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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the composer/lyricist team for South Pacific






2. G: How many women were in a Greek Chorus?






3. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






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






5. In Greek Comedy - when did the various acts (similiar to vaudeville- songs - dances - chorus girls - animal acts - magicians - jugglers etc) perform






6. Why was the plot of Anything Goes changed before opening






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






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






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






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






11. In what work does the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality


12. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Damn Yankees






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






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






15. Who picks the actors?






16. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






17. Which musical features the Devil and Lola making a deal with Joe Hardy - - turning him into a home-run-hitting hero






18. G: The chorus usually had _____ members






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






20. What show is the song bewitched from






21. Who is the composer of Can-Can






22. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






23. I hate men - so in love - wunderbar - always true to you in my fashion are from What show?






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






25. 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






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


27. acotrs in commedia wore __________ and __________ that identified the characters






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






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






30. Who wrote the lyrics for Gypsy






31. Rudolf Friml's Rose marie was successful because of its ___________ __________.






32. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






33. which form of musical theatre in this period had music written specifically for the productions






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






35. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






36. What is someone who helps load and unload ships called...






37. What are the three types of greek plays






38. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






39. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






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






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






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






43. Who stages the dances?






44. which show from vienna was originally called 'die lustige witwe' and was produced at the dalys theatre in london






45. What two pieces by victor herbert were not considered opera-bouffe?






46. The music of compsoer Alexander borodin was adapted into this musical






47. New York - New York - come up to my place - lonely town are from What show






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






49. What was the setting for Kismet






50. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated