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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What show is i want to be happy






2. G: What is BCE same as






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






4. What show is - 'the heather on the hill - come to me - bend to me - waitin for my dearie - ill go home with bonnie jean - its almost like being in love - there - but for you go i'






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






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






7. What musical is an adaption of the fairytale The Princess and The Pea






8. Who leads the orchestra in the pit?






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






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






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






12. Roman theatre: Women performed in...






13. What was the structure of each entry in the city Dionysia






14. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






15. What was a 'claquer?'






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






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






18. Oh What a beautiful mornin - people will say we're in love - the surrey with the fringe on top - I cain't say no - kansas city - all er nuthin' are from What show






19. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






20. Who wrote Oh - Kay?






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






22. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






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






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






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






26. What was the most important reason that Jerome Kern's musicals of the 1930s weren't as successful as Show boat






27. what musical featured the number 'Love is Sweeping the COuntry?'






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






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






30. Who is the composer of Can-Can






31. which had more complicated plots - old or new comedy?






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






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






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






35. Maria in the stage version of The Sound of Music






36. Who wrote the book - lyrics and music for the Music Man






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

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38. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






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






40. What show is -the continental






41. what musical featured the number 'Love is Sweeping the COuntry?'






42. Who made in dahomey unique






43. What play featured henry dixey as 'a pedestal dancer' and was about a statue come to life?






44. What was the characters name in Gypsy that was an overbearing stage mom






45. In the 1860s successful shows in NYC had two elements common. What were they?






46. What does 'renaissance' mean






47. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






48. where did performers go






49. G: in which centuries were these festivals held






50. The lyricist and the composer are not always the...