People
Who was the creator of the Follies?
Florenz Ziegfeld
Which type of theatre is known for having the audience all on one side and the stage look like a picture frame?
Proscenium
The musicals of the early 1900s were known for having:
small sketches, vignettes, and songs with no through line or story.
What decade saw Broadway thriving with hundreds of shows, mostly reviews, opening every year?
1920s
A theatre in Manhattan, NY that is "On Broadway" is one that:
has more than 499 seats
Who was considered the father of musical theatre, wrote songs such as Yankee Doodle Dandy, and has a statue in Times Square?
George M. Cohan
Before it was called Times Square, it was called:
Longacre Square
The first rock and roll musical was
Hair
In what year did the stock market crash?
1929
How many sections are in a Minstrel show?
3
Who was the black performer with the Follies who specialized in funny silent routines? One particularly famous one was him playing a card game by himself. He refused to play scenes with white women or tour in the south.
Bert Williams
The place where one could go and hear a song played before buying the sheet music was
Tin Pan Alley
Yip Harburg wrote a song called ____ that became the anthem of the Great Depression.
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime
What event drove Broadway actors and writers to Hollywood?
stock market crash
Who originated black-face minstrel shows?
white performers
Who wrote "Porgy and Bess"?
George Gershwin
The place where the actors hang out backstage during a show and where you can eat is the
Green room
What musical was the first to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
Of Thee I Sing
What show did Lin Manuel Miranda write before Hamilton?
In the Heights
Why did speakeasys and private clubs become en vogue?
Prohibition
Who was the woman who "could hold a note longer than the Chase/Manhattan Bank." She started as a stenographer and got her big break singing in a Gershwin show.
Ethel Merman
The type of theatre that has audience on three sides is a _____________ stage.
Thrust
What show premiered in 1921 featuring an all black cast and a love song between two black characters?
Shuffle Along
What were some of the trends of musical theatre in the 1930s?
Boasted happy endings, simple plots, light-hearted shows, larger-than-life dance numbers, jazz, romantic comedies, movie musicals, and flirtatious themes. Changes in form and content
What company is credited with rejuvenating and renovating Times Square in the 1990s?
Disney