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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who is the star of Sally






2. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






3. The ballad of mack the knife and pirate jenny is from What show






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






5. Who was the origninal Eliza Doolittle in My Fair lady






6. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






7. Mama rose is from What show






8. Although it was their 3rd show together Which musical secured the fame of the musical-writing team of lerner and loewe






9. What show is the song bewitched from






10. His material always had one characteristic throughout all his writing. everything was very _______.






11. What author of Little Johnny Jone was the son of vaudevillian parents






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






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






14. Who was the producer that moved gilbert and sullivan works to the savoy theatre

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15. Which musical is set in Bangkok and is based on the diaries of Englishwoman Anna Leonowens






16. G: the acting style of greek tragedy was very naturalistic






17. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






18. G: Greek actors had...






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






20. What was another international hit of the late 1890s






21. Who is the composer/lyricist team for West Side Story






22. Which musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pigmalion






23. knows the role but not in show every night - wait for a phone call






24. Who is the composer of Guys and Dolls






25. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Wonderful Town






26. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






27. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






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






29. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy






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






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






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






33. Which romberg romantic musical contains more popularly known and loved songs than any other romantic musical of the period






34. What was Oh Kays most famous song






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






36. Which musical is set in Bangkok and is based on the diaries of Englishwoman Anna Leonowens






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






38. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






39. George Gershwin had two successes in teh 1930s What were they?






40. in 1985 porgy and bess entered the repertory of what company






41. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






42. What was another international hit of the late 1890s






43. What character are in anything goes






44. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






45. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






46. Who wrote Little Johnny Jones






47. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






48. Who is the author of Tales of the South Pacific a source material for South Pacific






49. Who is the composer/lyricist team for West Side Story






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