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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What was the name of that piece written by william gilbert and arthur sullivan for the christmas piece






2. What show is -Blow - gabriel blow - anything goes - youre the top - i get a kick out of you - be like the bluebirt






3. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






4. 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?






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






6. Who is the composer for Annie Get Your Gun






7. who are the producers for Annie get your gun






8. What were the two physical structures used at the churches to stage biblical stories






9. Who writes the melodies - harmonies - and accompaniment?






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






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






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






13. Which musical features the Devil and Lola making a deal with Joe Hardy - - turning him into a home-run-hitting hero






14. Oh Kay was written as a star vehicle for __________






15. 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?






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






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






18. Who composed the music for Irene






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






20. Who is the composer for on the town






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






22. What was the biggest contribution of the Romans to theatre






23. Who stated in his 'republic' that poets(playwrights) tell corrupting lies about men and the gods?






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






25. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






26. Who is the composer of Candide






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






28. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






29. Where they fly things on stage






30. Who writes the melodies - harmonies - and accompaniment?






31. Annie Oakley is from What show






32. Who stages the dances?






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






34. Ethel Merman as an overbearing stage mother In What show






35. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






36. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






37. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






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






39. Ertha Kitta and Melba Morre in this Black variation of KIsmet






40. G: How many lead actors were there?






41. In the ____________ there was little theatre and little literature






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






43. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






44. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






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






46. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






47. Who is the composer of Candide






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






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






50. Who is the composer for wonderful town