Musical Theatre Final Exam

When did the concept of plays set to music begin?

• 1600s

• 1920s

• 2000s BC

• 1850s

What musical changed everything, both with serious subject matter, as well as being the first show to tie the songs into the plot of the play to help tell the story?

• Showboat

• Camelot

• Grease

• Guys and Dolls

What musical is a dramatic retelling of Romeo and Juliet, set in New York, with powerful songs and dances?

• Oklahoma

• Bye-Bye Birdie

• Les Miserables

• West Side Story

What is the musical theatre term for a musical that is all singing and no spoken dialogue?

• Chorus

• Modern Opera

• Straight Play

• Jukebox Musical

What role works with the actors, singers, and dancers throughout the rehearsal process to ensure that are on key, up to speed, and creating the best sound possible?

• Director

• Choreographer

• Music Director

• Producer

Who is the person responsible for designing a show's dance numbers and movement?

• Director

• Choreographer

• Music Director

• Producer

The style of American theatre that was a variety show, featuring everything including trained seals, singers, acrobats, jugglers, dancers, comedians, and animal acts.

• Vaudeville

• Absurdism

• Legitimate Theatre

• Epic Theatre

The first American musical comedies on Broadway were written by the duo _____________.

• Harrigan and Hart

• Rodgers and Hammerstein

• Ahrens and Flaherty

• Lerner and Loewe

Who is considered the "Father of the Book Musical?"

• Jerome Kern

• Richard Rodgers

• Andrew Lloyd Webber

• Cole Porter

What innovative musical was the first to pioneer a cast recording?

• Annie, Get Your Gun

• Hamilton

• Oklahoma!

• Bye-Bye Birdie