Musicals
What musical features songs such as "Non-Stop" and "The Room Where It Happens"?
Hamilton
Where were the first plays performed?
Ancient Greece
How did Broadway get its name?
Broadway musicals got their name from the 20th century when many popular musicals were being produced in theaters on the famous Broadway street.
What character sings "I'd Rather Be Me" in Mean Girls?
Janis Sarkisian
When you walk towards the audience on a stage, which way are you walking?
Downstage
What is a Jukebox Musical?
A stage musical or musical film in which a majority of the songs are well-known, pre-existing popular music songs, rather than original music composed for the musical.
What playwright was known for his literary works in the 16th and 17th centuries?
Shakespeare
What is the longest-running show in Broadway history?
Phantom of the Opera
What musical character is known for her green skin?
Elphaba in Wicked
What do you do when a Director gives you blocking?
Write it down in your script
What composer and lyricist has written musicals such as Sunday in the Park with George and Company?
Stephen Sondheim
What is Slapstick comedy in theatre?
What is the highest grossing Broadway musical?
The Lion King
What famous singer is the musical Hell's Kitchen based on?
Alicia Keys
What is the week before opening night traditionally called?
Tech week
What musical features a helicopter onstage?
Miss Saigon
What is the play that depicts scenes from the Bible?
The Passion Play
What was the first Disney musical on Broadway?
Beauty and the Beast
What is the name of Annie's dog in the musical Annie?
Sandy
What is the Broadway of the UK called?
The West End
What musical won the first best musical tony award in 1949?
Kiss Me, Kate
What type of Japanese plays involves puppets?
Bunraku
What Broadway musical has won the most Tony's? (hint: it won for the original production and for the revival)
South Pacific
Five
What type of stage has the audience on THREE sides?