Famous People
This Disney star from Frozen originated the role of Elphaba in the broadway musical of Wicked.
Who is Idina Menzel?
A stage with an audience on 3 sides.
What is a thrust stage?
This musical features over 200 puppets to represent the animals and scenery of the African savannah.
What is The Lion King?
"The Phantom of the Opera is there inside my mind. He's there, the Phantom of the Opera."
What is The Phantom of the Opera (The Phantom of the Opera)?
An annual award show recognizing excellence in the arts on Broadway.
What are the Tony Awards?
The star of the Harry Potter movie franchise who has also appeared on Broadway.
Who is Daniel Radcliffe?
The name for the entrances/exits of a thrust stage.
What is a vom?
This musical featured an over 40 pound yellow ballgown the title character wore when dancing with her hairy prince.
What is Beauty and the Beast?
"We've got parts to perform. Hearts to warm. Kings and things to take by storm. As we go along..."
What is Pippin (Magic to Do)?
A type of song, typically on the slower side, that is meant to tell a story.
What is a ballad?
An actor, songwriter, and rapper, who was both written and starred in his own musicals on Broadway.
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
A white curtain upstage that is used to reflect colored lights.
What is a cyc/cyclorama?
This show, taking place in an opulent (and fictional) Arabian city named Agrabah, features 337 different costumes.
What is Aladdin?
“I may not live to see our glory. But I will gladly join the fight. And when our children tell our story, they'll tell the story of tonight.”
What is Hamilton (The Story of Tonight)?
A musical in which a majority of the songs are well-known popular music songs, rather than original music.
What is a juke-box musical?
Well-known Broadway actress who originated roles such as Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical and Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Who is Sutton Foster?
An area above the stage from which a technician controls lights.
What is the booth?
This popular musical was an adaptation of a 1992 movie based on a real-life Newsboys strike in 1899.
What is Newsies?
"Will I ever be more than I've always been? 'Cause I'm tap, tap, tapping on the glass. I'm waving through a window."
What is Dear Evan Hansen (Waving Through a Window)?
A song similar in style to a ballad, but tells focuses on complaining instead of story-telling.
What is a lament?
He was a famous Broadway Choreographer, whose signature style of dance influenced jazz choreography on Broadway.
Who is Bob Fosse?
The sunken area in a theatre which houses the orchestra of a show.
What is the pit?
This musical mixes songs from 2 Disney Channel Original movies and a Disney animated series about the children of popular Disney characters.
What is Descendants?
"Santa Fe, my old friend, I can't spend my whole life dreaming. Though I know that's all I seem inclined to do."
What is Newsies (Santa Fe)?
Closing after 35 years, this musical was the longest-running production on Broadway.
What is The Phantom of the Opera?