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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






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






3. Laurie's dream ballet






4. What is another name for the book and lyrics






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






6. Who is the composer for wonderful town






7. What was the characters name in Gypsy that was an overbearing stage mom






8. What was a 'claquer?'






9. Who played Anna in the King and I (stage version)






10. Pal joey introduced the ________ into the types of musical theatre characters






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






12. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






13. where did performers go






14. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






15. How many productions did richard rodgers and lorenz hart contribute to broadway in 1930s






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

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17. Lotte Lenya is from What show






18. for the most part we know specific songs form 1930s musicals that made it into the popular repertoire but we no longer associate them with ___________.






19. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain






20. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






21. Which musical by Meredith Wilson begins on the 4th of July 1912 in River City - Iowa






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






23. In which plays would you find the stories of the lives of 'noble' persons






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






25. 'Professor' Harold Hill and Marian the Librarian are from What show






26. who developed the roman rules for drama in 'ars Poetica' - 'the art of Poetry'






27. What instruments accompanied the dancing






28. Where they fly things on stage






29. G: How many lead actors were there?






30. __________ presents men worse than they are...






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. 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'






33. What comic duo used immigrant stereotypes for their comedy and were extremely 'politically incorrect?'






34. Who wrote the music for show boat






35. In the 1920s what genre of musical theatre was just as popular as the musical comedies and used colorful times and places dashing and dramatic tales and a much wider musical palette






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






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






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






39. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






40. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






41. Who was the most successful composer of American comic opera (american opera-bouffe)?






42. What was a 'claquer?'






43. Alan-a-Dale is a ___________role because it features a woman dressed as a man






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






45. What show are -i wish i were in love again - where or when - my funny valentine - johnny one note - the lady is a tramp






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






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






48. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






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






50. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






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