Long Running Shows
At 13,981 performances, this is the longest-running musical in Broadway history
What is The Phantom of the Opera?
This 2024 musical, based on the 1967 book by S. E. Hinton and its 1983 film adaptation, won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical
What is The Outsiders?
This 1994 musical was the first Disney on Broadway show
What is Beauty and the Beast?
This musical, which opened on Broadway in 2019, is based on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
What is Hadestown?
True or False? Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics to West Side Story
True
At roughly 11,000 performances, this is the second-longest and the longest-running musical revival
What is Chicago?
This actress, currently playing Mama Rose in Gypsy, has won a record 6 Tony Awards, and been nominated for a record-breaking 11 Tony Awards
Who is Audra McDonald?
This 2004 musical, based on the children's books by P. L. Travers and the 1964 film of the same name, was the first Disney musical based on a live action film
What is Mary Poppins?
This 2018 musical is based on the ICONIC Tim Burton film of the same name starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, and Geena Davis
What is Beetlejuice The Musical. The Musical. The Musical?
True or False? A musical based on a book by Stephen King has been on Broadway?
Bonus if you can say which book it was
True
Bonus: The book was Carrie
This 1997 musical is the longest-running Disney musical
What is The Lion King?
This 1982 musical, based on a book of poetry by T. S. Eliot, is one of only 3 Andrew Lloyd Webber shows to win the Tony Award for Best Musical.
Bonus if you can tell me the other 2
What is CATS?
Bonus: What are The Phantom of the Opera and Sunset Boulevard?
This 2007 musical is the first Disney musical based on a Disney Channel movie
What is High School Musical?
This 2011 musical, based on the Marvel Comics character, holds he record for the longest preview period in Broadway history, with 182 performances
What is Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark?
True or False? The SpongeBob Musical has songs by musicians like Jonathan Coulton, David Bowie, The Plain White T's, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry of Aerosmith, and more
True
This 2001 musical, which will have a Broadway revival this year, is the longest-running jukebox musical in Broadway history
What is Mamma Mia?
This 2001 winner of Best Musical, based on the 1967 Mel Brooks film of the same name, is the show with the most Tony wins
What is The Producers?
This 2016 musical is so far the only Disney musical to receive a film adaptation
What is Freaky Friday?
This 2006 musical is an adaptation of the classic 1957 Dr. Seuss book about a mean one that HATES Christmas
What is Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical?
True or False? There was a Broadway musical using the music of Elvis Presley
Bonus if you can say what show it is
True
Bonus: The show is All Shook Up
This 2003 musical, which ran for 2,534 performances, is the show that beat Wicked for Best Musical at the 2004 Tony Awards
What is Avenue Q?
This 2015 hip hop musical has the most Tony nominations of any show
What is Hamilton?
This 2000 musical, with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Elton John, is the only Disney musical not based on a film
What is Aida?
This 2009 musical is based on the 1992 film of the same name starring Whoopi Goldberg
What is Sister Act the Musical?
True or False? There are 41 theatres on Broadway
True