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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Paint Your Wagon






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






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






4. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






5. G: What does BCE mean?






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






7. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






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






9. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






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






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






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






13. In ___________- actors specialized in one type of character






14. Which musical is based onThe Beggars Opera and featured the music of Kurt Weill - as well as his wife - Lotte Lenya






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






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






17. 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?






18. Who is the composer/lyricist team for The King and I






19. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






20. What show is 'broadway melody' from






21. What team wrote the Sound of music






22. What was the most famous English-language popular entertainment...

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23. Who is the dancing star of on your toes






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






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






26. G: how did they play female roles






27. Who wrote the music for show boat






28. Mama rose is from What show






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






30. Greek: 534 BCE






31. Oh What a beautiful mornin - people will say we're in love - the surrey with the fringe on top - I cain't say no - kansas city - all er nuthin' are from What show






32. Bloody Mary is from What show






33. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






34. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






35. 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'






36. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






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






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






39. What were the two most popular shows written by the team of rodgers and hart in the 1920s






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






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






42. What happened to George Gershwin two years after Porgy and Bess opened?






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






44. 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






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






46. Who finances the production either by their own money or through investors?






47. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera






48. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






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






50. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs