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V.2 American Musical Theatre in the 1930's
V.2 American Musical Theatre in the 1930's
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A review for American Musical Theatre in the 1930's
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1
Who was considered the next generation of Musical Theatre writers after the Princess Musicals?
Arlen and Yarburg
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Rodgers and Hart
Kander and Ebb
2
Which composer helped found ASCAP?
Richard Rodgers
Jerome Kern
Cole Porter
Irving Berlin
3
What was the first show to feature a black woman?
Hooray For What!
Garrick Gaities
As Thousands Cheer
Anything Goes
4
Who actually composed
Annie Get Your Gun?
Harold Arlen
Richard Rodgers
Jerome Kern
Irving Berlin
5
Which composer wrote songs for the Cotton Club?
Harold Arlen
Cole Porter
Jerome Kern
George Gershwin
6
What song did Ethel Waters sing in
As Thousands Cheer?
"Summertime"
"Stormy Weather"
"Get Happy
"Suppertime"
7
Johnny Mercer paired which which composer in the 1940's?
Irving Berlin
Jerome Kern
Harold Arlen
Richard Rodgers
8
How did the Princess Musicals start to change Musical Theatre?
The shows focused on serious issues
The shows had strong plots
Songs related to the emotional content of the scene
Songs were integral to the plot
9
What did Cole Porter contribute to musical theatre?
Complex songs using patter, aching ballads and Latin rhythms
Serious dramatic book musicals
Glamour in the 1930’s
Safe to talk about sex in musicals
10
What was the longest running show of the 1930's?
I'd Rather Be Right
Show Boat
Kiss Me, Kate
Anything Goes
11
Harold Arlen worked with which lyricist on
The Wizard of Oz?
Lorenz Hart
Ira Gershwin
Oscar Hammerstein II
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
12
Which two shows did Berlin write for Ethel Merman?
On Your Toes
As Thousands Cheer
Annie Get Your Gun
Call Me Madam
13
Who was originally supposed to compose
Annie Get Your Gun?
Jerome Kern
Irving Berlin
Richard Rodgers
Harold Arlen
14
This performer was considered too loud for Hollywood
Ethel Waters
Ethel Merman
Al Jolson
Fanny Brice
15
What issues did Oscar Hammerstein have when writing the lyrics for
Show Boat
?
The plot spanned three generations of family
The story had a great deal of southern dialect in it
It's the 1st musical to be adopted from a serious novel
White & Black characters would be equally important
16
Harold Arlen wrote "Get Happy" with which lyricist?
Oscar Hammerstein
Lorenz Hart
Ira Gershwin
Ted Kohler
17
While it was actually a revival, what was the last show that Rodgers & Hart worked on together?
The Boys from Syracuse
Pal Joey
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Babes in Arms
18
What Cole Porter show was based on Shakespeare’s
The Taming of the Shrew?
Anything Goes
Kiss Me, Kate
DuBarry was a Lady
High Society
19
Who starred as FDR in
I'd Rather be Right?
Gene Kelly
James Cagney
George M. Cohan
Al Jolson
20
Which of these is true about Jerome Kern?
He worked as a song-plugger and rehearsal accompanist
He added American songs to British musicals.
He studied music in Germany
He was a closeted gay man who was married to a woman
21
What is
Show Boat
based on?
A play by Edna Farber
A novel by E. L. Doctorow
A novel by Louisa May Alcott
A novel by Edna Farber
22
Why are Harold Arlen's song popular with Jazz musicians?
They were written using a full blues progression
The songs provided ample opportunity for improvisation
The songs combined jazz and conventional American song
The songs addressed issues important to jazz musicians
23
What was Cole Porter's biggest hit of his career?
The Gay Divorce
Red, Hot, and Blue
Anything Goes
Kiss Me, Kate
24
Which taboo topics were featured in
Show Boat
?
Gambling
Alcoholism
Inter-racial marriage
Anti-Semitism
25
This was the first musical to spoof a sitting president
I’d Rather be Right
The Boys from Syracuse
Babes in Arms
To Thee I Sing
26
This revue gave Rodgers & Hart their big break, showcasing their song, “Manhattan”?
Garrick Gaities
Music Box Revue
George White Scandals
Earl Carroll Vanities
27
Who were the three collaborators on
Show Boat
?
Oscar Hammerstein
Jerome Kern
Richard Rodgers
Florenz Ziegfeld
28
Which genres of music are used in
Show Boat?
Comedy
Operetta
Ragtime
Spirtual
29
This composer wrote over 400 songs, including "Stormy Weather" and "Over the Rainbow"
Cole Porter
Irving Berlin
Harold Arlen
Richard Rodgers
30
Which composer led a double life as a gay man happily married to a woman for most of his life?
Lorenz Hart
George Gershwin
Harold Arlen
Cole Porter