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100

Oklahoma! is the very first collaboration of these two Musical Theatre All Stars. 

Who are Rogers and Hammerstein?

100

The song "Old Man River" is from this musical.

What is Showboat?

100

A cowboy falls for a farm girl and ends up marrying her and becomes a farmer. 

What is Oklahoma?

100

You will roar with delight at this popular musical which features puppets, actors and dancers to create their innovative staging and creative story.

What is The Lion King?

100

Teen auditions for a spot on afternoon dance show and wins and becomes an overnight celebrity, a trendsetter in dance, fun and fashion.

What is Hairspray?

200

They invented so many words and phrases that their programs would include a glossary of terms. They are also famous for their use of sometimes incredibly obscure words to create delightful rhyme schemes.  After all, how many other librettists would have used “caravanserai” to rhyme with “chancery” or “ablutioner” to rhyme with “executioner?” 

Who are Gilbert and Sullivan?

200

The song "People Will Say We're in Love" is from this musical. 

What is Oklahoma!?

200

The guys we thought were bad guys turn out to be English noblemen who love their Queen. 

What is Pirates of Penzance?

200

You'll be green with envy when you see this "popular" show that defies empty houses. 

What is Wicked?

200

New kid in town is in shock when he discovers his new home has a ban on dancing and Rock Music in general. He struggles to fit in while trying to lossen up a conservative town.

What is Footloose?

300

In addition to She Loves Me, they also wrote Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello and The Apple Tree.

Who are Bock and Harnick?

300

The song "A Policeman's Lot is Not a Happy One" is from this musical. 

What is Pirates of Penzance?

300

The streets of New York city are filled with corruption and those who work for their salvation. 

What is Guys and Dolls?

300

This Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is the current longest-running show in Broadway history.

What is Phantom of the Opera?

300

Feisty young flapper plans to find a job and marry a wealthy employer.

What is Thoroughly Modern Millie?

400

They worked together on several shows, including Showboat, which is credited as the first musical to have a true book.

Who are Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein?

400

The song "If I Were a Bell" is from this musical.

What is Guys and Dolls?

400

Everyone smells great, one character learns the value of books, another is revealed for the man he truly is, and everyone else needs to beware of letter sent and received.

What is She Loves Me?

400

This popular musical will so delight and inspire you, you'll be back to see it again and again.

What is Hamilton?

400

You ain't never seen a musical like when Disney turned an animated film into a live Broadway musical that was then recreated as a live action musical film. (Now on Disney +)

What is Aladdin?

500

In addition to Guys and Dolls, he also wrote the music for The Most Happy Fella, Where's Charley and How to Succeed in Business (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize).

Who is Frank Loesser?

500

The song "Try Me" is from this musical.

What is She Loves Me?

500

Life as a performer is more demanding than first realized and blacks and whites are on stage together for the first time. 

What is Showboat?

500

Say this musical name three times and tickets just might appear.

What is Beetlejuice?

500

Disney favorites Alan Menken and Tim Rice wrote this famous sci-fi musical that premiered in 1982 on Broadway and became a film version in 1986.

What is Little Shop of Horrors?