Musical Theatre History
This was the longest running broadway musical of all time before it closed in 2023.
What is Phantom of the Opera?
This movie musical starred Nikki Blonsky and Zac Efron.
What is Hairspray?
The name of the tape that we put down on the stage to mark where set pieces go.
What is spike tape?
This actor originated Jack Kelly in Newsies, Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, and Clyde in Bonnie & Clyde
Who is Jeremy Jordan?
This person's sport skills decided whether we had a good HSM show or not each night
Who is Anthony
This person originated the role of Alexander Hamilton.
Who is Lin Manuel Miranda?
This movie musical originally came out in 1961 and then had another, more modern movie musical come out in 2021.
What is West Side Story?
The name of the white curtain at the back of the stage.
What is the cyc?
This actress, most famously known for being on Glee, is currently in the Broadway production of Chess.
Who is Lea Michele?
Barnes sprained her ankle by doing this right before Christmas
What is falling off the stage?
This musical beat Wicked for Best Musical at the Tony Awards.
What is Avenue Q?
The actors who played these roles in the movie musical were Arianna Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
What is Elphaba and Glinda?
The term for when the actors and crew members need to be at the theater for a show
What is a call time?
This actor starred in shows such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Legally Blonde, and Falsettos.
Who is Christian Borle?
Who is Ash?
This musical marked the beginning of modern musical theatre (considered the most important musical of all time).
What is Oklahoma?
This movie musical contains Russel Crowe singing a song about celestial objects (and he's really bad too).
What is Les Miserables?
The name of the type of theater we have at Lanier. (Hint: the big arch overtop of the stage has the same name)
What is a proscenium theater?
This actress won the Tony for Best Leading Actress in a musical in 2025 for her role in Sunset Boulevard. (Hint: She was in a famous girl singing group)
Who is Nicole Scherzinger?
This was probably the most said word during the show "A Wrinkle in Time"
What is "it"?
This duo writing team wrote the music for hits such as Dear Evan Hansen, The Greatest Showman, La La Land, and Dogfight.
Who is Pasek and Paul?
This is the name of the sequel movie musical to "Mamma Mia"
What is "Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again"?
What is a wet prop?
Barnes has a goal to play all the roles this actress once played. (Hint: Shrek the musical)
Who is Sutton Foster?
This is the name of the musical we are doing next year