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Which musical form had its beginnings in Italy around 1600? |
| | A) | Revue |
| | B) | Opera |
| | C) | Operetta |
| | D) | The American musical |
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This type of performance is defined as drama set entirely to music. |
| | A) | Opera |
| | B) | Operetta |
| | C) | Musical Comedy |
| | D) | Musical |
| | E) | Revue |
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This type of performance is defined as drama that features a romantic story set in a far-off locale with little basis in everyday life. Although the majority of the drama is set to music, some portions are spoken by performers. |
| | A) | Opera |
| | B) | Operetta |
| | C) | Musical Comedy |
| | D) | Musical |
| | E) | Revue |
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This type of performance is defined as a light, comic story interspersed with popular music. Often connected to contemporary people and events, this form emerged in the United States in the 1920's. |
| | A) | Opera |
| | B) | Operetta |
| | C) | Musical Comedy |
| | D) | Musical |
| | E) | Revue |
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This type of performance uses music dance and acting to develop complex stories. It evolved from two other forms of musical theater. |
| | A) | Opera |
| | B) | Operetta |
| | C) | Musical Comedy |
| | D) | Musical |
| | E) | Revue |
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This type of performance presents sketches and vignettes alternating with musical numbers. With no single storyline, this form sometimes revolves around a common theme rather than a traditional plot. |
| | A) | Opera |
| | B) | Operetta |
| | C) | Musical Comedy |
| | D) | Musical |
| | E) | Revue |
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The late 19th century production noted as the significant forerunner of the modern musical is |
| | A) | The Second Shepard's Play |
| | B) | The Black Crook |
| | C) | The Cid |
| | D) | Cyrano de Bergerac |
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In 1927, the landmark musical Showboat opened. The controversial musical featured an interracial romance as well as eliminating the chorus line of girls that had always been considered indispensable. The team which created the musical is... |
| | A) | Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II |
| | B) | Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern |
| | C) | Jerome Kern and Cole Porter |
| | D) | George M. Cohan and Richard Rodgers |
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Which landmark musical by George and Ira Gershwin focused on the black community of 'Catfish Row' with the songs "Summertime" and "Bess, You Is My Woman Now"? |
| | A) | Hair |
| | B) | Showboat |
| | C) | South Pacific |
| | D) | Porgy and Bess |
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Which production heralded the 'golden era' of the American musical? |
| | A) | South Pacific |
| | B) | Oklahoma! |
| | C) | The King and I |
| | D) | Cabaret |
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Oklahoma was considered a landmark production because it integrated dance, story, music, and lyrics into the entire piece. The choreographer for the production was... |
| | A) | Agnes de Mille |
| | B) | Bob Fosse |
| | C) | Jerome Robbins |
| | D) | Martha Graham |
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Which musical is NOT by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II? |
| | A) | The Sound of Music |
| | B) | Cabaret |
| | C) | Carousel |
| | D) | South Pacific |
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Which decades were considered the 'golden era' of the American musical? |
| | A) | The 1920's through the 1930's |
| | B) | The 1930's through the 1940's |
| | C) | The 1940's through the 1950's |
| | D) | The 1950's through the 1960's |
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Which production is considered as marking the end of the 'golden era' of the American musical? |
| | A) | Fiddler on the Roof |
| | B) | A Chorus Line |
| | C) | Cats |
| | D) | Hair |
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When a musical is based around an idea rather than a story, it is called a... |
| | A) | Revival |
| | B) | Concept musical |
| | C) | Devised musical |
| | D) | Schematic musical |
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Who directed A Chorus Line in 1975? |
| | A) | Harold Prince |
| | B) | Bob Fosse |
| | C) | Michael Bennett |
| | D) | Susan Stroman |
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Which one of these musicals is NOT connected to Andrew Lloyd Webber? |
| | A) | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| | B) | Cats |
| | C) | Les Misérables |
| | D) | Phantom of the Opera |
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Which multi-million dollar entertainment organization recently began producing Broadway musicals? |
| | A) | AOL Time Warner |
| | B) | Disney |
| | C) | Microsoft |
| | D) | Dreamworks Pictures |
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Which 1996 musical brought the social crisis of AIDS to the public conscience, using the opera La Boheme as its foundation? |
| | A) | Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk |
| | B) | The King and I |
| | C) | Victor/Victoria |
| | D) | Rent |
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In 2001, what musical used a Mel Brooks film as its foundation, proving the potential connections between film and theatre? |
| | A) | Hairspray |
| | B) | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
| | C) | The Producers |
| | D) | Urinetown |
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