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Test your basic knowledge |

Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What was the subject of Of Thee I Sing






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






3. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






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






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






6. Mainly though anything goes is about _______ and _____________






7. Im gonna wash that man right out of my hair - younger than springtime - wonderful guy - cockeyed optimist - this nearly was mine






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






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






10. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






11. Who is the composer / lyricist team for Porgy and Bess






12. Where they fly things on stage






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






14. Who composed the music for Irene






15. What is the musical that was an all black version of Kismet and starred Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore






16. Choreogrpher for Paint Your Wagon






17. Mary Martin played a novice at the Nonnberg Abbey In What show






18. Professional spotlight was developed in the...






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






20. What show is -the continental






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






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






23. What show is- tea for two






24. In Greek theatre ____________ was eliminated






25. G: How many lead actors were there?






26. What characters are in show boat


27. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






28. tony - maria - anita - bernardo are from What show






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






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






31. Laurie is from What show






32. What show is i want to be happy






33. In the show - but will cover multiple roles






34. What instruments accompanied the dancing






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






36. Pal Joey was written by...






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






38. G: Male actors played...






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






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






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






42. Rudolf frimls rose marie is considred a musical comedy true or false?






43. What was the 1927 musical about college life






44. Choreographer of Guys and Dolls






45. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






46. Who was the star actor in pal joey and singin in the rain






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






48. What was a 'claquer?'






49. Who wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones






50. Lilo and Gwen Verdon come from What show






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