Unit 1
Who is considered responsible for "creating" theatre, and is still credited as to why we use the terms UPSTAGE and DOWNSTAGE?
The Greeks.
After the civil war ended in 1865, the __________ became exceptionally popular.
Piano
What was the first book musical?
SHOW BOAT!
Name 2 composers/composer teams of the "traditional age" of musical theatre.
Rogers and Hammerstein
Adler and Ross
Bock and Harnick
Lerner and Loewe
Jerry Herman
Meredith Wilson
Charles Strouse
Leonard Bernstein
Burton Lane
Jule Styne
Frank Loesser
Name the choreographer of West Side Story.
Jerome Robbins
This opera by John Gay proved to be the single most popular theatrical work of the 18th century.
The Beggar's Opera
Name 2 of Cole Porter's published musicals.
Kiss Me Kate
Anything Goes
Can-Can
Fifty Million Frenchmen
High Society
Wake Up and Dream
This 1935 show by George Gershwin marked a serious turning point in the telling of the African American story through musical theatre.
Porgy and Bess
What was considered the last "great golden age musical?"
Hello, Dolly
Who directed and choreographed the most recent revival of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying?
Rob Ashford
These two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas.
Gilbert & Sullivan
Name 2 famous names form the Harlem Renaissance, and what they were famous for.
Louis Armstrong, Trumpet player, singer
Duke Ellington, Composer, pianist, arranger
Bessie Smith, Singer
Fats Waller, Pianist/composer
Cab Calloway, Singer/entertainer extraordinaire
Josephine Baker, Dancer
Langston Hughes, Poet
Romare Bearden, Artist
Aaron Douglas, Artist
What is Gershwin's best known work?
Rhapsody in Blue
Name a show written by Frank Loesser.
Guys and Dolls, Most Happy Fella, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
What was Bob Fosse's first show he choreographed on Broadway?
The Pajama Game
What are 2 of 3 reasons why The Black Crook was so successful?
1. Post war boom! More people worked and had the financial means for entertainment.
2. Women started to make their way out of the homes and to the theater (after running things during the war).
3. The railroad brought people to NYC from all over, increasing the audience potential and the potential for the show to run longer.
Name 2 of 3 "firsts" for the Broadway musical Shuffle Along. (what is it notable for?)
1. First major production in a decade to be written, published, and performed entirely by African-Americans.
2. First Broadway musical to feature a sophisticated African-American love story, rather than a frivolous, comic one.
3. The first Broadway musical to prominently feature syncopated music and a chorus of professional female dancers.
What 1931 musical won the first Pulitzer Prize for drama?
Of Thee I Sing
Who wrote Fiddler on the Roof?
Bock and Harnick
What was the name of George M. Cohen's famous song that boosted American Morale in WWI?
Over There
What were George M. Cohen's 3 contributions to Musical Theatre?
1. He became an early pioneer in the development of the book musical.
2. He used dance to advance the plot.
3. His main characters were every day people who appealed to a wider audience.
How many shows did Shuffle Along originally run for?
504.
Who was Robert Todd Duncan, and what did he do?
Robert Todd Duncan led the cast of Porgy and Bess in protest against the National Theatre's segregation policy, resulting in the first integrated performance of any show at that venue.
Who was the original Rose in Gypsy?
Ethel Merman
Who originally choreographed Oklahoma?
Agnes DeMille