BEFORE AND AFTER
A musical from the creators of Falsettos about a small town spelling competition singing about what happens when you decide to be loved at the end of Act 2
What is 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Being Alive
The first musical to be written entirely by a woman and win best musical follows an artist traveling to the underworld to find his lost love.
What is Hadestown.
This musical may not have one the tony for best musical, but did secure nominations in 10 categories total and gave the legendary Christian Borle his tony win.
What is Something Rotten
This movie based on a musical based on another movie follows the popular kids at a school and the rearrangement of social status.
What is mean girls
Aaron Tveit, Stephanie J Block, Alex Brightman
The reason Veronica gives for hooking up with JD in act one of heathers follows the career of the writer of songs like "I feel the Earth Move" and "Will you still love me tomorrow"
What is it's cause you're beautiful the Carole King musical
This musical, based on the story of The string of pearls set in 1785, follows a murderous barber in London.
What is Sweeney Todd
This musical may have not won best musical in its Broadway production, but the London version won every award it was eligible for at the Laurence Olivier Awards.
What is Matilda the Musical
This movie came before its more famous Broadway counterpart and contains many differences, notably Christian Bale and Robert Duvall
What is Newsies
Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad and no one else.
What is Gutenberg the Musical
This musical impressively contains one man playing an entire family while a passengers on a train investigate a deadly crime.
What is a gentleman's guide to love and murder on the orient express
This musical starring Nathan Lane has won the most Tony's of any musical at 12 in one night, including Best Musical.
What is The Producers
Though this musical was robbed of best musical at the Tony's, it did win the Pulitzer prize for drama because of its message about mental health and psychiatric disorders.
What is Next to Normal
This movie musical is the only musical to have won the award for best picture at the Oscars in the 21st century, likely due to its stellar cast of performers.
What is Chicago
Gavin Creel, Phillipa Soo, Patina Miller
What is Into the Woods
The place where everything is legal in Hamilton but The Four Seasons are formed and later break up before the curtain closes.
What is New Jersey Boys
This musical satirizing religion got Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park on step closer to their EGOT.
What is Book of Mormon
Though this musical didn't win best musical on Broadway, it is the only musical where two actors have won both best actor and actress in a leading role for playing the same part and the revival earned a best musical award.
What is Pippin
This musical got Cynthia Erivo her Tony award and was made into a film in 2023
What is The Color Purple
Emma Stone, Norbert Leo Butz, Omari Douglas
What is Cabaret
(Note also Neil Patrick Harris and Fra Fee as emcee)
Elton John's perfect animated musical is the upcoming shakespeare in the park at the greenroom community theater.
This musical based on the short stories of a dairyman questions to importance and ideas of tradition.
What is Fiddler on the Roof
This Sondheim-backed spectacle based on the classic Shakespeare story may not have won best musical, but its multiple film adaptations have become massive successes.
What is West Side Story
This musical starring John Travolta is one of the few examples of a movie musical out performing the original Broadway production
What is Grease
Roger Bart, Daniel Radcliffe, and Tammy Blanchard
What is "How to succeed in business without really trying"
(Note: also Matthew Broderick and Ralph Macchio)