Opening Numbers
The Lion King
What is Circle of Life
Elphaba in Wicked and Maureen in Rent
Who is Idina Menzel
"The snow glows white on the mountain tonight . . ."
What is "Not a footprint to be seen"
This composer wrote the music for In the Heights and 21 Chump Street
Who is Lin Manuel Miranda
This musical, which won 11 Tony Awards in 2016, written, composed by and starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, was also filmed live and released on Disney+
What is Hamilton
Chicago
What is All That Jazz
Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes
Who is Sutton Foster
"I met a girl, crazy for me . . . "
What is "I met a boy, cute as can be"
This composer wrote the music for Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George, and Sweeney Todd.
Who is Stephen Sondheim
This musical, set in Austria in 1938, based off the memoir of Maria von Trapp, won 5 Tony Awards in 1960, including Best Musical and Best Scenic Design.
What is The Sound of Music
Hairspray
What is Good Morning, Baltimore
Max The Producers, Nathan Guys and Dolls, and Gomez The Addams Family
Who is Nathan Lane
"In the rain, the pavement shines like silver . . . "
What is "All the lights are misty in the river"
He composed the music for Cats, Phantom of the Opera, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Who is Andrew Lloyd Webber
This musical, which revolves around the story of con-man Harold Hill, a man who poses as a band director and sells musical instruments before falling in love with librarian Marian, won 7 Tony Awards in 1958, including Best Actor and Best Actress, as well as Best Musical.
What is The Music Man
Legally Blonde
What is "Omigod You Guys"
Gabe in Next to Normal and Christian in Moulin Rouge
Who is Aaron Tveit
"The world has gone mad today
And good's bad today
And black's white today . . ."
What is "And day's night today
When most guys today
That women prize today
Are just silly gigolos"
She wrote the music for Shrek, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Fun Home
Who is Jeanine Tesori
This Musical, based off of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, won 5 Tony Awards, including one for Best Musical, in 1949.
What is Kiss Me, Kate
Cabaret
What is Wilkommen
The original Annie in Annie Get Your Gun and the original Mama Rose in Gypsy
Who is Ethel Merman
"Every street lamp seems to beat
A fatalistic warning . . ."
What is "Someone mutters and the street lamp sputters
And soon it will be morning"
He wrote the music for Godspell, Wicked, and Pippin
Who is Stephen Schwartz
This musical, which is a re-imagining of an earlier Gershwin musical, won 3 Tony Awards in 1992, including Best Musical and Best Choreography and was staged at our school in 2017.
What is Crazy for You