quiz 2 Flashcards
who wrote the music and lyrics to guys and dolls?
frank loesser
what famous choreographer was known for his stylized movement that conformed to his unique manner of dancing? He choreographed damn yankees, the pajama game, chicago, sweet charity and Pippin?
Bob Fosse
what show won a pulitzer prize and dealt with a window washer climbing the corporate ladder, while falling love with Rose Mary. He gets out of trouble by singing about the brotherhood of man.
how to succeed in business without even trying
what musical dealt with a poor man who steals a pot of gold from a leprechaun? He and his daughter, Sharon, travel from Glocca Morra to a small town near Fort Knox, where they meet share croppers working on a farm owned by woody and his sister Susan the Silent, who couldn’t speak and only communicated through dance. They deal with a racist Senator Billboard Rawkins who wants their land. He is magically turned into an African-American when Sharon makes a wish standing over the leprechaun’s pot of gold
Finian’s Rainbow
What show is a musical within a play and features a writer, miguel de cervantes, who must defend himself and his idealistic beliefs about life, honor and nobility to a group of prisoners befor facing the spanish inquisition?
Man of lamancha
What classical composer wrote the music for On The Town, Candide and Westside Story?
leonard bernestein
What show was known as the “perfect musical comedy” based on the New York characters of Damon Runyon?
Guys and Dolls
what musical based on romeo and juliet?
west side story
who wrote the music and lyrics for Music man?
meredith wilson
show had music by july styne and lyrics by stephen sondheim and dealt with an overbearing stage mother and her daughter who becomes a famous stripper?
Gypsy
two writers who created music and lyrics for fantaasticks as well as 110 in the shade and I do, I do
harvery schmidt and tom jones
who was director/choreographer of west side story and known to have “ an inexhaustible gift for combining character, comedy and storytelling in dance
jerome robbins
writer for book and lyrics (not music) to my fair lady, brigadoon, carmelina, camelot and on a crear day you can see forever?
Alan Jay lerner
who was called the father of theatrical jazz dance
jack cole
What musical was about Shoeless Joe, a man who sells his soul to the devil so his favorite baseball team, the Washington Senators, can win the pennant? It featured the song “Whatever Lola Wants,” and was choreographed by Bob Fosse.
damn yankees
reasons for decline of musical in 1960s
- social and political changes in country
- vietnam
- maturation of the musical form
- dominance of the r and H form
- rock and roll
- competition from electronic media
- dominance of director/choreographer
- escalating cost
- JFK assassination
director/actor/producer/author of musicals had a career that spanned 8 decades? often credited with co-authoring the libretto and directed the shows on the town, damn yankees, and a funny thing happened on the way to the forum for broadway?
george abbot
who wrote music to mame, hello dolly, and lacage aux folles
jerry herman
who wrote buesy music like the song “stormy weather” and “that old black magic” for the shows bloomer girl and st louis woman? he also wrote the music for the wizard of Oz
harold arlen
Irving Berlin proved that he could write an integrated musical when penned the music and lyrics for this show that had the songs “Doin’ What Comes Naturally” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” It was about Annie Oakley and dealt with the changing role of women in society after World War II.
annie get your gun
writer of music and lyrics for musical kiss me kate?
cole porter
what play was kiss me kate based on
the taming of the shrew
What musical choreographer was known for “…physical, robust, explosive and athletic choreography.” He choreographed Guys and Dolls and the movies Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Hello Dolly.
michael kidd
name of the main character in music man?
harold hill
what music was chosen for pulitzer prize but not given award because its book writer abe burrows had been accused of being a communist
guys and dolls
what was the only rodgers and hammerstein show to win the pulitzer prize? it tackled serius issues of prejudice during world war II
south pacific
the most daring and demanding composer-lyricist of his era. mentored by oscar hammerstein II and would go to re-invent the musical in 1960s
stephen sondheim
who wrote the music and who wrote the lyrics for fiddler on the roof
bock and harnick
who was the main character in fiddler on the roof who sang about tradition but cared so much about his daughters that he was willing to go against it for their happiness?
Tevye
who wrote the music to little me, sweet charity, barnum abnd city of angels
Cy Coleman
what show began and what show ended the Golden Age of Musical Theater?
Began Oklahoma, ended ?
What was the first musical to be produced on Broadway that had music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim?
A Funny Thing happened on the way to the forum
what frank loesser show won the pulitzer prize?
how to succeed in business without even trying
in the musical west side story what is the name of the main character who isn in love with maria, but can’t break free of the gang life?
Tony
names of the two gangs in the musical west side story?
sharks and jets
what show was a major flop for rodgers and hammerstein ii? it was a forerunner of the concept musical and featured a greek chorus
Allegro
what do we call the dance, typically at the beginning of a show that gives us the theme or idea for the show. the prologue from west side story and the opening dances for carousel and guys and dolls were good examples of this
establishing number
what show was about a bunch of new york characters including nathan detroit who are running a floating crap game and need a place to hold it. trying to get money for the game, nathan bets sky masterson that he wont be able to get sarah to go on a date with him; all the while nathan is trying to keep from having to marry his long tim efiance adelaide
Guys and Dolls
what is the german word for singing that was used by professor henry higgins in the musical my fair lady. It is a lot like the rap used in the contemporary musical hamilton
sprechgesang or sprechstimme
what show features two fathers who pretend to hate each other so their children will fall in love? the children, louisa and matt, want to go on great adventures which all backfire on them and they realize in the end that all they ever needed was each other.
the fantasticks
