This is what the producer does.
What is hires staff, raises funds, aquires theater space, dates the stars of the show.
This civilization developed theatre, especially the forms of tragedy and comedy.
Who were the Greeks?
Who was Flo Ziegfeld?
This show was about a group of inept Pirates.
What is the Pirates of Penzance?
This actress was discovered by Flo Ziegfeld. She was known to ride a horse on stage.
Marylin Miller
This is the lyricist's job.
What is writes the words to the songs?
Italians (Ancient Rome-the Renaissance) created characters that represented certain traits and stereotypes.
What are Archetypes (stock characters)?
Who were Gilbert and Sullivan?
This show is from Berlin and has money in the title.
What is the Three Penny Opera?
These stories, popular in the 1920's, would feature a young lady who marries a rich man by the end of the show.
What were Cinderella Stories?
This is the job of the choreographer.
What is to create movement/dance?
This style of theatre is sung all the way through.
What is Opera?
This composer/actor wrote musicals that were "All American." These shows would be starring vehicle for him.
Who was George M. Cohan?
This show is about a jockey who is charged with throwing the derby in England.
This music became a great influence in musical theatre due to prohibition and speak easy clubs.
What is jazz?
This person writes the melodies and the music for the show.
What is the composer?
These plays would be about randy Satyrs running around wooing women.
What are Satyr plays?
This Russian born composer was self-taught and got his start on Tin Pan Alley.
Who was Irving Berlin?
This show was set in 1776 with a story that included women distracting British soldiers so George Washington could escape. It also included a song about Peter Stuyvesant and his wooden leg.
What is Dearest Enemy?
These brothers were a popular composing and writing team.
Who were George and Ira Gershwin?
This person stages and show and tells the actors what to do.
What is the director?
This is the typical story arch for a play in the Commedia dell'Arte.
What is a young boy would fall in love with a young girl, his father would disapprove and his servant would work with her servant to get them together?
This librettist wrote shows that reflected the ills of society. His main writing partners were Jerome Kern and Richard Rogers.
Who was Oscar Hammerstein II
This show's timeline spanned 40 years.
What is Showboat?
On average, in the 1920's, this many shows would open on Broadway in any given year.
What is more than 50?