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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. Who is the composer and lyricist for anything goes






2. Acting styles became more naturalistic as the productions _____________ ______________.






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






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






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






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






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






8. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






9. What team wrote the Sound of music






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






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






12. In what work does the roman theatre's arousal of passions and though theatre sought to destroy Roman manners and morality

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






14. Who wrote the lyrics and the book for On the Town






15. What was the quintessential musical of teh 1920s






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






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






18. How many productions did richard rodgers and lorenz hart contribute to broadway in 1930s






19. Which Bernstein musical is an adaptation of Voltaire's classic satire of the same name






20. What was the most famous English-language popular entertainment...

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






22. Pal Joey was written by...






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






24. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






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






26. Who is the composer of Can-Can






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






28. Who sang I got Rhythm in the original show






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






30. in 1985 porgy and bess entered the repertory of what company






31. nellie forbush and Emile de Becque are form What show






32. Who is the Composer/lyricist team for My Fair Lady






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






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






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






36. Sweet Charity's Director/choreographer






37. Sigmund romberg wrote three of the most popular romantic musicals of this period. What were they






38. What was the original name of West Side Story






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






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






41. Who was the origninal Eliza Doolittle in My Fair lady






42. What show is i want to be happy






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






44. Who was the manager for the Gaiety theatre in london






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






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






47. whose plays did the romans steal as the basis for their plays






48. 'Professor' Harold Hill and Marian the Librarian are from What show






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






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






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