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- 1. Open EndedHow many Broadway theaters are there?
- 2. Open EndedHow big is the broadway theatre district?
- 3. Open EndedWhere is the Broadway Theatre District?
- 4. Open EndedWhy was it called Times Square?
- 5. Open EndedWere there any theatres in Longacre Square?
- 6. Open EndedWhen was Times Square also a bad neighborhood?
- 7. Open EndedBroadway is where...
- 8. Open EndedNew Amsterdam Theatre was home to the...
- 9. Open EndedNew Amsterdam Theatre is now the flagship of...
- 10. Open EndedWhat was considered the 1st musical?
- 11. Open EndedThe Black Crook was...
- 12. Open EndedHow long did the Black Crook run for?
- 13. Open EndedHarrigan & Hart are best know for...
- 14. Open EndedMost musicals of the day had basic plots interrupted by songs and dances that did not have to do with the plot but...
- 15. Open EndedGilbert and Sullivan
- 16. Open EndedRevue's
- 17. Open EndedFlorenz Ziegfeld
- 18. Open EndedZiegfeld Follies
- 19. Open EndedZiegfeld Follies had...
- 20. Open EndedFanny Brice was in...
- 21. Open EndedMinstrel Shows
- 22. Open Ended1st Broadway musical written by black writers and starring an all black cast
- 23. Open EndedIn Dahomey Introduced...
- 24. Open EndedBert Williams
- 25. Open EndedGeorge M. Cohan
- 26. Open EndedNoted for his Patriotic Songs including "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy" "Give my Regards to Broadway"
- 27. Open EndedThe only musical theatre actor in history to have a statue on Times Square
- 28. Open EndedFancy Brice
- 29. Open EndedFamous for the serious song "My Man"
- 30. Open EndedBasis of her life is for the musical Funny Girl
- 31. Open EndedMost famous for performing in Blackface and singing what came to be known as "mammy" songs
- 32. Open EndedMost remembered as the star of the 1st talking motion picture
- 33. Open Ended1st talking motion picture
- 34. Open Ended"You ain't heard nothing yet."
- 35. Open EndedThe Girl From Utah, Oh Lady! Lady!!, Oh Boy!
- 36. Open Ended1914-1962 Prolific Period, Got his start on Tin Pan Alley, Noted for Alexander's Ragtime Band, 1st composer to write an American Musical featuring an all ragtime score
- 37. Open EndedShows written to be performed with small casts, small sets, and easy plots. Attempted to make more coherent pieces
- 38. Open EndedWho composed Princess Theatre Shows?
- 39. Open EndedNotable Princess Theatre Shows
- 40. Open EndedWhat changed theatre?
- 41. Open EndedFamous for writting Swanee in 1919
- 42. Open EndedWho sang Swanee?
- 43. Open EndedThe popularity of the ____ and ____ influenced Broadway and resulted in more and more touring.
- 44. Open EndedJazz Age
- 45. Open EndedIn 1927 ____ shows opened and ____ were musicals
- 46. Open EndedWho were the competitors for the Ziegfeld Follies?
- 47. Open EndedScandals: Faster paced show which emphasized dancing was created by...
- 48. Open EndedVanities: More over the top show featuring less clothing on the girls was created by...
- 49. Open EndedGeorge Gershwin was a...
- 50. Open EndedIra Gershwin was a...
- 51. Open EndedWhat was the name of the " New Gershwin Musical" from 1980's?
- 52. Open EndedWas was the name of the "new" version of Gershwin's Girl Crazy?
- 53. Open Ended1st black musical after WWI and the 1st Jazz Musical written, directed, designed, and acted entirely by black artists
- 54. Open EndedWho composed Shuffle Along?
- 55. Open EndedWhat was the 1st black show to feature a romantic plot onstage?
- 56. Open EndedShuffle Along Changed History because....
- 57. Open EndedThe newly revived Shuffle Along Play is also called...
- 58. Fill in the BlankIn 1927, the new musical ____________ came along
- 59. Open EndedShow Boat was based on a novel by
- 60. Open EndedShow Boat music was by...
- 61. Open EndedShow Boat book and lyrics were by...
- 62. Fill in the BlankShow boat was considered the _____
- 63. Open EndedThere are 2 eras of musical theatre....
- 64. Open EndedWhere does Show Boat take place?
- 65. Open EndedWhat are the themes of Show Boat?
- 66. Open EndedWhat was the most famous Show Boat Song?
- 67. Open EndedWhat other songs was Show Boat famous for?
- 68. Open EndedShow Boat did not have a...
- 69. Open EndedWhat street was Ziegfeld Theatre on?
