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100

What musical ends act one with "One Day More"?

Les Misérables

100

What recently-closed musical holds the record for longest continuously-running show?

Phantom of the Opera

100

What was the Broadway debut for actress Idina Menzel?

Rent

100

What are the booklets given to audiences, featuring information like cast lists and musical numbers?

Playbill

100

What piece of the "Phantom of the Opera" set falls over the audience to crash on stage?

Chandelier

200

In what musical did Elaine Paige steal the show with her rendition of "Memory"?

Cats

200

Which musical holds the title of highest-grossing Broadway show?

The Lion King

200

Which renowned musical composer, known for "Into the Woods" and "Sweeney Todd" passed away in 2021?

Stephen Sondheim

200

What is it called when an actor moves to the front of the stage, towards the audience?

Downstage

200

What musical features a large helicopter as part of the set?

Miss Saigon

300

"The Sound of Music" and "West Side Story" both share songs featuring what women's name?

Maria

300

What show won the first-ever Tony Award for Best Musical in 1949?

Kiss Me, Kate

300

Which actress has the most tony awards, at six wins?

Audra McDonald

300

What is it called when the actors come out to take their bows at the end of the show?

Curtain Call

300

What stage-to-screen musical features a large robotic dragon sitting overtop of the stage?

Wicked

400

What musical features the opening song "Tradition"?

Fiddler on the Roof

400

What was the first Broadway musical to resume performances after the COVID-19 pause?

Hadestown

400

Who was the writer, lyricist, and star of Hamilton and In the Heights?

Lin-Manuel Miranda

400

What is the name of the sunken area under stages where the instrumentalists most often play?

Orchestra Pit

400

In what musical, based on a Roald Dahl novel, do child and adult actors alike use swings to fly out over the audience?

Matilda

500

What is the name of the "Rent" song that teaches us about time?

Seasons of Love

500

What letter row do most Broadway theaters not have?

I

500

What pop legend wrote the music for Billy Elliot?

Elton John

500

What is the balcony level of the audience known as?

Mezzanine

500

The classic musical "Anything Goes" turns the stage into what ship?

S.S. American

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