Exam 18: Music for Theatre and Film

The basic story of Rent dates back to

Which of the following duos is best known for vaudeville that featured Irish and German ethnic comedy sketches?

"Saturday Night Live" follows in which of the following traditions?

"Patter songs" are an expected feature of which of the following?

A "book show" is a musical based on a famous novel.

West Side Story is a retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

The tendency to revive old musicals in the 1990s was largely associated with rising production costs.

Which best defines "patter?"

The operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan are primarily

A musical variety show with a common theme is called a

The first outstanding composers of American operettas were from

Many current musicals retell nineteenth-century Italian operas.

Broadway has widely embraced jazz in its musical scores.

Oscar Hammerstein II was best known as a

Which of the following was not a famous lyricist?

The man who virtually invented the American musical comedy was

Which of the following is a current American composer who is sometimes considered America's premiere composer for the musical stage?

The famous song "Ol' Man River" was written for