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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who played King Mongkut in the King and I






2. G: The first dramatic festivals were sponsored by what city-state?






3. What is a 'pasticcio' score






4. Choreographer of the King and I and remembered his version of 'The Small House of Uncle Thomas'






5. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






6. in which plays would you find the stories of ordinary people






7. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






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






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






10. G: Actors were typecast by their _____?






11. Although it was their 3rd show together Which musical secured the fame of the musical-writing team of lerner and loewe






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






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






14. Laurie's dream ballet






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






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






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






18. Who played Nellie forbush in the original south pacific






19. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






20. Which musical was written by adler and ross and featured the numbers 'Fernando's Hideaway' and 'steam Heat'






21. What was a 'claquer?'






22. In ___________- actors specialized in one type of character






23. Who is the author of Tales of the South Pacific a source material for South Pacific






24. Billy Bigelow is form What show






25. G: The first dramatic festivals were sponsored by what city-state?






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






27. Or whom were the best songs from anything goes originally written






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






29. Ethel Merman as an overbearing stage mother In What show






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






31. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for The Pajama Game






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






33. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






34. Who plays reno sweeney in the original anything goes






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






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






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






38. What was significant about a 1952 revival of Porgy and Bess?






39. What operetta written by Franz Lewhar was originally porduced in Vienna in 1905 but became a smash hit in both London and New York?






40. what institution thought theatre was immoral and issued edicts forbidding it






41. Who wrote the script and lyrics for show boat?






42. Oh Kay was written as a star vehicle for __________






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






44. In the ____________ there was little theatre and little literature






45. E: in 1642 what happeed that caused the theatres to clse






46. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






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






48. What comic duo was the show centered around






49. On your Toes mixes two things together. What are they?






50. Greek: 534 BCE







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