1900-1910
Gilbert & Sullivan exposed a kind of theatre in which the book, lyrics, and music combined together to form an integral whole that was called what?
The Integrated Musical
George M. Cohan did everything in his productions except for what?
This is the reason many were unable to afford to go to shows, and theatre became mainly for the rich.
The Great Depression
This Cole Porter show became the most revived musical of the 1930's, cementing Porter's place in the front rank of Broadway composers
"Anything Goes"
Most songwriters preferred to write the music before the lyrics, but this songwriting team wanted to prove that "lyrics first" would make it easier to integrate songs into a libretto
Rodgers & Hammerstein
This Gilbert & Sullivan show virtually alone laid the groundwork for the 20th century American musical
HMS Pinafore
Cohan's shows reflected the xenophobia of the time, but were mostly know for their up-beat what?
Up-beat patriotism
This show by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson contradicted the feel of The Great Depression with a story that portrayed loyalty to people regardless of economic standing
"Lady Be Good"
In 1931, "Of Thee I Sing", the first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama was written by this song writing team with a wide artistic range
George & Ira Gershwin
Rodgers & Hammerstein created this 1943 show, which was a musical adaption of an unsuccessful play called "Green Grow the Lilacs".
(Lorenz Hart thought it would be ridiculous to put singing cowboys onstage)
"Oklahoma!"
Most successful musicals were imitations of comic opera from which continent?
Europe
Unlike most producers today, this producer approved every aspect of his shows
Florenz Ziegfeld
The owner of the Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees in order to co-produce this musical
"No, No Nanette"
This show about poor African Americans living in the tenements of Charleston eventually became the first musical to enter the repertory of The Metropolitan Opera Company
"Porgy and Bess"
The 1945 hit "Carousel", along with "Oklahoma" changed music theatre forever with a story telling dance segment known as what?
"Dream Ballet"
Numerous productions of HMS Pinafore were allowed to play in the same city due to what?
Loose Copyright Laws
This show, about a Tuskegee Institute grad, was the first show of the decade to be written by African American writers
"Shoo Fly Regiment"
This musical epic by Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern dealt with adult themes of racism, alcoholism, and dysfunctional marriage
"Show Boat"
This 1935 hit show featured a live elephant onstage
"Jumbo"
This 1949, this Rodgers & Hammerstein hit featured TWO love stories based on racial prejudices, had almost no dance, and became the 2nd musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for a musical
"South Pacific"
HMS Pinafore introduced the formula of the this classic, musical theatre motif
Boy meets girl
Boy loses girl
Boy get girl back
Between 1900-1911, Geroge M. Cohan wrote and opened how many shows on Broadway?
11
Noble Sissel & Eubie Blake were an African American writing and performing duo known as what?
"Dixie Duo"
This high society composer had more hit shows in the 30's than any other songwriter
Cole Porter
Richard Rodgers warned this writing partner that he would leave to collaborate elsewhere, due to him being an alcoholic and becoming very un-reliable
Lorenz Hart