Post Civil War theater productions known for their extravagant costumes, big sets, and special effects.
What is an EXTRAVAGANZA?
100
The "Father of the American Musical Comedy" who launched his string of hits with "Little Johnny Jones" in 1904.
Who is GEORGE M. COHAN?
100
The last song sung in a musical.
What is the FINALE?
100
The first musical that broke away from musical comedy and dealt with a serious subject, racism.
What is THE SHOWBOAT?
100
The year that "Flora", the first music theater in North America, was performed in Charleston, S.C.
What is 1735?
200
Popular before and around the Civil War, this music theater in three acts had performers in black makeup.
What is a MINSTREL SHOW?
200
The composer of "The Showboat" in 1927 who took a risk with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein and ushered in musicals with a serious subject.
Who is JEROME KERN?
200
A musical number that includes all or most of the cast singing and dancing.
What is a PRODUCTION NUMBER?
200
A musical in which Leonard Bernstein brought new complexity to the score of the American musical.
What is WEST SIDE STORY?
200
The composer of operettas known for his beautiful melodies.
Who is VICTOR HERBERT?
300
A light, romantic play in which songs were inserted - sometimes called a little opera.
What is an OPERETTA?
300
The composer of musicals like "Cats" and "Jesus Christ Superstar".
Who is ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER?
300
The instrumental music played at the beginning of a musical to preview the song (overview) and set the mood.
What is the OVERTURE?
300
A musical written by George and Ira Gershwin which is considered by many to be the first black opera.
What is PORGY AND BESS?
300
The three parts of a modern musical.
What are BOOK, SCORE, and DANCE (CHOREOGRAPHY)?
400
A musical parody of a serious play that was popular in the early 1800's - an example would be a parody of Hamlet.
What is a BURLESQUE?
400
Maybe the most successful composer/lyricist team from 1940's-1960's, their hit shows include "The Sound of Music", "South Pacific", and "Oklahoma!"
Who are RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN?
400
This musical number is a short restatement of an earlier number.
What is a REPRISE?
400
It marked the reintroduction of European musicals to the American stage in the 1980's with the French musical based the the epic novel of the same name by Victor Hugo.
What is LES MISERABLES?
400
The two main functions or reasons that songs fulfill in a musical.
What are TELL MORE ABOUT A CHARACTER and TELL THE STORY?
500
A style of French comic opera that was only popular in the United States for about ten years.
What is OPERA BOUFFE?
500
A musical composer from Mason City who set his best known show, "The Music Man", in his hometown of Mason City.
Who is MEREDITH WILLSON?
500
The music that comes as the beginning of the second act (or between acts) that is sometimes called a second act overture.
What is the ENTRE'ACTE
500
The first musical to fully integrate the book, score, and dance.
What is OKLAHOMA! ?
500
The top theatrical awards given in the United States.