Record Breaking
What is the highest grossing musical in broadway history ($1.8 billion)?
The Lion King
What is the dancing in a musical called?
Choreography
This actor received the Princess of Asturias awards and is very famous for a movie musical she starred in but she also started her career on Broadway!
Meryl Streep
This was a movie first then a musical on Broadway then a movie musical! The musical and movie musical starred Renee Rapp, who is now a pop singer. The original movie starred Lindsay Lohan.
Mean Girls
This musical is about Oz before Dorothy arrived.
Wicked
Wicked
What is an alternate or substitute called?
Understudy
Which Jonas Brothers (Nick, Joe, or Kevin) started their career as an alternate in Les Miserables?
Nick
They made a movie version of this musical in 2019 (Taylor Swift appeared as one of the characters). People did not like it!
Cats
This musical is about a woman who attends Harvard Law School. Lots of pink!
Legally Blonde
Which musical was nominated the most (16 nominations)? (Hint: it tells the story of an American Founding Father)
Hamilton
Where does the orchestra play?
The pit
Before she was on Nickelodeon or a pop star, she starred on Broadway!
Ariana Grande
This musical was a movie first, which many consider one of the greatest animated films of all time.
The Lion King
A classic musical about a woman named who becomes a governess of 7 children. (Fun fact: the family the musical is based on moved to Vermont and their ancestors live there today!)
The Sound of Music
Which show has won the most Tony awards (12 awards)?
a) Phantom of the Opera
b) The Producers
c) Jersey Boys
b) The Producers
This is probably the first thing the audience sees.
The curtain
This man wrote lots of musicals but is most famous for playing a role in the hit musical "Hamilton" (he also wrote it).
Lin Manuel Miranda
On Broadway, this musical starred Julie Andrews, but, in the movie, they cast Audrey Hepburn.
My Fair Lady
This musical follows the story of Jean Valjean, a convict who was arrested for stealing bread for his sisters child. (Hint - it takes place in France)
Les Miserables
What was the longest running broadway musical (35 years)?
a) Phantom of the Opera
b) The Lion King
c) Wicked
a) Phantom of the Opera
What does an audience do at the end of a show when the really like a play?
Standing ovation
Who is the highest paid Broadway actor, earning a record breaking $3.2 million for just one musical? He's famous for acting in Wolverine and The Greatest Showman.
Hugh Jackman
This is a jukebox musical. It was a movie first before it was a musical on Broadway. The movie starred Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, and it's named after a famous club in Paris.
Moulin Rouge
The musical is about two friends who move to another country to convert people to their religion (a religious group that famously lives in Utah).
The Book of Mormon