Name that Musical
Composers
General
Come from Away
West Side Story
Les Miserables
100

This musical takes place on 'the rock'

What is Come from Away?

100

Stephen Sondheim and Richard Rogers

Who were the first composers in Musical Theatre?

100

What opera style did Musical Theatre develop from?

What is comic opera?

100

The amount of planes diverted to Newfoundland on Sept. 11th 2001

What is 38 planes?

100

Westside Story is similar to what story?

Romeo and Juliet!

100

Why did Jean Val Jean go to jail?

What is HE STOLE A LOAF OF BREAD

200

The musical which was based on songs of a Swedish Pop Band?

What is Mamma Mia?

200

Offenbach

Who is the composer who laid the foundation for musicals?

200

 type of plots are favoured by early musicals

What is romantic?

200

Where does Come From Away take place?

What is Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

200

The year 1957

What is the date of the original Broadway production of this musical?

200

What is ValJean's daughter's name?

Cossette

300

This musical has earned 8 major awards

What is Les Miserables?

300

A Little Night Music and Into the Woods

Who is Sondheim?

300

Cameron Mackintosh

Who revised the musical Les Miserables and turned it into a huge success?

300

Sankoff and Hein

Who is the writing team for Come from Away?

300

The writer of the book which served as basis for the musical

Who is Arthur Laurents?

300

Who is Cosette's mom?

Fantine

400

featuring Latin American musical styles, dances and highly rhythmical musical numbers

What is West Side Story?

400

Who turned Victor Hugo's novel into a musical?

Who is Alain Boublil?

400

Cole Porter and Irving Berlin

Who are the early musical theatre composers?

400

penny whistle, Uilleann Pipe, Bodhran

What are the instruments used in the musical?

400

Who are the main characters in Westside Story?

Tony & Maria

400

Why does Javert decide to give up being a cop?

He let's Valjean go

500

Employs Latin American dances and complex rhythms

What is West Side Story?

500

This composer combined Jazz and Musical Theatre

Who is Leonard Bernstein?

500

Immigrants, Queers, Jews, and African Americans

Who are responsible for the creation of the American Musical Theatre?

500

The terrorist group blamed for the 9/11 tragedy

Who is "Al-Qaeda"?

500

What are the names of the gangs in Westside Story?

The Sharks and the Jets

500

What was Valjean's prisoner number?

24601