Shakespeare
For superstitious reasons, this play is typically referred to as "The Scottish Play" in theatre settings.
What is MacBeth?
Though he's had a couple Broadway hits, this composer is also known for his film work, contributing to movies like "Moana" and "Encanto."
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
A performer who learns the lines, music, and blocking of a role to act as a substitute in an emergency.
What is an understudy?
This 2002 adaptation of a Broadway crime musical was the most recent musical movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars.
What is Chicago?
In "Hamilton," Alexander sings, “I’m just like my country. I’m young, ____, and hungry.”
What is scrappy?
This famous actress has the same first and last name as Shakespeare's wife.
Who is Anne Hathaway?
Who is Stephen Sondheim?
An orchestral piece played at the very beginning of an opera, ballet, or play.
What is an overture?
This popular jukebox musical eventually got two movies, both starring Meryl Streep.
What is Mamma Mia?
The title song of "Anything Goes" features the lyric, "In olden days a glimpse of _____ was looked on as something shocking."
What is "stocking?"
The only Shakespeare play named after a fictional king.
What is King Lear?
Among several other musicals, he composed "Evita," "Sunset Boulevard," and "School of Rock."
Who is Andrew Lloyd Webber?
In the ancient Greek and Roman theatre, this referred to a god that provided the resolution of the play (literally, "a god from a machine.").
What is Deus Ex Machina?
This popular "history" musical hasn't had a movie adaptation, but a proshot has been released in theaters featuring the original Broadway cast.
What is Hamilton?
In Fun Home's "Changing My Major," Medium Allison subverts academic expectations and sings "But I must say that I'm changing my major to ___."
Who is Joan?
Less than half the length of his longest work (Hamlet), this humorous piece is Shakespeare's shortest known play.
What is The Comedy of Errors?
She started out as a singer-songwriter, but is also known for writing the hit musical "Hadestown."
Who is Anais Mitchell?
A colored plastic filter placed over a light, which allows lighting designers to change the light's color without changing the bulb.
What is a gel?
Inspired by "Pygmalion," this musical enjoyed a run on Broadway before being adapted into a movie with Audrey Hepburn.
What is My Fair Lady?
In this song from "The Music Man," how many trombones "led the big parade with a hundred and ten cornets close at hand?"
What is seventy-six?
Still a tourist attraction to this day, this is the town where Shakespeare was born.
Where is Stratford-Upon-Avon?
He died during the Broadway previews for his biggest hit musical, but before that composed the less-known "Tick Tick Boom."
Who is Jonathan Larsen?
(The hit musical was Rent.)
Named in part for its country of origin, a "scene" division within a play marked by the entrance or exit of an actor.
What is a French scene?
Reneé Rapp played the main antagonist of this popular movie-turned-musical on Broadway, before reprising the role onscreen in 2024.
What is Mean Girls?
In "Be More Chill," Michael sings, "And I hear a drunk girl sing along to ____ through the door."
Who is Whitney?