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1
Which of these artists did NOT help create
On The Town
?
Leonard Bernstein
Adolph Green
Frank Loesser
Betty Comden
2
According to Viertel, what qualified
The Black Crook
as the first musical?
Spectacle and scantily-clad women
Spectacle and interspersed lines
Song and plot
Song and dance
3
Which of these roles did Mary Martin NOT originate?
Peter Pan
Julie Jordan
Nellie Forebrush
Maria Von Trapp
4
I'm going to slay my midterm :)
True
False
5
The ballet Fancy Free was choreographed by Jerome Robbins and composed by Leonard Bernstein
True
False
6
Who wrote and composed
Shuffle Along
(1921)?
Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle
George and Ira Gershwin
7
What was the quintessential show of the 1930s?
42nd Street
Showboat
Porgy and Bess
Anything Goes
8
Which musical was "The Varsity Drag" from?
Good News
Showboat
Runnin' Wild
Shuffle Alone
9
Cole Porter composed the musical
Kiss Me, Kate
False
True
10
This composer's Broadway debut was Little Johnny Jones, and he has a statue in Times Square...
Richard Rodgers
Irving Berlin
Cole Porter
George M. Cohan
11
Which of these songs is in the musical
On The Town
?
"Where or When"
"Love Will Find a Way"
"Let's Do It"
"Some Other Time"
12
Vaudeville was considered upper class entertainment
False
True
13
John Gay Wrote...
H.M.S. Pinafore
Pirates of Penzance
The Mikado
The Beggar's Opera
14
Produced by the Schubert Brothers, these revues featured spoofs of theatrical productions
Mini operettas
Jim Crow shows
Passing shows
The Follies
15
Which of these is NOT one of the 4 precursors to musical theater?
European Opera
Vaudeville
Ragtime
Minstrel shows
16
the cake walk was performed by black performers to pay respect to their white cohorts
True
False
17
What year did
Oklahoma!
premier on Broadway?
1943
1940
1953
1932
18
What is the name of the song that Fanny Brice was famous for performing?
"I'm Just Wild About Harry"
"Sweet and Lowdown"
"Marie From Sunny Italy"
"My Man"
19
Of Thee I Sing is the first musical to win a Pulitzer Prize
True
False
20
The term for a show-stopping number that happens towards the end of a musical
Aftermath song
Conditional love song
11 o'clock number
21
Which is FALSE about Florenz Ziegfeld
He hired Fanny Brice, Bert Williams, and Eugene Sandow
He supported the actor's equity strike
He founded the Follies in 1907
He thought Show Boat was a risky move
22
Who originated the role of Billy Bigelow in
Carousel
?
Ed Sullivan
John Raitt
Rex Harrison
Abe Burrows
23
Anne Miller used her choreography to further the plot in
Oklahoma!
with the "Dream Ballet"
False
True
24
What sent Broadway performers Fleeing to Hollywood, starting the movement of movie musicals?
Stock Market Crash of 1929
Stock Market Crash of 1927
Red Summer of 1917
Red Summer of 1919
25
Which term best fits the description "broad humor, slapstick, and suggestive dancing"
Ragtime
Burlesque
Passing shows
Vaudeville
26
Who composed the musical
Annie Get Your Gun
?
Irving Berlin
Cole Porter
Rodgers and Hart
Frank Loesser
27
Which theater was the home of the Ziegfeld Follies?
Kennedy Center
St. James
New Amsterdam
Nederlander
28
Which is TRUE about
Showboat
All of the above
Jerome Kern wrote the music
Oscar Hammerstein wrote lyrics AND libretto
Edna Ferber wrote the book that inspired the musical
29
"Melting pot" is often used to characterize a mixing of cultures
False
True
30
This musical precursor had through-lines with interspersed song and dance
Operettas
Vaudeville
Burlesque
Ballets
31
Which of these shows won a Pulitzer Prize?
Carousel
South Pacific
Oklahoma!
My Fair Lady
32
Which composing team was known for their symphonic scores?
