On the Big Screen
Taylor Swift, Judi Dench, Idris Alba, and James Corden among others starred in this widely panned adaption of a feline musical
Cats
This actress is best known for originating the roles of Elsa in Frozen and Elphaba in Wicked.
Idina Menzel (I would also accept Adele Dazeem)
Hamilton
This "practically perfect" lead helps a family overcome strained relationships with the help of magic and sugar.
Mary Poppins
Name a musical currently running on Broadway right now other than Hamilton and Wicked
Too many to list. I will look it up if I'm not sure
These movie musical had interviews go viral including the iconic "holding space for defying gravity" interview
Wicked
Life imitated art when this actress starred in Funny Girl on Broadway, the dream role of the character she played on Glee.
(Name the actress; not the TV character)
Lea Michelle
This child rebels against a tyrannical headmaster and parents with the help of her high IQ and magical abilities
Matilda
Despite undergoing multiple out-of-town tryouts, this musical following the protagonist's journey from "zero to hero" has not yet made it to Broadway
Hercules
The UK has its own equivalent of Broadway. What is it colloquially referred to as?
West End
Which star DOES NOT have his/her own musical?
a. Once Upon a One More Time (Britney Spears)
b. The Color Purple (Prince)
c. MJ the Musical (Michael Jackson)
d. The Cher Show (Cher)
The Color Purple is a musical, but it has no relation to Prince
He starred in the 2023 revival of Parade, having previously won a Tony for originating the role of Evan in Dear Evan Hansen.
Ben Platt
This 2019 musical about a tragic Greek Myth won the Tony Award for Best Lighting.
Hadestown
This 1992 musical film starring Christian Bale and directed by Kenny Ortega, would become a hit Disney Musical 20 years later in 2012.
Newsies
Which of these musical DID NOT win a Tony?
a. Chicago
b. Les Miserables
c. The Sound of Music
d. Phantom of the Opera
Chicago lost to A Chorus Line
This 2004 movie to 2017 musical to 2024 movie musical adaptation was originally based on Rosalind Wiseman's book Queen Bees and Wannabes.
Mean Girls
This actor currently stars in Just In Time. Outside of Broadway he was on the CW show Supergirl.
Jeremy Jordan
This short-lived 2016 Broadway musical is about a magical spring that grants immortal life to a family of four. It is based on a 1975 book of the same title.
Tuck Everlasting
Which Disney musical is based on the plot of Shakespeare's Hamlet?
The Lion King
The National High School Musical Theatre Awards go by what other name?
Jimmy Awards
This classic Rogers and Hammerstein musical shares the 1960 Tony Award for Best Musical with Fiorello.
(1 of only 10 ties in the history of the Tony Awards!)
Sound of Music
This woman has the most Tony wins ever with 6 Tony Awards. Also, she was in the Grey's Anatomy spin-off Private Practice
Audra McDonald
Which Tony-nominated musical was based on a 70-page excerpt of War and Peace?
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
This musical tale was the first Disney to stage adaptation, starring Susan Egan and Terrence Mann.
Beauty and the Beast
Since his passing in 2021, many of Stephen Sondheim's works have been revived with great success. Name one of the shows that has been revived on Broadway.
Into the Woods, Company, Gypsy, Merrily We Roll Along, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street