Theatre Arts

People

100

He has won a string of Tony awards, for productions including Les Mis, Phantom and Cats, and his first film as a producer – 2012's Les Misérables– became an Oscar, Golden Globe and Bafta award winner.

Who is Cameron Mackintosh

200

One of the most successful musical partnerships of the 20th century, collaborating on the musicals "Oklahoma!," "Carousel," "South Pacific," "The King And I," "Flower Drum Song," "Cinderella" and "The Sound Of Music" - musicals that continue to be revived.

Who are Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein

300

American songwriting partnership who worked together on 28 stage musicals and more than 500 songs from 1919 until 1943

Who are Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart

400

He wrote hundreds of songs, many becoming major hits, which made him famous before he turned thirty. During his 60-year career he wrote an estimated 1,500 songs, including the scores for 20 original Broadway shows and 15 original Hollywood films, with his songs nominated eight times for Academy Awards.

Who is Irving Berlin

People 2

100

Perhaps this composer's greatest contribution to theatre was his record breaking musical, 'The Phantom of the Opera'.

Who is Andrew Lloyd Webber

200

A leading Broadway songwriting team, as they created incredible numbers and moving ballads with unforgettable melodies that were strung into a series of musical comedies including, Oh, Kay! (1926), Funny Face (1927), Strike Up The Band (1927 and 1930) and Girl Crazy (1930)

Who is George & Ira Gershwin

300

Way before movies added sound and color, ______ dazzled audiences with theatrical extravaganzas like "Show boat"

Who is Florenz Ziegfeld

400

Who do you think the next big Broadway Lyricist will be

Up to you

Shows

100

What is the broadway musical responsible for putting current events on stage.

What is... Hair

200

What musical featured dancers and started a movement?

What is... West Side Story

300

Give me an example of a British Musical

examples

• Oliver!
• Matilda
• Les Miserables

400

What show is the first broadway musical?

What is Oklahoma

Movements

100

What is the name of the "British Broadway"

What is the West End

200

What cooperation decided the animated film wasn't a big enough hit, so they figured out a way to get the public to pay to see it again - by putting the movie onto the Broadway stage.

What is disney

300

There was a period in the 80's and early 90's where Webber was responsible for "leading a movement" called...

what is “The British Invasion”.

400

Broadway distracts audiences with escapism, while also offering political commentary and social engagement during this time period...

What is the Great Depression