THTR Final Exam

This musical, which premiered in 1944, was a celebration of NY and features several sexually liberated female characters.

My fair lady is based on this play by George Bernard Shaw
A) Mrs. Warren's Profession
B) Arms and the man
C) You never can tell
D) My fair lady
E) None of the above

This song is often cut from Annie Get Your Gun because it can be difficult for modern audience

A Broadway theatre is a theatre in New York that has more than 100 seats. T/F
True False

Which Element of minstrel show became to to the big opening number of a musical?

On March 8, 1954 this special was broadcast on all four television networks, showing the importance of musical theatre in American popular culture.

______ is considered one of the best examples of a fully integrated musical.

This revue, which features Etherl Waters singing "Suppertime" was based on a newspaper headlines and dealt with serious subject matter.

This director worked on Broadway steadily for 8 decades.

This composer.lyricist of Kiss Me Kate is known for his witty lyrics and his use of innuendo

____ is the first choreographer on Broadway

The show that is widely considered the first musical is:

What are the three points of the golden triangle of musical theatre
A) Music, dance, orchestra
B) Dance, choreo, lyrics
C) Book, lyrics, libretto
D) Music, words, action
E) None of the above

This musical features irish folklore and a racist senator who is accidentally turned black by a magic of pot of gold

The two types of singing in musical theatre are

The famous British light opera composer known for their witty lyrics

Musical Theatre is a distinctly English (as in from England) form. T/F
True False

Florenz Ziegfeld was the first toa revue, which changed the course of Broadway history

George M.Cohan is known for his brash Yankee character, which is featured in this musical about an American Jockey.

Tony Pastor was responsible for bringing ____ uptown and making it more family friendly

____ is the only man to have a statue in Times Square.

The team responsible for music and lyrics of Show Boat is:

Which of these men was not known for his ability to come in and fix a show that was not working?

____ was the first musical to win the pulitzer prize for drama.

In 1910, Florenz Ziegfeld shocked Broadway by including this African American performers in his show

As depicted in Show Boat, the laws that forbid people from marrying someone of another race are called:

Show Boat was written in a shorter amount of time that was common for Broadway shows in 1920s. T/F
True False

This lyricist wrote Blackbirds of 1928, the all black revue that was the first Broadway show to record an entire

Through South Pacific features this song, which deals directly with racism, the show's treatment of its Asian characters is still racist.

The German composer Richard Wagner came up with the term Gesamtkunstwek which means:

These composers are known for combining classical composition with jazz sensibilities.
A) Lerner and Lowe
B) Rodgers and Hart
C) Comden and Green
D) Rodgers and Hammerstein
E) None of the above

Cradle will rock was a part of this govt. program during the great depression.

Julie Andrews became a star on Broadway due to her role in this musical.

These two types of songs feature quick, witty, lyrics

Rodgers and Hammerstein met for the first time when Lorenz Hart suggested they work together on Oklahoma! T/F
True False

This musical is important because it introduced an anti-hero and it does not have a conventional happy ending.

This musical is the first musical in the Golden Age.

This convention, invented by George Balanchine, was perhaps best executed by Agnes de Mille in Oklahoma!
A) Chorus line
B) The hoe down
C) The walk about
D) The two step
E) None of the above

In 1935 George and Ira Gershwin opened this all black opera on Broadway

Victor Herbert was known by which title

Rex Harrison, who played Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady couldn't really sing. T/F
True False

Irving Berlin's This is the Army important because:

Which of the following is not considered an antecedent of MT
A) Minstrelsy
B) Melodrama
C) Opera
D) Greek and Roman Theatre
E) None of the above

This composer had no formal training but became of of the greatest American songwriters of the 20th century

This choreo/director known for his ability to display character through dance, choreographed both West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof.

Which of the following is the most important contribution of west side story to the development of American musical theatre?

