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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What was the name of that piece written by william gilbert and arthur sullivan for the christmas piece






2. King Mongkut and Anna are from What show






3. Who wrote 'smoke gets in your eyes'






4. Who is The Threepenny Opera composer






5. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






6. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






7. Actors used standard ________ recognizable by audience






8. which form included fairytales - fantastical spectacles - and burlesques?






9. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






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






11. Eventually gilbert and sullivan developed their own style and no longer simply __________ styles of the period






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






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






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






15. What actor/dancer was introduced in the show and is most famous for his portrayal of teh Scarecrow in the movie version of The Wizard of Oz






16. What were the two most popular shows written by the team of rodgers and hart in the 1920s






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






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






19. What show is -love is sweeping the country






20. What was Oh Kays most famous song






21. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Damn Yankees






22. Who is the composer/lyricist team for The King and I






23. what form contained abusive and obsene festival verses and stock characters






24. The '___________' period refers to royalty being 'restored' to the throne of england






25. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






26. What happens to the singing chorus in new comedy?






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






28. What were George M. Cohans most popular songs






29. In the 1920s what genre of musical theatre was just as popular as the musical comedies and used colorful times and places dashing and dramatic tales and a much wider musical palette






30. What musical by harry tierney established the beginnings of 'the cinderella era' in 1919






31. The musical based on the lives of the Trapp Family Singers






32. Pal Joey was written by...






33. Who is the composer for Gentleman Perfer Blondes and Gypsy






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






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






36. Which musical by Meredith Wilson begins on the 4th of July 1912 in River City - Iowa






37. Who is the composer for Wonderful Town






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






39. for the most part we know specific songs form 1930s musicals that made it into the popular repertoire but we no longer associate them with ___________.






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






41. Rudolf Friml wrote a musical set in exotic Canada and featured 'Indian Love Call' and 'Totem Tom-Tom' What was the name of the musical






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






43. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Damn Yankees






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






45. for the most part we know specific songs form 1930s musicals that made it into the popular repertoire but we no longer associate them with ___________.






46. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






47. Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are from What show






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






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






50. What two pieces by victor herbert were not considered opera-bouffe?