On Broadway
Mish Mash
Theater Terms
Who's Job Is It?
Musical History
100

This Disney animated movie was turned into a Broadway show, then into a live action movie musical that is the number one highest grossing musical of all time.

What is Beauty and the Beast

100

This famous square is known for the New Year's Eve Ball Drop and the Broadway Theater District.

What is Times Square?

100

The first thing seen by an audience on the stage, this is often called the main rag.

What is the main curtain?

100

This person creates the dances.

Who is the choreographer?

100

These stage directions were coined when stages were tilted so the audience could see everything.

What are upstage and downstage?

200

This musical features the music of Green Day.

What is American Idiot?

200

This is the name of the book containing all of the dialogue for a play or musical.

What is a script?

200

The dialogue spoken by each actor is often referred to as the actor's________.

What are lines?

200

This person creates the blocking and helps the actors with their characters.

Who is the director?

200

The title of the Scottish play, never to be spoken in the theater is by this playright.

Who is Shakespeare?

300

This musical broke many "norms" by using actors in nontraditional roles rapping their lines.

What is Hamilton?

300

At the end of the performance, actors gather on stage for this, while the audience applauds.

What is a curtain call?

300

Go to the Box Office to pick up this.

What is your ticket?

300

This person is in charge of making sure everything runs smoothly backstage.

Who is the stage manager?

300

A hoofer is another name for this person.

What is a dancer?

400

This musical based on a gothic horror novel is the longest running show on Broadway.

What is Phantom of the Opera?

400

These type of shoes are generally worn by actors and actresses on stage.

What are character shoes?

400

This is what a buzz bag holds.

What is a microphone or microphone transmitter?

400

This person can be found in the pit during performances.

Who is a musician or conductor?

400

This "chorus" was used in ancient plays to comment on, but not take place in the action on stage. (Hint:it's the name of a people from a certain country)

What is a Greek Chorus?

500

This movie, featuring Michael Keaton as a ghost was recently turned into a Broadway musical.

What is Beetlejuice?

500

The music played by the orchestra at the beginning of the show is called this.

What is an overture?

500

This is the name of the lights placed on the front floor of the stage to light up the actors.

What are foot lights?

500

This person or group of people are in charge of all organizational and financial tasks for a musical.

What is the producer?

500

Actors were commonly referred to as these because they were always travelling.

What are gypsies?