General Knowledge
Vaudeville shows started and ended with these kinds of acts
What are the weakest
Annie, A Chorus Line, Evita
What is Contemporary
This jukebox musical has inspired two different films and has gained new popularity thanks to the Internet.
What is Mamma Mia
This musical was the first musical to feature an all-black cast
What is Porgy and Bess
These partners wrote many famous musicals together, with one the most famous being Oklahoma!
Who are Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
Musicals convey emotions and stories through four parts:
Movement, Technical Aspects, Dialogue and this
What is Music
Frozen, Hamilton, Wicked
What is Present Day
This smash-hit Broadway musical has a movie coming out next month starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
What is Wicked
He is considered to be the God of the Theatre along with the God of Wine
Who is Dionysus
Andrew Lloyd-Webber had the longest-running show on Broadway running from 1986 until 2023. How many years is that?
What is 35
Newsies, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin
What is Disney
Old Man River from this Golden Age musical became popular in the Jazz genre:
What is Showboat
This was the name of the first known American musical in the 1860s
What is The Black Crook
These two gentlemen from across the pond provided some flair to American Theatre.
Who are Gilbert and Sullivan
Showboat was the first musical to feature this kind of relationship
What is an interracial marriage
Phantom Of The Opera, Miss Saigon, Les Miserables
What is Mega-Musical
In Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, they have three main tenants:
1) Comedy must arise out of character and situation
2) Believe in what you write and
3) ___________________________________
What is Song is the servant of the text
In medieval theatre, performances were held on these which were a chain of wagons that moved from town to town
What are mansions
Lin Manuel-Miranda wrote this musical about a famous Founding Father
What is Hamilton
Showboat, Porgy and Bess, Oklahoma!
What is Golden Age
This show is a "modernized" version of a famous Shakespeare play
What is West Side Story
Ancient Greek and Roman theatre was performed in outdoor spaces known as this
What are ampitheaters
This man was the composer in the duo for Porgy and Bess
Who is George Gershwin