Early Days
What is the name given to the area of New York City where many plays and musicals are performed?
Broadway
This show tells the story of one of the founding fathers with the help of rap and a diverse cast.
Hamilton
Hamilton, In the Heights
Lin-Manuel Miranda
This musical is one of the first major hits of the 21st century, and tells the story of a "pleasantly plump" girl who fights inequality.
Hairspray
Name one of the shows we watched in class.
Frozen, Phantom of the Opera
Who is best known for creating the Follies, a variety show that featured elaborate song and dance numbers?
Florenz Ziegfeld
This show is one of the most successful musicals of the 21st century, and reimagines the lives of characters from The Wizard of Oz.
Wicked
The Phantom of the Opera, Cats
Andrew Lloyd Webber
This musical is based on a classic Tim Burton movie, featuring irreverent humor, great tech, and the titular ghost with the most.
Beetlejuice
What musical featured a real helicopter on stage during one of its big numbers?
Miss Saigon
What is the name of the era where musicals where highly successful and provided an escape for audiences in the 40s and 50s?
Golden Age
This show is the longest running Broadway musical of all-time, and centers on a mysterious man who becomes obsessed with a talented singer.
Phantom of the Opera
Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods
Stephen Sondheim
Disney began adapting their movies for the stage in the 90s. Name at least two of their musicals that have made it to Broadway.
Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Tarzan, The Little Mermaid, Frozen, Mary Poppins, Newsies
What show, based on an opera, came out in 1996 and became a surprise hit?
Rent
What is the name of the first major Broadway musical?
Show Boat
This show is rather dark, but was a huge hit. It follows a disgraced barber who returns to his home seeking revenge.
Sweeney Todd
Les Miserables, Miss Saigon
Boublil and Schonberg
This musical reimagines the ex-wives of Henry VII as a pop group.
Six
What is the UK version of Broadway called?
West End
What artform helped inspire musical theatre?
Vaudeville
This classic show is considered to be the first musical to use song and dance to advance the plot.
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music
Rodgers and Hammerstein
This show puts a jazz and blues inspired spin on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Hadestown
What is the plot of Cats?
A group of Cats gather to determine which one of them will be reborn.