On the Big Screen
Oh, I know them (famous people on Broadway)
Here for the Plot
Disney on Broadway
Miscellaneous
100

Taylor Swift, Judi Dench, Idris Alba, and James Corden among others starred in this widely panned adaption of a feline musical

Cats

100
Best known for originating the roles of Elsa (the movie) and Wicked (stage musical)

Idina Menzel (I would also accept Adele Dazeem)

100
This "young, scrappy, and hungry" protagonist throws away "his shot" and dies in a dual.

Hamilton

100

This "practically perfect" lead helps a family overcome strained relationships with the help of magic and sugar.

Mary Poppins

100

Name a musical currently running on Broadway right now other than Hamilton and Wicked (as of Jan 2025)?

Too many to list. I will look it up if I'm not sure

200

These movie musical had interviews go viral including the iconic "holding space for defying gravity" interview

Wicked

200

Life imitated art when this actress starred in Funny Girl on Broadway, the dream role of the character she played on Glee.

(Name the actress; not the TV character)

Lea Michelle

200

This child rebels against a tyrannical headmaster and parents with the help of her high IQ and magical abilities

Matilda

200

Despite undergoing multiple out-of-town tryouts, this musical following the protagonist's journey from "zero to hero" has not yet made it to Broadway

Hercules

200

The UK has its own equivalent of Broadway. What is it colloquially referred to as?

West End

300

It was recently announced that this hit Netflix show would be getting a musical adaptation?

Stranger Things

300

He starred in the 2023 revival of Parade having previously won a Tony for Dear Evan Hansen (and starred in the cursed movie adaptation)?

Ben Platt

300

In this musical by Sara Bareilles, a pregnant pastery chef begins an affair with her OBGYN

Waitress

300

Which Disney musical is based on the plot of Shakespeare's Hamlet?

The Lion King

300

Which of these musical DID NOT win a Tony?

a. Chicago

b. Les Miserables

c. The Sound of Music

d. Phantom of the Opera


Chicago lost to A Chorus Line

400

Which star DOES NOT have his/her own musical?

a. Once Upon a One More Time (Brittney Spears)

b. The Color Purple (Prince)

c. MJ the Musical (Michael Jackson)

d. The Cher Show (Cher)

The Color Purple is a musical, but it has no relation to Prince

400

This actor currently stars in The Great Gatsby. Outside of Broadway was on the CW show Supergirl.

Jeremy Jordan

400

In this musical, the Elder Price must adapt when he is sent to Uganda instead of Orlando, Florida.

The Book of Mormon

400

This musical follows a protagonist put in a nunnery after witnessing a shooting

The Sister Act

400

The National High School Music Awards go by what other name?

Jimmy Awards

500

This musical and Fiorello! share the 1960 Tony Award for Best Musical.

Sound of Music

500

This woman has the most Tony wins ever with 6 Tony Awards. Also, she was in the Grey's Anatomy spin-off Private Practice

Audra McDonald

500

Which Tony-nominated musical was based on a 70-page excerpt of War and Peace?

Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

500

This musical was scrapped in favor of Frozen?

Hint: This musical has, in my opinion, the darkest Disney villain song ever

Hunchback of Notre Dame

500

Since his passing in 2021, many of Stephen Sondheim's works have been revived with great success. Name one of the shows that was revived (since Jan. 2025)

Into the Woods, Company, Gypsy, Merrily We Roll Along, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street