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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the Composer/Lyricist team for Pal Joey






2. What two rodgers and hart shows from the 1930s are done the most today






3. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






4. Who picks the actors?






5. Who wrote the lyrics for west side story and gypsy






6. F:who comissioned lavish 'comedy ballets?'






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






8. What is the term for 'god from the machine' or 'god in a machine?'






9. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






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






11. Who wrote the music for show boat






12. Which musical by Meredith Wilson begins on the 4th of July 1912 in River City - Iowa






13. Which sigmund romberg romantic musical is considered the best of the genre






14. Who is the dancing star of on your toes






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






16. Which musical is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and is also a collaboration between Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim






17. Who was the foremost composer in the field of comic opera






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






19. F:who took over those roles






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






21. Which musical was based on william shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew






22. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






23. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






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






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






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






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






28. Who is the composer of the music man






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






30. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






31. Who is the star of Sally






32. What was 'slaughter on tenth avenue' from ON YOUR TOES choreographed by






33. what technical advancement allowedd the plays to be performed indoors and at night






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






35. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Girl Crazy






36. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






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






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






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






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






41. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






42. what form contained abusive and obsene festival verses and stock characters






43. Which character sings 'soliloquey' in carousel






44. What were the two most popular shows written by the team of rodgers and hart in the 1920s






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






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






47. The early Roman Empire was mostly concern with ________?






48. Who is the composer for wonderful town






49. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






50. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer







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