Rodgers and Hart
Bernstein, Comden, and Green
Lerner and Loewe
George and Ira Gershwin
33
Who was known for his performance of "Old Man River" in the musical
Showboat
(1927)?
Fats Waller
Bert Williams
Eubie Blake
Paul Robeson
34
Sullivan wrote music and Gilbert wrote lyrics
False
True
35
Julie Andrews was the original Liza in
My Fair Lady
and Maria in
The Sound of Music
False
True
36
"Yankee Doodle Boy" was a song in
Little Johnny Jones
True
False
37
Who is the host of the PBS special, "Broadway: The American Musical"?
Chita Rivera
Bernadette Peters
Julie Andrews
Ethel Merman
38
The epicenter for Jewish culture in the lower east side
Boro Park
Greenwich Village
The Bowery
Tin Pan Alley
39
How old was George Abbott when he died?
99
103
107
He's alive right now... and right behind you
40
Who is this?
Eugene Sandow
Bert Williams
Al Jolson
Will Mosier
41
How many Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals are there?
9
12
13
11
42
Which was NOT choreographed by Jerome Robbins?
Wonderful Town
Peter Pan
West Side Story
Fancy Free
43
Which of the following is FALSE about Bert Williams?
He was famous for his rendition of "Somebody"
He was offered a Follies contract in 1910
He wasn't informed about the strike until it was already happening
He was the first black performer in the Follies
44
The Red Summer of...
1919
1929
1917
1927
45
"You've Got to be Carefully Taught" is from which musical?
Oklahoma!
South Pacific
Showboat
Paint Your Wagon
46
Term given to the mixing of different racial groups through marriage or sexual relations
Micegination
Miscegenation
Mescigenation
Missegenation
47
Oklahoma!
is based off of the novel
Green Grow the Lilacs
False
True
48
Most popular music publishing center in the world between 1885 and the 1920s
Broadway
New Amsterdam Theater
Stax Recording Center
Tin Pat Alley
49
Brigadoon, Camelot, Paint Your Wagon,
and
My Fair Lady
were all shows written by Lerner and Loewe
False
True
50
A movie that eventually became a musical, and the start of song moving the plot forward
Good News
42nd Street
Pal Joey
Porgy and Bess
51
Which of the following is TRUE about Rodgers and Hart
"Manhattan" was known for its complex music rather than its lyrics
Wrote the musical Connecticut Yankee
All of the Above
Hart wrote the music, Rodgers wrote the lyrics
52
Which of the following is FALSE about the Gershwin brothers?
Wrote songs like "Swanee", "Fascinating Rhythm", and "Sweet and Lowdown"
Were known for their advanced plots
Wrote the musical Lady Be Good
Came from Tin Pan Alley
53
Rodgers and Hammerstein composed
Peter Pan
False
True
54
Who wrote the book for musicals such as
Guys and Dolls
and
How to Succeed.
..?
Abe Burrows
Rex Harrison
George Abbott
Josh Logan
55
Who originated the role of Annie Oakley in
Annie Get Your Gun
?
Ethel Merman
Fanny Brice
Julie Andrews
Marilyn Miller
56
In Dahomey
(1903) stared Bert Williams
False
True
57
Irving Berlin wrote
Little Johnny Jones
False
True
58
What team wrote the book for South Pacific?
Hammerstein and Josh Logan
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Hart and Josh Logan
Rodgers and Josh Logan
59
Which of the following is NOT a Gilbert and Sullivan show?
The Beggar's Opera
H.M.S. Pinafore
The Mikado
Pirates of Penzance
60
Which of the following is TRUE about the 1920s?
All of the above
Post WWI
A time of extreme prosperity in America
Harlem Renaissance/Prohibition
61
Which of the following is TRUE regarding the musical
Sally
?
Written by Rodgers and Hart, 1920
Written by Jerome Kern, 1920
Written by Irving Berlin, 1920
Written by George and Ira Gershwin, 1920
62
What was the name of the first "Talkie" staring Al Jolson?
