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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What character are in anything goes






2. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






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






4. Who is the composer/lyricist team for Brigadoon






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






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






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






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






9. Who wrote the music for show boat






10. Who is frequently responsible for the 'vision' or 'concept' of a production?






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






12. Moon-face mooney tries to escape the long arm of the FBI in Anythign Goes. he is also known as what






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






14. Does deus ex machina mean 'a turntable?'






15. What instruments accompanied the dancing






16. G: Who was responsible for the masks and costumes






17. Who played the Original Professor Henry Higgins in MY Fair Lady






18. 1700s- What were the two distinct forms of 'musical theatre' in france in this period?






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






20. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews are from What show






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






22. What piece produced in boston was written by two immigrants but is considered the first 'american' piece to be produced?






23. Who is the start of Girl Crazy






24. What is Bali H'ai from






25. ____________ presents men better than they are...






26. Who was the choreographer for Brigadoon






27. What is the 'conditional love song' found early in Carousel that is sung by julie and billy bigelow






28. Whatever Lola wants - heart are from What show






29. What does 'renaissance' mean






30. What show is -love is sweeping the country






31. What were the two main reasons that the american musicals of the 1920s became so popular






32. Where they fly things on stage






33. What was the first international sucess of gilbert and sullivan






34. What characters are in show boat

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






36. Choreogrphaer and director for West Side Story






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






38. Greek: 534 BCE






39. Who is the star of Sally






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






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






42. Who is the daughter of a famous composer Who wrote the music for Once Upon a Mattress






43. Laurie is from What show






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






45. G: how did they play female roles






46. What actress came up with the idea of adapting the diaries into the King and I






47. What is a person who writes a libretto called...






48. Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg were composers of __________ musicals.






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






50. What actress/dancer got better reviews in Can-Can than it's French star LIlo?







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