Sondheim Classics
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Musicals of the Ages
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Theatre 101
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This musical was recently revived, starring big-screen star Daniel Radcliffe and Broadway icon Jonathan Groff.

Merrily We Roll Along

100

This Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, which featured a Latin-inspired score, shot to fame after winning the Tony Award for best musical in 2008

In the Heights

100

In West Side Story, these two rival gangs face off in a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in 1950s New York City.

Jets and Sharks

100

This princess sings “Let It Go” as she embraces her magical ice powers in the hit Disney movie and musical.

Elsa

100

Superstition says never to say the name of this Scottish play inside a theater or bad luck will strike the production.

Macbeth

200

In "Into the Woods" all of the main protagonists claim that it isn't their fault that they got stuck in the woods. Whose fault is it?

The Witch

200

The musical Cabaret takes place in the city of Berlin at the start of what major historical event?

World War 2

200

This iconic duo brought us The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, and South Pacific, transforming American musical theater in the 20th century.

Rodgers and Hammerstein

200

In The Lion King, these character famously sings “Hakuna Matata.”

Timon and Pumba

200

Mamma Mia! and Jersey Boys are examples of this type of musical that features previously released pop songs woven into a narrative.

 Jukebox musicals?

300

This musical is widely considered to be one of the darkest musicals ever staged, with a movie adaptation starring Johnny Depp and many revivals, the most recent one starring Josh Groban as the main character.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

300
This classic 1976 musical went up against heavy hitters such as Chicago and Pacific Overtures, and it features the most iconic dance numbers of all time. It also recently held its 50th anniversary in the same theatre where it opened.
A Chorus Line
300

This number was the prisoner identification of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables.

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300

Beauty and the Beast features this enchanted household object that serves as the maître d’.

Lumiere 

300

How many theatres are on the actual Broadway Street?

4

400

This 1970's musical follows the commitment-phobic bachelor Bobby, with the most famous revival featuring Raul Esparza, with the leading characters playing their instruments along to their own songs.

Company

400

This 1996 Jonathan Larson musical is based on the opera La Boheme and features actors such as Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp.

Rent

400

A hit musical about the founding fathers of America, but not the one you're thinking of.

1776

400

This composer wrote the music for Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Pocahontas.

Alan Menken

400

This type of show-stopping song typically arrives late in a musical, giving a lead character a big emotional moment before the finale, despite the time on the clock rarely matching its name.

11 o'clock numbers

500

This musical focuses on the life of painter Georges Seurat and his painting of his most famous work, which is mashed together to form the title of this lesser-known Sondheim Musical.

Sunday in the Park with George

500

This satiric Mel Brooks musical smashed Tony Award records, winning 12 total awards, and features Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick.

The Producers

500

This rarely mentioned Jellicle cat is known as the “hidden paw” and is named in the lyrics as the Napoleon of crime, and is a nod to a character from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories.

Macavity

500

The West End adaptation of Hercules features a unique set of characters inspired by this ancient Greek tradition of storytelling through song and dance.

The Muses

500

This term refers to the instructions in a script that tell actors where to move and how to behave on stage.

Stage Directions

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