Sidewalk Stories (1927)
Applause (1927)
The Jazz Singer (1927)
Dream Street (1927)
63
Who has Oscar Hammerstein NOT partnered with
Lorenz Hart
Jerome Kern
Richard Rodgers
64
"The Street of Dreams": A collection of theaters in the Midtown Manhattan District
42nd Street
Times Square
Tin Pan Alley
Broadway
65
Who composed
Pal Joey
?
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Rodgers and Hart
Frank Loesser
Lerner and Loewe
66
Who is known for his performance of "Mammy" by Irving Berlin?
Paul Robeson
Fats Waller
James Cagney
Al Jolson
67
Which was the starting point for the Golden Age book musical?
My Fair Lady
South Pacific
Showboat
Oklahoma
68
Who were DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson?
Known for their Harlem Night Clubs
Created a group modeled after the Ziegfeld Follies call The Scandals
Produced Shuffle Along in 1921
Produced the show Good News in 1927
69
"Edelweiss" was the last collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein
False
True
70
Which of the following is TRUE about Jerome Kern?
He wrote the song "Love Will Find a Way"
He partnered with Lorenz Hart
He composed music to Lady Be Good
He composed music to Showboat
71
Which show made the Charleston famous?
Lady Be Good
Runnin' Wild
Showboat
Shuffle Along
72
Who was the popular US television host featured in
Bye Bye Birdie
?
Ted Mack
Ed Sullivan
Walter Winchell
73
Brothers who made films using comedy to divert audiences from their troubles
DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson
Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle
The Marx Brothers
Klaw and Erlanger
74
Type of story where a woman starts in a bad place, but has a happy ending by the end of the show
Cinderella Story
Vaudeville
Revue
Fairy Tale
75
Tip Toes, Crazy for You, My One and Only, Girl Crazy
, and
Lady Be Good
are all musicals written by the Gershwin's
False
True
76
Who stared in "Cinderella musical" Sally
Edna Ferber
Fanny Brice
Marilyn Miller
Mary Martin
77
Irving Berlin came out of Tin Pan Alley
True
False
78
Term used to describe the liberated woman, urbanized 1920s, and a flapper as a dominant symbol
Golden Age
The Red Summer of 1919
Prohibition
The Jazz Age
79
Rodgers and Hammerstein were cynical and smart, while Rodgers and Hart were positive and optimistic
True
False
80
Rodgers and Hammerstein composed the musical
Allegro
True
False
81
What was the quintessential show of the 1920s?
Showboat
The Follies
Shuffle Along
The Revue
82
Which of the following is NOT an Irving Berlin song?
"My Man"
"Alexander's Ragtime Band"
"Yiddle on Your Fiddle"
"Marie From Sunny Italy"
83
Which Shakespeare play is the musical Kiss Me, Kate an adaptation of?
Taming of the Shrew
Twelfth Night
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Alls Well That Ends Well
84
Before 1904, Times Square was called...
Longacre Square
Washington Square
Union Square
New Amsterdam Square
85
Which composer(s) wrote
How to Succeed
...?
Frank Loesser
Rodgers and Hart
Bernstein, Comden, and Green
Lerner and Loewe
86
Which of the following is NOT a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical?
Flower Drum Song
The King and I
Carousel
My Fair Lady
87
James Cagney portrayed George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy
False
True
88
Who were Klaw and Erlanger?
Owners of The Scandals
Producing/Managing partners
Twins hired by Ziegfeld to perform in the Follies
Composer/Lyricist partners
89
Who wrote the musical
A Connecticut Yankee
?
Rodgers and Hart
George White
Irving Berlin
Jerome Kern
90
Which of the following is NOT written by Irving Berlin?
White Christmas
Annie Get Your Gun
The Apple Tree
Call Me Madam
91
A type of music featuring shifting accents with a steady, marching band beat
Ragtime
Golden Age
Jazz
Swing