- 70. Open EndedWhich theatre did Show Boat debut on?
- 71. Open EndedZiegfeld Movie theatre....
- 72. Open EndedWho was a theatre columnist in New York City who coined a lot of famous terms describing Broadway like "The Big Apple?"
- 73. Open EndedWhat two events foreshadowed tough times ahead for Broadway and the country?
- 74. Open EndedOctober 6th, 1927
- 75. Open EndedHis 1st Broadway show was 50 million Frenchmen
- 76. Open EndedWrote the song Night and Day in the show Gay Divorce as well as Let's Do It
- 77. Fill in the BlankCole Porter wrote both _____ and _____
- 78. Open EndedSatirical Musical about War
- 79. Open EndedPolitical Satire Play where the book of the show was the driving force
- 80. Open EndedGirl Crazy Strike Up The Band Of Thee I sing were written and composed by
- 81. Open EndedI Got Rhythm was one of her biggest hits
- 82. Open EndedNoted for her loud crystal clear voice in the days of no microphones
- 83. Open EndedWhat song reflected what was going on in the world?
- 84. Open EndedNoted for refusing to appear in minstrel type shows and for her song Stormy Weather
- 85. Open EndedSuccessful singer and actress and was one of the highest paid black performers of her day
- 86. Fill in the BlankEthel Waters was remembered for her performance of the song ______ in the play _____________
- 87. Open EndedWhich play had music and lyrics by Cole Porter?
- 88. Open EndedAnything Goes starred
- 89. Open EndedThe Original Anything Goes Book was by
- 90. Open EndedWhat was the name of the "Folk Opera" and who was it composed and lyrics by?
- 91. Open EndedWho made the book for Porgy and Bess?
- 92. Open EndedPorgy and Bess was an...
- 93. Open EndedPorgy and Bess's memorable song is....
- 94. Open EndedGeorge Gershwin last show was...
- 95. Open EndedWhat show was a project of the WPA Federal Theatre?
- 96. Open EndedThe Cradle Will Rock was directed by
- 97. Open EndedThe Cradle Will Rock was produced by
- 98. Open EndedThe Cradle Will Rock had music, lyrics, and book by
- 99. Open EndedWhat was the WPA?
- 100. Open EndedThe Federal Theater of the WPA was established to give employment to
- 101. Open EndedThe Cradle Will Rock was a musical about the lives of
- 102. Open EndedWPA ....
- 103. Open EndedOrson Wells and John Houseman
- 104. Open EndedPal Joey was by..
- 105. Open EndedThe Pal Joey book was by
- 106. Open EndedPal Joey was famous for introducing
- 107. Open Ended"The musical comedy needed to start looking at the facts of life"
- 108. Open EndedOklahoma! was by...
- 109. Open EndedOklahoma! was directed by...
- 110. Open EndedThe original title of Oklahoma! was
- 111. Fill in the BlankDuring the shows out of town tryout in Boston... it was decided the story needed a new _____
- 112. Open EndedThe new song then featured
- 113. Open EndedHow many Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals are there?
- 114. Open EndedOklahoma was ...
- 115. Open EndedWho was credited with changing the broadway dance by having the action in the dance tell the story instead of just being entertaining interludes?
- 116. Fill in the BlankHer (Agnes De Mille) _________ in Oklahoma was considered a milestone moment
- 117. Open EndedAgnes De Mille furthered her role of dance in the Broadway Musical
- 118. Open EndedWhat was the 1st Broadway musical to release an Original Cast Album?
- 119. Open EndedOklahoma was the 1st Broadway show to use the subtitle ....
- 120. Open EndedPlot of "Oklahoma"
- 121. Fill in the BlankEvery year there are over _____ productions of Oklahoma and _____ on any given day
- 122. Open EndedOklahoma is the only Broadway Musical to have a song from the show become___
- 123. Open EndedOn The Town has music by...
- 124. Open EndedOn The Town has book and lyrics by
- 125. Open EndedOn the Town is Based on the Ballet Fancy Free choreographed by...
- 126. Open EndedOn the Town has the catchy score featuring the hit song
- 127. Fill in the BlankOn the Town Brought ______ to Broadway
- 128. Open EndedCarousel was by
- 129. Fill in the BlankCarousel was based on the play _________ by ___________
- 130. Open EndedRodgers and Hammerstein's 2nd musical had a very serious and sad plot......
- 131. Open EndedCarousel's most notably scores included
- 132. Fill in the BlankChoreography in Carousel by ________ was a pivotal part of the show
- 133. Fill in the BlankRodgers and Hammerstein helped usher in the ___________ of Broadway Musical
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