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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. G: What does BCE mean?






2. What is a person who invests money in a production called?






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






4. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






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






6. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






7. Who is the composer of Can-Can






8. Who was the manager for the Gaiety theatre in london






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






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






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






12. What is a person who invests money in a production called?






13. Who is responsible for designing the environment of a production - the place?






14. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






15. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






16. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






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






18. What is Bali H'ai from






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






20. What does 'renaissance' mean






21. What is someone who helps load and unload ships called...






22. What production featured an actress in the role of Alan-a-Dale singing 'oh - Promise me?'






23. What show is the song bewitched from






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






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






26. Who designs the clothing worn by the actors in a production?






27. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






28. What comic duo was the show centered around






29. What show is- tea for two






30. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






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






32. The lyricist and the composer are not always the...






33. Who is the author of Tales of the South Pacific a source material for South Pacific






34. which form included fairytales - fantastical spectacles - and burlesques?






35. what cellist for the metropolitan opera wrote Babes in Toyland - The Red Mill - and Naughty Marietta?






36. What actress/dancer got better reviews in Can-Can than it's French star LIlo?






37. 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






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






39. Pal Joey was written by...






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






41. What does 'renaissance' mean






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






43. In Greek Comedy - when did the various acts (similiar to vaudeville- songs - dances - chorus girls - animal acts - magicians - jugglers etc) perform






44. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






45. Who is responsible for coordinating the designs and the actors






46. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy






47. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






48. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






49. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






50. What show is the song bewitched from







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