This writing team, whose most recent musical debuted in 2010, wrote the music for Cabaret and Chicago

This scandal in 1970s contributed to the creation of Chicago because of the senationalism in the media

Which of the following is not a considered at least a partially a concept musical:
A) Hair
B) Chicago
C) Cabaret
D) Gypsy
E) None of the above

Which of the following is true of Rado and Ragni, the creators of Hair.

In traditional dance the man's job is to showcase and/or support the woman. T/F
True False

This musical "brought down the curtain on the Golden Age of musical theatre"

This director is responsible for the version of Hair that opened on Broadway in 1968

This musical was the first musical with Jewish Themes to appear on Broadway

This musical features working class men who decided to become strippers because they are out of work:

Which of these conventions of Golden Age musical theatre does NOt appear in Fiddler on the roof.
A) Dream ballet
B) Integration of song
C) A Happy ending
D) Emphasis on story
E) None of the above

Which of the following artists worked on WSS (choose all that apply)
A) Stephen Sondheim
B) Oscar Hammerstein II
C) Frank Loesser
D) Jerome Robbins
E) None of the above

T/F, The original production of Cabaret featured the Emcee revealing himself as a victim of the Holocaust at the end of the show
True False

This 2010 musical about several black men falsely convicted of rape is framed as minstrel show

Which of the following was a new trend in musical theatre during the 1970s

This musical is based on a work by Voltaire

This Frank Loesser musical should have won the Pulitzer Prize in 1951 but no prize was given that year

The practice of pointing out the theatrically in a work of theatre is called

Funny girl, the Jule Styne musical based on life of Fanny Bryce launched the career of

This musical is known for its innovative use of reprises

La Cage Aux Folles, written by this composer, featured a love song between two men

Who wrote the music and lyrics for Fiddler on the Roof?
A) Jerry Herman
B) Frank Loesser
C) Stephen Sondheim
D) Jule Styne
E) None of the above

The working title of A Chorus Line was

Which musical set the precedent of being a triple threat being a necessity for Broadway Performers

This man was the director/choreographer for A Chorus Line

This organization was formed by the actors union because of the tremendous impact the AIDs crisis had on Broadway

This composer/composing team is known for creating middle aged female leading characters

The revival of this musical featured Daniel Radcliffe and one of the Jonas Bros.

Turkey Lurkey Time from promises, promises, is a great example of this choreographer's combination of classical dance styles with contemporary dance moves

This Bock and Harnick musical won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
A) Fiddler on the Roof
B) Sunday in the Park with George
C) Tenderloin
D) Fiorello!
E) None of the above

This musical based on The Shop Around the Corner, is an excellent example of a Chamber Musical

What is the concept of Chicago?

In 1968, this major event occurred while the American public watched on television and it caused sentiments about war to shift.
A) D-Day
B) The bay of pigs invasion
C) Watergate
D) Invention of the birth control pill
E) None of the above

These 2 musicals were created through a collaborative processes that involved the performers:

Michael Jackson and Diana Ross starred in film version of this 1977 hit musical that featured an all black cast. Black wizard of oz

This composer worked with many female lyricists including Betty Comden and Dorothy Fields

This musical with a book by Neil Simon and choreo by Bob Fosse features the iconic number "Big Spender"

This Golden Age actress is best known for originating the role of Peter Pan

This musical (in the worlds of Harvey Fierstein) "was not the first gay musical on Broadway, but it was the first gay musical to make money..."

This musical, based on Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker, won 10 Tony's in 1964

This composer created his own publishing company in order to have greater control over his music:

T/F: Musicals in the 1960s and 1970s attempted to follow the formulas of the Golden Age but were unsuccessful
True False

The name of the village in Fiddler on the roof

Which of the following is not a trend of contemporary musical theatre?
A) Jukebox musicals
B) Revivals
C) Dansicals
D) Book Musicals
E) None of the above

This composer of Bring it on, and in the heights is known for his combination of rap, rock, and latin music

This Sondheim musical is written entirely in 3/4 or waltz time

T/F: 42nd street was the first musical movie adapted for the Broadway stage
True False

Which of the following is not considered a Mega Musical.
A) Phantom of the Opera
B) Cats
C) Les Miserables
D) Miss Saigon
E) None of the above

Which of the following is a theme in RENT but not a theme in La Boheme, the opera RENT is based on?
A) Illness
B) Friendship
C) Homosexuality
D) Love
E) None of the above

This sequel to Phantom of the Opera is not very good and is set in Coney Island, NY

This jukebox musical tells the story of Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons using the music of Four Seasons.

