Music by the Decades
MTV launched in 1981 with this first-ever music video.
What is “Video Killed the Radio Star”.
This NYC library, with lions named Patience and Fortitude, is a famous public landmark.
What is the New York Public Library?.
This institution is named after this former NYC Mayor
Fiorello La Guardia
LaGuardia Community College
This union represents actors and stage managers.
What is Actors’ Equity Association
This happens when patrons are allowed into the theater.
What is house opening.
This singer was known as the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul.”
Who is Mary J. Blige.
Founded in 1624 as a Dutch trading post, this city was later renamed after the Duke of York.
What is New York City.
This Queens location hosted both the 1939–40 and 1964–65 World’s Fairs.
What is Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
This nonprofit funding organization supports arts organizations across NYC.
What is the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA)
This term describes unwanted high-pitched audio feedback.
What is feedback.
Before disco backlash, this Manhattan club helped define disco culture.
What is Studio 54.
In 1986, this team staged one of the most famous comebacks in World Series history.
What is the New York Mets?
This borough gave birth to genre-defining hip-hop group such as Run-DMC, Nas, and A Tribe Called Quest
What is Queens
This NYC venue has hosted everything from opera to drag balls.
What is The Apollo Theater
This crew position operates counterweight systems.
What is a fly-rail operator.
This 1983 album made Prince a global superstar.
What is 1999.
This NBA team originated in New Jersey before moving to Brooklyn in 2012.
What is the Brooklyn Nets.
This NYC borough was once an independent city until it joined Greater New York in 1898.
What is Brooklyn.
A Broadway theater must have at least this many seats.
What is 500 seats.
This requires coordination with stage management to house management.
What is holding late seating.
This producer was known as “The Sound of Young America.”
Who is Berry Gordy
Before it was called New York, the Dutch called the city this.
What is New Amsterdam.
This borough was the last to join New York City in 1898.
What is Staten Island.
This institution is the largest performing arts center in Western Queens.
What is LaGuardia Performing Arts Center.
This document tracks every cue, page number, and standby in a performance.
What is a prompt book.