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Musical Theatre History Review

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Florenz Ziegfeld
Credited as the founder of Modern Musical Theatre
Ziegfeld Follies
The famous show that was produced by Florenz Ziegfeld that made him a legend
Minstrel
Shows that featured white performers in black face makeup
George M. Cohan
The original song and dance man and has a statue in Times Square
"Yankee Doodle Dandee"
The famous song written by George M. Cohan
Fanny Brice
One of the most popular female performers in the early Broadway era and later had a musical written about her
Show Boat
The groundbreaking musical written in 1927 that was the first to feature a storyline throughout
Jerome Kern
The composer of Showboat
Oscar Hammerstein
Wrote the lyrics to Showboat and was later a part of a famous duo
Ole' Man River
A famous song from showboat that talks about the Mississippi
Bert Williams
The first African American performer on Broadway
Irving Berlin
One of the most famous composers in the early Broadway era with songs such as Alexander's Ragtime Band and God Bless America
Actors Equity
The name of the union of actors that went on strike
What caused the strike to end?
The stagehands, musicians and technicians came out
Vaudeville
The most popular form of entertainment before Broadway became popular
Porgy and Bess
The opera written by George Gershwin
Summertime
The most famous song from Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin
Started as a piano plunker for a music publisher
This is the Army
The show that featured 300 servicemen
Irving Berlin
Composed and performed in This is the Army
Al Jolson
The biggest star of minstrel shows and appeared in the first talking motion picture
The Cradle Will Rock
The show that was banned by the government
Hart
Richard Rodgers first partner
Pal Joey
The best known work of Rodgers and Hart
Brother can you spare a dime
The song that best described the horrors of the Great Depression
Ethel Waters
sang "SuPPERtime" and "Stormy Weather"
Charleston
The 20s dance craze that started on Broadway
Ethel Merman
The secretary that became a famous Broadway star. Her first big song was Gershwin's "I got Rhythm"
Cole Porter
The composer who wanted to live the extravagant lifestyle and was able to since his grandfather left him nine million in cash
Anything Goes
The famous musical that best characterized the 1930's and was written by Cole Porter
Marilyn Miller
Was nicknamed Cinderella because she came from a small town mid-America and made it as a star on Broadway
Good News
The popular show that featured "The Varsity Drag"
Speakeasies
The illegal nightclubs that flourished during Prohibition era on broadway
Al Jolson
Had the famous catch phrase "You ain't heard nothin yet folks"
Tin Pan Alley
Where George Gershwin plunked the piano
Irwa Gershwin
George's brother who wrote the lyrics for his songs
Swanee
One of Al Jolson's biggest songs
The jazz singer
The first full length motion picture that stared Al Jolson
Eubie Blake
Wrote Shuffle Along
Shuffle Along was the first musical to
-All black cast and crew
-Inspire white people with their dance moves
Winshell
Columnist who coined the term "The Big Apple"
The stock market crash
Forced the big name producers and composers to move to Hollywood
Rodgers and Hart
A popular songwriting team in the 20s.
Sally
One of the titles of a musical comedy that told the story of a young girl's rags to riches tale
Hammerstein
Was the new partner for Richard rodgers
Carousel
The second show by Rodgers and Hammerstein
Kiss Me Kate
Was Cole Porter's show by Rodgers and Hammerstein that used the new book format made popular by Rodgers and Hammerstein
South Pacific
Is the WWII show by Rodgers and Hammerstein
My Fair Lady
The show that made Julie Andrews famous
Lerner and Lowe
The composers of My Fair Lady
The Sound of Music
the family show that has become the most beloved show Rodgers and Hammerstein and was the last show the ever wrote
Annie Get Your Gun
Irving Berlin's last big hit show during his time
"There's No Business Like Show Business"
The hit song from Annie Get Your Gun that became the anthem for show business
Ethel Merman
The star of Annie Get Your Gun
On the Town
The show by Leonard Bernstein about New York
" You've got to be CAREFULLY taught"
the song that dealt with race relations in the WWII set musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein
Oklahoma!
The first musical written by Rodgers and Hammerstein
Guys and Dolls
the show written by Frank Loesser that was a fable about New York Gamblers
Ed Sullivan
hosted many broadway performances on his television show, including one from Bye Bye Birdie that was about being on his show
Carousel
a musical that featured a wide beating, out of work carny as the lead character
Shows by Sondheim
-Company
-Pacific Overtunes
-Follies
-Merry we roll along
-Sweeney Todd
What was the role of the producer
Get money to put on the show
Mel Brooks
wrote The Producers
Guiliani and Eisner
Credited with restoring Times Square and 42nd Street in the 90s
Mackintosh
the visonar producer that first marketed shows to the world insted of just Broadway and London
Cats and Phantom of the Opera
two of the shows Mackintosh produced
Sondheim
was the most profilic American musical composer in the 70s, 80s, and 90s
La Cage Aux Folles
the show that featured the first love song between two men and won the Tony for best show
Herman
the composer of La Cage Aux Folles that took a shot at another composer during his acceptance speech
Andrew Lloyd Webber
one of the most prolific writers of shows in the 70s, 80s, and 90s and was from England
Musicals written by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Miss Saigon
Cats
Phantom of the Opera
Hirchfield
the cartoonist that became famous for chronicling the past 70 years of Broadway history. He had a theater recently named after him
14 million dollars
the estimated cost of Wicked
Cats
broke the record held by A Chorus line for longest running show on Broadway
Phantom of the Opera
the show that currently holds the record as longest running show on Broadway
Schwartz
Wrote the music for Wicked
Merrick
the producer for whom producing a Broadway show was his poker game. He also produced 42nd street
Larson
wrote the musical Rent
Tony
the award given for excellence on the Broadway stage
West Side Story
the groundbreaking musical based on the story of Romeo and Juliet and set in the streets of NYC
Robbins
the director and choreographer of West Side Story
Bernstein
composed the music of West Side Story
Sondheim
wrote the lyrics for West Side Story
Fiddler on the Roof
the show that dealt with the breaking of old traditions
Chicago and Cabaret
the two best known musicals by Kander and Ebb
A Chorus Line
the groundbreaking musical that features the stories of Broadway dancers
Michael Bennett
conceived, directed and choreographed A Chorus Line
Sweeney Todd
Stephen Sondheim's masterwork about a barber
Company
the show by Sondheim that doesn't have a plot and show upper middle class life in NY
Hair
the first rock musical about the crazy lifestyles in the late 60s and early 70s
Bob Fosse
the man who conceived the musical Chicago
I Love NY
the cheesy slogan used to advertise Broadway in the late 70s
Merry We Roll Along and Pacific Overtures
are Sondheim shows other than Company and Sweeney Todd
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