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100

This 1979 musical about an a cappella group won the Tony for Best Musical.

Runaways

100

This duo wrote the music and lyrics for A Little Night Music

Who are Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler

100

This character is the murderous barber in Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd (Benjamin Barker)

100

“Send in the Clowns” was written for this Sondheim musical

A Little Night Music

100

The “Triple Crown” of theater awards includes the Tony, the Drama Desk, and this award.

the Outer Critics Circle Award

200

The 1998 musical Ragtime is based on a novel by this author.

E.L. Doctorow

200

Pacific Overtures is a Sondheim musical about this country's westernization

What is Japan

200

In Ragtime, this character is an anarchist immigrant who clashes with Henry Ford.

Tateh

200

“Being Alive” is a defining song from this musical about relationships

Company

200

This 1927 musical introduced the use of integrated songs advancing the plot

Show Boat

300

The Last Five Years is a two-person musical written by this composer-lyricist

Jason Robert Brown

300

Michael John LaChiusa wrote this 1998 musical about African-American life in Harlem.

Marie Christine

300

This character is a French maid and mistress to the protagonist in The Merry Widow

Hanna Glawari

300

“No One Is Alone” is a poignant song from this Sondheim musical about community and support

 Into the Woods

300

The Shubert Organization owns this many Broadway theaters

17

400

The 1971 musical Company is structured around the main character’s what

What is his 35th birthday

400

This composer-lyricist team created Sunday in the Park with George and Into the Woods

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine

400

In Company, this character delivers the monologue “Getting Married Today.

Amy

400

“One Day More” is a climactic number in this musical

Les Misérables

400

This 19th-century playwright is often called the father of modern American drama

Eugene O’Neill

500

Sunday in the Park with George is inspired by the work of this painter

Who is Georges Seurat

500

This composer wrote the music for Assassins, a musical about people who attempted to kill U.S. presidents.

Stephen Sondheim

500

In Merrily We Roll Along, this character sings “Old Friends.”

Charley

500

This song from Passion explores obsession and desire and was composed by Sondheim

Loving You

500

This 1966 Off-Broadway musical by Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford was one of the first feminist musicals, and it sparked conversations about women’s roles on stage and in society

The Last Sweet Days of Isaac