Musicals
This 1977 Tony winner, based on a comic strip, features a red-headed orphan girl in the Great Depression searching to find her parents.
What is Annie.
This high-flying Tony Award winning actress recently sang the voice of Elsa in the movie Frozen. At the Oscars, her name was mispronounced "Adele Dezeem" by John Travolta.
Who is Idina Menzel
This Andrew Lloyd Webber musical just closed at the Majestic Theatre, ran over 13,981 performances, making it the longest-running musical on Broadway
What is the Phantom of the Opera.
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes. Five hundred twenty five thousand moments so dear. Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure, measure a year?
What is "Seasons of Love" from Rent.
After leaving "Saturday Night Live", Taran Killam made his debut as King George III in this musical.
What is Hamilton
Winner of the 1965 Tony Award for Best Musical, this show is based on Shalom Aleichem's "Tevye and His Daughters".
What is Fiddler on the Roof.
This multi-Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter won a Tony for Best Score last year for the musical "Kinky Boots", making her the first female composer/lyricist to win a Tony for Best Original Score solo.
Who is Cyndi Lauper
This Kander and Ebb musical, running over 7200 performances since 1997, is the longest-running American Musical and the longest-running musical revival on Broadway
What is Chicago.
Mama who bore me, Mama who gave me, No way to handle things who made me so sad. Mama, the weeping, Mama, the angels, No sleep in Heaven Or Bethlehem
What is "Mama Who Bore Me" from Spring Awakening.
Before he was Dustin on this Netflix TV show, Gaten Matarazzo debuted in "Priscilla Queen of the Dessert"
Duncan Sheik won two Tony Awards for composing and orchestrating this musical, based on the banned German play of the same name by Frank Wedekind. Florida Players recently produced this show on campus.
What is Spring Awakening.
This composer, nominated tonight for "Aladdin", has won eight Oscars for scoring Disney animated musicals.
Who is Alan Menken.
This Mel Brooks musical garnered the most Tony Awards (12) and the most nominations (15) in Broadway history.
What is The Producers
What did Lewis say to Clark when everything looked bleak? What did Sir Edmund say to Tensing as they struggled toward Everest Peak? What did Washington say to his troops as they crossed the Delaware? I'm sure you're well aware!
What is "We Can Do it" from The Producers
This musical, was recently made for a TV live performance, featuring Aaron Tviet.
Grease Live!
This musical, nominated for Best Revival of a Musical, is a story of Freedom Riders during the Civil Rights Movement. Note: The title is also the name of a color.
What is Violet.
The creators of the TV series "South Park", these guys won multiple Tony Awards for the raunchy musical "The Book of Mormon"
Who are Matt Stone and Trey Parker
This composer won eight Tony awards, the most a composer has ever won.
Who is Stephen Sondheim
Good times, fun times, I've seen them all, but my dear, I'm still here. Plush velvet sometimes, sometimes, it's pretzels and beer. But I'm here.
What is "I'm Still Here" from Follies
This 2021 TV show, based on musicals, was originally supposed to have 8 episodes, which was cut down to 6 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is Schmigadoon!
This musical, based on a pop star, has had a gross earning of 113.3 million by May 2023.
MJ the Musical
This musical, based on the book by Conor McPherson, had 19 songs by this artist performed by the cast throughout the production.
Who is Bob Dylan
This record-breaking musical once grossed over $2,246,998 over eight performances in April 2018.
Frozen
This song, sung by Patti LuPone, was also covered by Anna Kendrick in the 2003 film Camp.
What is "The Ladies Who Lunch"
This musical turned-film featured Hugh Jackman thief who stole a loaf of bread, spending a large part of his life in jail.
What is Les Mis.