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100

Named for a major Midwestern city, what long-running Broadway musical features songs like "All That Jazz," "Cell Block Tango," and "Mr. Cellophane?"

Chicago

100

Referring to then-future president John Adams, the songs "Sit Down, John" and "But, Mr. Adams" come from what Broadway musical named for an important year in American history?

1776

100

The smash Broadway hit "Hamilton" is staged in a theater named for what legendary songwriting partner of Oscar Hammerstein?

Richard Rodgers

100

"The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain" is a famous lyric from what classic Broadway musical by Lerner and Loewe?

My Fair Lady

100

Inspired by Alanis Morissette's 1995 album of the same name, what Broadway show closed on December 17, 2021 after winning both two Tony Awards and the 2021 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album?

Jagged Little Pill

200

What classic Leonard Bernstein Broadway musical re-envisioned Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" in the world of white and Puerto Rican gangs fighting in New York City?

West Side Story

200

What years does Cabaret take place during?

1929 - 1930

200

After seeing her on Broadway, Walt Disney wanted to cast Julie Andrews in his next live-action film. Not only was it Andrews’ first movie, but she went on to get her first Academy Award nomination—and Oscar win—for the role. What was the name of the 1964 film?

Mary Poppins

200

"There's No Business Like Show Business" is a song written by Irving Berlin for what classic Broadway musical about the life of sharpshooter?

Annie Get Your Gun

200

A 2012 Adam Shankman movie adaptation of an 80s themed Broadway musical, about an aspiring singer falling in love with a bar employee, shares its name with what 1983 Def Leppard song where the titular period is still rolling?

Rock of Ages

300

Played by Frank Sinatra in a film version, Nathan Detroit is a gambling boss in what classic 1950s Broadway musical?

Guys and Dolls

300

How many daughters does Tevye have in Fiddler on the Roof?

Five

300

Who travels from Allentown, Pennsylvania, to New York City to find stardom in “42nd Street”?

Peggy Sawyer

300

These famous lyrics are featured in which Broadway musical - "when the whistles blow and the cymbals crash and the sparklers light the sky"

"Before the Parade Passes By" - Hello, Dolly!

300

What 1960 Broadway musical is based on the life and times of American philanthropist and survivor of the 1912 sinking of the Titanic, Margaret Brown?

"The Unsinkable Molly Brown"

400

With songs like "One" and "What I Did for Love," what classic 1970s musical centers around Broadway dancers auditioning for eight spots in a stage show?

A Chorus Line

400

What Broadway star has won six Tony Awards, which is more performance wins than any other actor and makes them the sole person to win all four acting categories?

Audra McDonald

400

"A Raisin in the Sun," the first play written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway, opened in March 1959. The author was a 29-year-old woman who won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. Name the author.

Lorraine Hansberry

400

These lyrics are associated with which Broadway musical - "Come on, show 'em what you're worth. Make 'em go, "oh, oh oh" as you shoot across the sky"

Firework - Moulin Rouge!

400

What poetry collection was Cats based on?

Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot.

500

Which Broadway musical featured a helicopter onstage?

Miss Saigon

500

How many languages has Phantom of the Opera been translated?

15

500

What was the first Broadway musical with an all-female creative team?

Waitress

500

The shanty citizens would sarcastically "like to thank" this Depression era president who promised a chicken in every pot, as they lament "Not only don't we have the chicken, we ain't got the pot!"

Annie

500

What Broadway musical, which has an exclamation point in its title, is about the man who was mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1945?

Fiorello!

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