Types of Productions
A lack of dialogue is a key characteristic of what type of production?
What is Opera?
The Pirates of Penzance is a popular musical that was written by this duo.
Who is Gilbert & Sullivan
The Black Crook is remembered in Musical Theatre history as this.
What is the first American Musical?
The musical Rent is based off of this Opera.
What is La Boheme?
Satire is a major characteristic of this writer.
Who is Gilbert & Sullivan?
This term is the original name for a shorter production with various different songs and some dialogue.
What is Operetta?
The Merry Widow and an example of a production by this composer.
Who is Franz Lehar?
The popular type of show in the 1800s that had comedy elements and included racy content such as a strip tease.
What is burlesque?
This type of music is known for its rapid pace and quick beats.
What is patter?
This Operetta satirizes Victorian society and class structure.
What is HMS Pinafore?
This term is the more modern name for an Operetta.
What is Musical Theatre.
Naughty Marietta was written by this composer.
Who is Victor Herbert.
This type of popular 1800s production included various types of performances and songs put together into a show that could seem relatively unconnected.
What is vaudeville?
The year The Black Crook was first performed.
What is 1866?
Comedy, song, and burlesque are all part of this type of performance.
What is vaudeville?
These types of performances were often comical and based off fairy tales.
What are pantomimes?
The Desert Song and The Student Prince are examples of musicals that were written by this composer.
Who is Sigmund Romberg.
Shows by Harrigan and Hart grew in popularity because of this.
What is (Irish) immigration?
This song from Pirates of Penzance is an example of patter music.
What is I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General?
Patriotism was a major part of this composers work.
Who is George M. Cohan?
This is the proper name for a production involving comedic and satiric content. It often uses irony.
What is Opera Comique?
This producer teamed up with Gilbert & Sullivan to create works such as Trial by Jury and HMS Pinafore.
Who is Richard D'Oyly Carte?
The first two major theaters built in the United States.
What are the Bowery Theatre and the Park Theatre?
Two modern day examples of vaudeville.
What are SNL and America's Got Talent?
Patter was a component coined and used by this composer.
Who is Gilbert & Sullivan?