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100

"Oh, the Thinks you Can Think!" is the opening musical number to this Dr. Suess-themed musical.

What is Seussical?

100

This 1982 musical set in Skid Row contains music from the composer of The Little Mermaid. 

What is Little Shop of Horrors?

100

Items handled by actors on stage such as books, weapons, or letters.

What are props.

100

This Norwegian playwright is often called the "Father of Realism" and wrote A Doll's House.

Who is Henrik Ibsen?

100

He and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II changed Broadway forever with shows like Oklahoma and The Sound of Music. 

Who is Richard Rodgers?

200

This musical opens with a frantic "Overture" followed by the "Fisch Schlapping Song".

What is Spamalot?

200

This Stephen Schwartz musical was his debut on Broadway.

What is Pippin?

200

A rehearsal dedicated specifically to organizing and practicing cues (light, sounds, set changes).

What is a technical rehearsal?

200

He wrote of the Wingfield family in The Glass Menagerie and a Streetcar Named Desire.

Who is Tennessee Williams?

200

This "Piano Man" brought his pop hits to Broadway in 2002 for the jukebox musical Movin' Out.

Who is Billy Joel.

300

This 2001 musical opens with a number about "Opening Night" and "The King of Broadway". 

What is The Producers?

300

There are worse things Rosie O'Donnell could do than play this character in the Broadway show Grease.

Who is Rizzo?

300

The "invisible" fourth wall that, when broken, allows actors to interact directly with the audience. 

What is the Proscenium Arch?

300

This American Playwright wrote The Crucible and Death of a Salesman.

Who is Arthur Miller?

300

He won Tony Awards for Best Score for Company, Sweeney Todd, and Into the Woods

Who is Stephen Sondheim?

400

"Omigod You Guys" is the high-energy opening song of this musical based on a 2001 film.

`What is Legally Blonde?

400

John Water's is famous for cult films such as, Flamingo and Cry Baby, but it was this 1988 film about a young girl who just wanted to dance that made it to Broadway. 

What is Hairspray?

400

A large, usually white or blue, backdrop curtain used to represent the sky. 

What is a Cyclorama (or Cyc)?

400

He wrote the 10-play "Pittsburgh Cycle", including Fences and The Piano. 

Who is August Wilson?

400

Known for his sung-through musicals, this British composer brought Phantom of the Opera and Cats to Broadway.

Who is Andrew Lloyd Weber

500

The first sung lyric of this 1970's revival is "All That Jazz".

What is Chicago?

500

This 1988 movie starring Steve Martin made it to Broadway in 2005.

What is Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

500

A thin metal template with a pattern punched out that is placed in a lighting instrument to create patters of light and shadow.

What is a gobo?

500

Irish Playwright who wrote of Vladimir and Estragon waiting endlessly for a character named Godot.

Who is Samuel Beckett?

500

Before Hamilton and In the Heights, this composer/lyricist wrote the music for the 2012 Broadway revival of Bring it On: The Musical. 

Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?