The Creative Team
Ancient History
Gamechangers
Show Titles
Hodgepodge
100

This is what the producer does.

What is hires staff, raises funds, aquires theater space, dates the stars of the show.

100

This civilization developed theatre, especially the forms of tragedy and comedy.

Who were the Greeks?

100
He created a "classy Vadueville" by hiring a European bodybuilder and women in crazy costumes.

Who was Flo Ziegfeld?

100

This show was about a group of inept Pirates.

What is the Pirates of Penzance?

100

This actress was discovered by Flo Ziegfeld.  She was known to ride a horse on stage.

Marylin Miller

200

This is the lyricist's job.

What is writes the words to the songs?

200

Italians (Ancient Rome-the Renaissance) created characters that represented certain traits and stereotypes.

What are Archetypes (stock characters)?

200
These British composer wrote Operettas that made fun of Opera and proper society.

Who were Gilbert and Sullivan?

200

This show is from Berlin and has money in the title.

What is the Three Penny Opera?

200

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?

300

This is the job of the choreographer.

What is to create movement/dance?

300

This style of theatre is sung all the way through.

What is Opera?

300

This composer/actor wrote musicals that were "All American."  These shows would be starring vehicle for him.

Who was George M. Cohan?

300

This show is about a jockey who is charged with throwing the derby in England.

What is Little Johnny Jones?
300

This music became a great influence in musical theatre due to prohibition and speak easy clubs.

What is jazz?

400

This person writes the melodies and the music for the show.

What is the composer?

400

These plays would be about randy Satyrs running around wooing women.

What are Satyr plays?

400

This Russian born composer was self-taught and got his start on Tin Pan Alley.

Who was Irving Berlin?

400

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?

400

These brothers were a popular composing and writing team.

Who were George and Ira Gershwin?

500

This person stages and show and tells the actors what to do.

What is the director?

500

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?

500

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

500

This show's timeline spanned 40 years.  

What is Showboat?

500

On average, in the 1920's, this many shows would open on Broadway in any given year.

What is more than 50?