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Musical Theatre

Subjects : performing-arts, music
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1. What were the two main reasons that the american musicals of the 1920s became so popular






2. What was the biggest hit from girl crazy






3. Laurie's dream ballet






4. Who is the composer for on the town






5. Who is the composer/lyricist teams for Wonderful Town






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






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






8. What show is -the continental






9. What was 'slaughter on tenth avenue' from ON YOUR TOES choreographed by






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






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






12. Which musical is the story of Mama Rose and her daughter - a famous burlesque stripper






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






14. Carol Burnett as a princess? In What show






15. Who refuted his position in his 'Poetics'






16. Gilbert and sullivan were known for ____________ and briliant burlesque humor






17. 'The Garden of Eden' Ballet sequence is form What show






18. G: Who was obliged have the chorus trained






19. What show is -i got rhythm






20. who raised comedy to the stature of tragedy






21. Who wrote the music for once upon a mattress






22. Gilbert and sullivan were known for ____________ and briliant burlesque humor






23. Who played Anna in the King and I (stage version)






24. What show is -slaughter on 10th ave






25. George Gershwin had two successes in teh 1930s What were they?






26. Which is about a prince going to school in heidelberg - germany






27. Which plays were burlesque treatments of mythology






28. What instruments accompanied the dancing






29. Rudolf Friml's Rose marie was successful because of its ___________ __________.






30. in 1983 a huge production of porgy and bess played what 6000 seat theatre in NYC?






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






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






33. Who was the most successful composer of American comic opera (american opera-bouffe)?






34. In which plays would you find the stories of the lives of 'noble' persons






35. what did florence ziegfeld have to do with the original production






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






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






38. 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'






39. Robert Preston as a conman In What show






40. Yul Brener and Gertrude Lawrence star In What show






41. What was Oh Kays most famous song






42. F:who comissioned lavish 'comedy ballets?'






43. What show are -i wish i were in love again - where or when - my funny valentine - johnny one note - the lady is a tramp






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






45. What was the biggest contribution of the Romans to theatre






46. Who writes the storyline and the book of a musical?






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






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






49. Annie Oakley is from What show






50. The early Roman Empire was mostly concern with ________?