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Musical Theatre

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1. Who played the Original Professor Henry Higgins in MY Fair Lady






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






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






4. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






5. Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg were composers of __________ musicals.






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






7. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






8. Eventually gilbet and sullivan used ___________ plots






9. Who is the composer/lyricist team for South Pacific






10. Who wrote the script and lyrics for show boat?






11. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






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






13. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Babes in Arms






14. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






15. Who stages the dances?






16. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






17. G: The first dramatic festivals were sponsored by what city-state?






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






19. Who works directly with the actors/singers/dancers to teach and interpret the music of a production?






20. Who is the composer for music man






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






22. What show is- tea for two






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






24. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






25. What is another name for the book and lyrics






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






27. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






28. What is the 'conditional love song' found early in Carousel that is sung by julie and billy bigelow






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






30. What was significant about a 1952 revival of Porgy and Bess?






31. What character are in anything goes






32. What was a 'claquer?'






33. The early Roman Empire was mostly concern with ________?






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






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






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






37. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






38. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






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






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






41. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






42. Who wrote the book - lyrics and music for the Music Man






43. Who is the dancing star of on your toes






44. tony - maria - anita - bernardo are from What show






45. Who is the composer of Can-Can






46. Who is the composer / lyricist team for Porgy and Bess






47. Thespis ________ greek mythology






48. Who leads the orchestra in the pit?






49. What is 'someone to watch over me' from?






50. 'The Garden of Eden' Ballet sequence is form What show







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