Broadway Basics
This musical's screen adaptation just recently won an Oscar.
What is Wicked?
"Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"
What is Romeo and Juliet?
These are an essential part of the equipment for a theatre, as they illuminate the space so the audience can see the actors performing.
What is a Stage Light?
This famous duo, composers of Broadway classics such as South Pacific, and Oklahoma, are credited with beginning the “Golden Age” of theatre and are considered to be the “greatest musical theatre partnership of the 20th century”
Who are Rodgers and Hammerstein?
This APO member was on their school’s MathCounts team for two years.
Who is Mela?
This Broadway Musical is based on the 1862 French novel by the same name.
What is Les Misérables?
"Beware the Ides of March."
What is Julius Caesar?
This area in a theatre is where the musicians sit and accompany the performance, often sunken into the front of the stage, hence the name.
What is a Pit?
After getting his start with the musical In The Heights, this composer rose to fame after writing a musical supposedly honoring the achievements of a certain founding father.
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This APO Member has been backstage on headset for 5 productions.
Who is Marissa?
This was the longest-running Broadway Musical until its final performance in April of 2023.
What is The Phantom of the Opera?
"To be, or not to be, that is the question"
What is Hamlet?
This person is responsible for overseeing the technical and logistical aspects of the production from the rehearsal process through the closing of the show.
What is a Stage Manager?
This French Composer, born to Hungarian-Jewish musicians, composed Les Misérables and Miss Saigon.
Who is Claude-Michel Schonberg?
This APO Member has written a work that has been published.
Who is Kayleigh?
This is the highest-grossing musical on Broadway.
What is The Lion King?
"Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows."
What is The Tempest?
The performers and actors return to the stage to thank the audience for their appreciation, applause, and patronage during this part of the performance.
What is a Curtain Call?
This Broadway composer and lyricist is well known for his complex music and heavy subject material. He also loved Sudoku puzzles.
Who is Stephen Sondheim?
This APO member keeps a small collection of exotic animals in their apartment.
This Broadway Musical holds the record for most Tony Award wins.
What is The Producers?
"Now is the winter of our discontent"
What is Richard III?
This type of stage is often characterized by the audience sitting on three sides of the playing space. The AU Studio Theater is this type of stage.
What is a Thrust Stage?
This composer/lyricist duo made their debut with Little Shop of Horrors before catching the eye of Disney.
Who are Alan Menken and Howard Ashman?
This APO member has an IMDB page.
Who is Becca?