Exam 18: Music for Theatre and Film

Which of the following shows became famous as a record album before it was produced on stage?

Bubbling Brown Sugar is considered a black musical.

Irene and Vernon Castle were famous ____________ on the Broadway stage.

Which one of the following composers wrote A Little Night Music and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum?

Which of the following began as a kind of variety show that ridiculed something important,such as political situations?

The Crash of 1929 and the availability of home radios led to which of the following?

The musical comedy blended elements of

Satire that ridicules the important,or that treats something silly with mock dignity is called

Irene and Vernon Castle were pioneers in which of the following traditions?

Which of the following is not a rock musical?

Which of the following marked the end of the long-running Ziegfeld Follies?

Show Boat and Oklahoma both moved the Broadway musical in new directions.Describe several innovations that each show inspired in future Broadway musicals.

The landmark show of the 1920s was

Gilbert and Sullivan were early twentieth century American operetta composers.

Which of the following resembles a minstrel show,but added a wider variety of entertainment such as circus stunts and comedy teams?

Which of the following strongly integrates songs,dances and instrumental pieces with a story?

Which of these Broadway musicals preceded the others?

The "concept musical" genre dates from the 1930s.

The 1942 movie Yankee Doodle Dandy is about the life of

Give My Regards to Broadway and Yankee Doodle Boy were written by