'I Got Rhythm -' 'Someone to Watch Over Me -' 'They Can't Take That Away from Me -' and 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' from?






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






36. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






37. Who leads the orchestra in the pit?






38. which form of musical theatre in this period had music written specifically for the productions






39. Gilbert and sullivan were known for ____________ and briliant burlesque humor






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






41. What characters are in show boat

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42. Why was Of thee I sing unusual for its time






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






44. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






45. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






46. Who wrote the lyrics and the book for On the Town






47. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






48. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






49. Where they fly things on stage






50. Does deus ex machina mean 'a turntable?'







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