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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






2. 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






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






4. Which musical deals with racially mixed marriages against the backdrop of WWII






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






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






7. What was Oh Kays most famous song






8. Who stages the dances?






9. Who made in dahomey unique






10. A composer does not always write the __________ of the music.






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






12. What show is -love is sweeping the country






13. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






14. show boat broke gorund in terms of its use in the choruses. What was unique about htem






15. Sigmund romberg wrote three of the most popular romantic musicals of this period. What were they






16. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






17. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






18. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






19. What musical is an adaption of the fairytale The Princess and The Pea






20. ________ wrote new lyrics for this English popular entertainment






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






22. Who composed the music for Irene






23. What are the three types of greek plays






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






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






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






27. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






28. What was the 1927 musical about college life






29. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






30. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer






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






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






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






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






35. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






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






37. What was the name of the show boat in show boat






38. What show is- tea for two






39. Who stages the dances?






40. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england






41. 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






42. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






43. What was the longest-running of the gilbert and sullivan comic operas






44. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






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






46. What show is the song bewitched from






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






48. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






49. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






50. Who stages the play and gives the actors their blocking?