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MTHR 3143 001 Musical Theatre History Chapter 9 Homework Name__________________ Siddhi Patel _________________________ Multiple Choice: Please choose the correct answer(s) and place the corresponding letters on the line provided. 1. Frank Wildhorn wrote what musical(s)? A. Jekyll & Hyde B. Cats C. Scarlet Pimpernel D. Civil War 2. A Chorus Line finally closed in ______________ after 6,137 performances. A. 1991 B. 1996 C. 1990 D. 1999 3. Kiss of the Spider Woman was written/composed by______________________________? A. Webber/Rice B. Kander/Ebb C. Sondheim D. Wildhorn 4. Ahrens and Flaherty wrote what musical based on the novel My Love, My Love ? A. The Wind Maria B. South Pacific C. Once on This Island D. Cats 5. Stephen Sondheim’s musical _________________________ was about Lee Harvey Oswald and other notorious figures in American presidential history. A. The Butlers B. Assassins C. Spies Like Us D. Traitors and Treason 6. Two societal factors kept Sondheim’s 1990 musical from being seen for long (2 nd time in 2001 as a revival). They were….? A. Iran-Contra Affair B. The Gulf War C. 9/11 D. Invasion of Iraq. 7. Jelly’s Last Jam was based on music by________________________? A. Waller B. Ellington C. Williams D. Morton 8. _______________________ directed Jelly’s Last Jam . A. George C. Wolfe B. Hal Prince C. Michael Bennett D. Rob Marshall 9. Rent was written by whom? A. Jeanine Tesori B. Kander/Ebb C. Jonathan Larson D. John Cameron Mitchell 10. Hedwig and the Angry Inch was written by whom? A. Michael Bennett B. Jonathan Larson C. John Cameron Mitchell 11. The musical Violet was based on the short story titled_________________________? A. "The Ugliest Pilgrim" B. "The Shortest Giant" C. "The Widest Thin Man" 12. The composer for Violet was _________________________? A. Jeanine Tesori B. Kander/Ebb C. Jason Robert Brown D. Randy Newman 13. Songs for a New World introduced a new composer-lyricist whose musical scores have been compared to the "sophistication of Sondheim." A. Jeanine Tesori B. Adam Guettel C. Jason Robert Brown D. Randy Newman 14. Savion Glover starred in which musicals? A. Jelly's Last Jam B. Bat Boy The Musical! C. Bring in 'da Noise... D. Evita