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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. G: Who paid the salaries of actors






2. What production featured the hit songs 'reuben - reuben' 'the bowery' and 'after the ball'?






3. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Paint Your Wagon






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






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






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






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






8. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






9. What is the narative dance sequence 'little house of Uncle Thomas' form the King adn I based on






10. F: who orginally performed in these pieces?






11. G: how did they play female roles






12. Who writes the dialogue for the characters?






13. What was one of the main distinctions between grand opera and comic opera






14. The Cocoaunuts and Animal Crackers were written as star vehicles for ....






15. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer






16. Nathan Detroit - Sky Masterson and Adelaide are from What show






17. Who is the star of sweet charity






18. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






19. Who is the choreographer for oklahoma






20. 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?






21. What was the first collaboration between richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein






22. What is the most significant and influential part of On Your Toes






23. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






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






25. Annie Oakley is from What show






26. What was the biggest international success of an american musical comedy after no no nanette






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






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






29. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






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

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31. What is the biggest single reason that that the shows of the 1920s were more popular






32. What is the biggest single reason that that the shows of the 1920s were more popular






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






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






35. Pal Joey was written by...






36. Who is the overall head of the production and has 'the final say?'






37. Who designs the clothing worn by the actors in a production?






38. who condemned the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality






39. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






40. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






41. the dialogue of the play is referred to as what?






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






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






44. Who is the composer of the King and I






45. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






46. What team wrote the Sound of music






47. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






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






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






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