Broadway by the Numbers
The original Broadway production of Newsies was nominated for 8 Tonys and won in 2 categories, including this one.
What is Best Choreography? (or Original Score)
Name at least two musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
What is: Phantom of the Opera, Starlight Express, Cats, Joseph, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Love Never Dies, School of Rock, Sunset Boulevard, Bad Cinderella
This is what Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamboat is based on.
What is the Bible/Bible story/book of Genesis?
This is what is unique about the score for Spongebob.
Multiple pop artists wrote the score for the show.
This is Joseph's special ability.
What is the ability to interpret dreams?
This is the year the Singing in the Rain movie was released.
What is 1952?
What are: Into the Woods and Sweeny Todd?
This is what is threatening Bikini Bottom in the SpongeBob Musical.
What is a volcano?
Joseph's coat has this many colors.
What is 29?
This was ironic about Debbie Reynold's performance in Singin' in the Rain.
Her character Kathy dubbed Lina, but Debbie was dubbed for 2 of her songs.
This is the only Tony award SpongeBob won.
What is Best Scenic Design?
These are three musicals/movies with music by Alan Menken.
What are: Newsies, Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Little Shop of Horrors, Sister Act, Hunchback, Hercules, Tangled, Enchanted.
Into the Wood's main storyline involves these four fairy tales.
What are: Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Rapunezl?
This is a quality of the Newsies that is not reflected in the original cast of the show, but reflected in regional productions and the rewrite of the script.
Many of the original newsies were girls.
These are the names of the main trio of characters in Singin' in the Rain.
What are: Don, Kathy, and Cosmo?
This is the amount of Tony awards Legally Blonde won.
What is zero?
Many artists contributed to the SpongeBob musical score including this artist (multiple options, only need 1)
David Bowie, Plain White T's, Panic at the Disco!, Cyndi Lauper, Yolanda Adams, Flaming Lips, Sara Barelis, Steven Tyler, Lady A, John Legend, They Might Be Giants
Sweeny Todd and the real life West End are located here.
What is London?
Sometimes musicals that are considered flops or unsuccessful on Broadway have a second life with popularity in regional theaters. What are two shows we discussed that either weren’t well received, were financial flops, or didn’t have long runs, but have become more successful off broadway?
What is Legally Blonde and Big Fish?
Norbert Leo Butz originated the role of Edward Bloom in Big Fish, as well as orgintiated the role of this suave leading man.
Who is Fiyero in Wicked?
James Lapine wrote the book for this Tony winning musical that won for Best Book, among many other categories.
What is Into the Woods?
The music in this show was written by Andrew Lippa, who also wrote the music to The Addams Family musical.
What is Big Fish?
This is what the musical Newsies is based on and the year it takes place.
What is the 1899 Newsies strike?
Kathy in Singin' in the Rain was played by Debbie Reynolds, who is the real life mother to this famous actress.
Who is Carrie Fisher?
DAILY DOUBLE:
For regular points: While watching videos for class, the actress Annaleigh Ashford was featured. She played a featured character and a leading role in these two musicals.
For additional points: Name one of the characters she played in either musical.
What are Sweeny Todd and Legally Blonde?
What are Margot and Mrs. Lovett?