Singing On The Silver Screen
You know her, you love her, you can’t wait to buy a cameo from her. Name the star of the 2007 film adaptation of Hairspray.
Nikki Blonsky
In this number, a young prince of the jungle distracts his caretaker as he sings about how great life will be when he’s in charge.
“I Just Can’t Wait To Be King” (Lion King)
First premiered at Edinburgh Fringe, SIX is a musical comedy about six women from history who share WHAT in common?
They are the six wives of Henry VIII
This 2004 cult classic was adapted into a musical and THEN adapted into a movie critics deemed “sooo NOT fetch”.
Mean Girls
I’m not throwing away my shot, I’m just like my country, I’m____
young, scrappy, and hungry
(“My Shot”, Hamilton)
This 2001 jukebox movie musical follows the doomed romance of an English Poet and a Cabaret Courtesan. Oh, and John Leguizamo is here too.
Moulin Rouge
In this song, an ostracized woman imagines a magical future where no one finds her inferior due to her surprising exterior.
“The Wizard and I” (Wicked)
Which dramedy musical showcases a young sorority girl who studies extra hard to reunite with her ex-boyfriend?
Legally Blonde
Clips of “revolting children” performing choreography from this British musical adaptation went viral in December 2022.
Matilda
Mamma mia, here I go again, My, my, ____
How can I resist you?
(“Mamma Mia”, Mamma Mia!)
Released in 2017, The Greatest Showman is a fictionalized biopic based on the life and times of this infamous circus pioneer.
P.T. Barnum
In this number, a high-school senior with social anxiety wonders if he’ll ever be more than he’s always been after being shoved to the ground by another student.
Waving Through a Window
(Dear Evan Hanson)
Which comedic musical debuted revisions to the show after 2020, with more racial sensitivity and inclusion in mind?
The Book of Mormon
Which of the following had NOT been adapted into a musical (yet)?
A: Mrs. Doubtfire
B: The Breakfast Club
C: Sister Act
D: The Great Gatsby
B: The Breakfast Club
As someone told me lately, “Everyone deserves ____
The chance to fly
(“Defying Gravity”, Wicked)
This movie musical based in N.Y. shows a bodega owner who hopes, imagines, and sings about a better life.
In the Heights
In this song, this skid-row protagonist longs for the simplicity of suburban life, complete with frozen TV dinners and plastic on the furniture.
“Somewhere That’s Green”
(Little Shop of Horrors)
2017’s “Come From Away” is based on the true story of 7,000 passengers stranded at Gander International Airport in Canada following WHAT historical event?
Orpheus & Eurydice
You’ll learn what I already know, I love you means _____
You’re never, ever, ever getting rid of me.
(“Never Getting Rid of Me”, Waitress)
This 1975 cult-classic film shows a newly engaged couple who take cover in a mad scientist’s mansion during a thunder storm.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
This song is about two high-school seniors who just want to be normal teenagers together although they’re badly damaged.
“Seventeen”
(Heathers)
The plot of Seussical the Musical is based on THREE Dr. Suess books. Name TWO of them.
1. Horton Hears a Who
2. Horton Hatches the Egg
3. Gertrude McFuzz
This musical that was adapted from a Stephen King movie shows a young outcast girl who gets humiliated at her high-school prom.
Carrie
Rides a PT cruiser, _____
God, he’s such a loser
(“Micheal in the Bathroom”, Be More Chill)