Famous Duos
Composer-Lyricist duo who made The King & I and Carousel
Rodgers & Hammerstein
This 1977 Tony award winner for best musical features a scrappy redheaded orphan girl as the titular character.
Annie
This musical first premiered in Toronto in 2006, based on the fantasy novel of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien.
The Lord of the Rings
Richard Starkey
Ringo Starr
The name of Dorothy's dog in ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
Toto
The electronic music duo from France, known for their helmeted personas and songs like "Get Lucky" and "One More Time," are Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter.
Daft Punk
She won the Tony for best leading actress in 2004 for playing the green wicked witch Elphaba in ‘Wicked’.
Idina Menzel
In 2020, Hart House Theatre sold out their run of this musical, adapted from the 2001 film of the same name starring Reese Witherspoon.
Legally blonde
Stefanie Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Lady Gaga
This titular Broadway character is the "demon barber of Fleet Street"
Sweeney Todd
The members of the band who, in their 2006 comedy, searched for the great Pick of Destiny
Jack Black & Kyle Gas
The name of the Tony award given to the author of the spoken, non-sung dialogue in a musical: Best ____ of a Musical
Best Book of a Musical
The hit musical 'Come From Away' had its start at this Ontario college, which also has a Theatre and Drama joint specialist program with U of T Mississauga.
Sheridan College
Jacques Webster II
Travis Scott
This musical is based on a 2004 teen film; its screenplay was written by Tina Fey
Mean Girls
This rock duo from Detroit, featuring Jack and Meg, gained fame with their raw garage rock sound and hits like "Seven Nation Army."
This 2001 Mel Brooks musical holds the record for the most awards received by a single production, with a total of 12 awards.
The Producers
In 1963, Ed Mirvish purchased this historic Toronto theatre on King Street, which has since housed innumerable musical productions.
the Royal Alexandra Theatre
Reginald Kennet Dwight
Elton John
his Stephen Schwartz musical tells the untold story of the witches of Oz and features the song "Defying Gravity."
Wicked
This folk-rock duo, famous for songs like "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "The Sound of Silence," broke up in 1970 but remain one of the best-selling musical acts of all time.
Simon & Garfunkel
He holds the record for the most Tony awards for Best Choreography with a total of 8 wins, but lost in 1976 for his work on ‘Chicago’.
Bob Fosse
The Drowsy Chaperone, a comedy about a fictional 1920's musical, got its start at this annual Toronto theatre festival in 1998; the show would go on to win 5 Tony awards in 2006.
The Toronto Fringe Festival
Curtis James Jackson III
50 Cent
‘The Sound of Music’ has music and lyrics written by these two composers, also known for their work on "Carousel", "Oklahoma" and "The King and I".
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (Rodgers and Hammerstein)