T/F The rise of Mega musical in the 1980s signaled the death of the traditional book musical and the form has not really reemerged since.
True False

Which musical theatre subgenre does RENT best fit into

This Jazz Era composers had two new musicals on Broadway in the last 25 year

This 2009 Chamber musical featured a rock score and told the story of a woman struggling with mental illness.
A) Caroline or change
B) Wicked
C) The wild party
D) Aida
E) None of the above

Urinetown is an excellent example of a reflexive musical, which is a musical that:

This Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is currently the second longest running in Broadway history behind Phantom of the Opera

Which of the following musicals was not produced by Disney on Broadway?
A) Beauty and the beast
B) Tarzan
C) Aida
D) Newsies
E) None of the above

Which of the following would not be considered integrated book musical?
A) Hairspray
B) Lion King
C) Beauty and the Beast
D) Book of Mormon
E) None of the above

In Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicals, this element is often valued over any other

Why is RENT important to the development of American musical?

Only Sondheim musical that has not been revived on Broadway

T/F: 2012 revival of Evita starred Ricky Martin as Che
True False

Which of the following Musicals do not feature Music by Stephen Sondheim.
A) Company
B) Into the Woods
C) Assasins
D) Merrily we roll along
E) None of the above

This producer of Hello Dolly and 42nd street was known as the "Abdominable snowman" He took out fake ads, cancelled previews, and referred to Broadway as his poker game:

This producer is known for his iconic advertising for Mega Musicals including Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables

This musical featured a helicopter and a Cadillac on stage

T/F: Sondheim has won 24 Tony awards over the course of his career.
True False

This musical, is currently running on Broadway, is a revival of a musical originally written in the 1970s about King Charlemagne and his son.

Which of the following is not a type of Jukebox musical?
A) Using the music of one artists to tell the story of that artist
B) Using new music to tell the story of one music artist
C) Using the music of one artist to tell a new story
D) Using the music of multiple artists to tell a new story
E) None of the above

Rock of Ages fits into which subgenre(s)
A) Jukebox musical
B) Reflexive musical
C) Rock musical
D) Book musical
E) All of the above

Which of the following contemporary composers would not be considered to write in a "Sondheimesque" style?

This Disney Musical features tap dancing on the ceiling

This composer of Avenue Q and Book of Mormon holds the EGOT

T/F: Sondheim wrote a musical called Sunday in the Park with George about pointillism and based on a painting that is housed in the Art institute in Chicago
True False

This Sondheim musical is an excellent example of a concept musical. It is set in a "metaphysical birthday party" and its original set featured a working elevator.

A musical that was a film first and was then adapted for the stage is called:

Which Golden Age characteristic is not present in the musical Hairspray?

This musical launched the career of Andrew Lloyd Webber when its performance at a prep school was reviewed in a major newspaper.

This composer of Wicked also composed music for Pippin and Godspell

This Chamber musical which won the Tony for best musical in 2012 features actors who play instruments on stage

Music of the night from Phantom of the Opera sounds just like a song from this Lerner and Lowe music, However, Webber said the song was an homage to the duo.

Which of the following movies has not been made into a musical.
A) Xanadu
B) Rocky
C) Legally Blonde
D) Rodger's and Hammerstein's Cinderella
E) None of the above

Which of the following musicals did not win the Pulitzer for Drama?
A) Next to normal
B) Of thee I sing
C) Rent
D) Once

T/F: It is cheaper to develop a show on Broadway than in West End in London
True False

This team is responsible for Les Miserables and Miss Saigon.