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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Rudolf Friml's Rose marie was successful because of its ___________ __________.






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






3. What were harrigan and hart most famous for...






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






5. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






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






7. What was a 'claquer?'






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






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






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






11. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






12. Mama rose is from What show






13. Was Porgy & Bess a commercial success in its first run?






14. Who is the composer of the King and I






15. Who was the originalEmile de becque in South Pacific






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






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






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






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






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






21. what did the gilbert and sullivan works become known as after this move






22. Who wrote the music for Gypsy






23. 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






24. Who is the composer of Can-Can






25. Gilbert and sullivan were known for ____________ and briliant burlesque humor






26. Who writes the words to the songs?






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






28. What musical written by jerome kern starred marilyn miller (of Ziegfeld follies fame)?






29. Who is the Composer/Lyricist team for Pal Joey






30. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






31. Imported pieces frequently adapted the comedy for local taste by _______ the level of the comedy






32. Who wrote the music for porgy and bess






33. What show is -love is sweeping the country






34. Which Bernstein musical is an adaptation of Voltaire's classic satire of the same name






35. Ertha Kitta and Melba Morre in this Black variation of KIsmet






36. Annie Oakley is from What show






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






38. What instruments accompanied the dancing






39. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Carousel






40. 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?






41. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






42. What was the name of that piece written by william gilbert and arthur sullivan for the christmas piece






43. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






44. Who wrote the music for show boat






45. What was the 1927 musical about college life






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






47. Girl Crazy was remade in 1992 into What show






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

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






50. Do you find socially oriented domestic stories in old or new comedy