Shakespeare
These star-crossed lovers meet a tragic end in Verona.
Who are Romeo and Juliet?
In 2006, this show became the longest-running show in Broadway history.
What is The Phantom of The Opera?
This famous theatre saying originated with the Greeks stomping their foot to show approval.
What is "Break a Leg"?
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women ______ _______.”
“merely players”, As You Like It
This is used by actors on the set to find their "mark" (the place where they start their scene in a play on the set) in total darkness.
What is Spike Tape?
In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this mischievous fairy causes chaos with a love potion.
Who is Puck (or Robin Goodfellow)?
Winner of 6 Tony’s in 2017, it’s the first Broadway musical to focus on the subject of teens and social media.
What is Dear Evan Hansen?
Under this British monarch, theatre companies switched from performing outdoors in the streets to performing in theatre buildings.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
Even the darkest night will end and the ___ ____ ____.”
“sun will rise”, Les Miserables.
An object placed inside or in front of a light source to control the shape of the emitted light and its shadow.
What is a Gobo?
In this comedy, mistaken identities abound when two twins are separated by a shipwreck.
What is Twelfth Night?
In October of 2008, Playbill changed its logo color to green for a special edition marking this show’s 5th anniversary on Broadway.
What is Wicked?
This era was a major blow to Broadway in the 1920s.
What is the Great Depression?
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears: _ ____ __ ____ ______, ___ __ ______ ___.”
“I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.” - Julius Caesar.
A curved curtain, usually at the back of the stage and often used as the sky backdrop of a theatrical piece.
Cyclorama
He convinces Othello that Desdemona has been unfaithful.
Who is Iago?
Set in Washington Heights, this was the first musical written by Lin-Manuel, premiering in 2005 and winning 4 Tonys in 2008.
What is In The Heights?
These were early theatre performances often performed around Christmas time.
What were Mummers?
“Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more;.__ __ _ ___ ___ __ __ _____, ____ __ _____ ___ ____, __________ _______.”
“it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” - Macbeth
A coarse gauze, which, when left unpainted, is used to diffuse the scene behind it when that scene is lit from behind the fabric. When painted and lit from the front, it is opaque and forms the "back wall" of the scene in front of it.
What is a Scrim?
Shakespeare was born in this town.
What is Stratford-upon-Avon?
He is the only songwriter to have Broadway premieres in every decade from the 50’s to present, with his first release in 1957.
Who is Steven Sondheim?
Broadway and London turned off their lights in order to honor this composer when he died.
Who is Oscar Hammerstein?
“To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both _____ ____ ____________.”
“looks like carelessness” - The Importance Of Being Earnest
A wooden-framed panel of canvas that, together as units, make up the backing walls of a set.
What is a Flat?