From Book to Broadway
A Brief History of the Stage
Theatre Lingo 101
Les Mis-Sing Lyrics
Stage Leftovers
100

A MUSICAL BASED ON THE MUSIC OF POP BAND ABBA, ORIGINALLY PERFORMED ON BROADWAY IN 2001?

WHAT IS:

MAMMA MIA

100

THIS ENGLISH PLAYWRIGHT WROTE FAMOUS WORKS SUCH AS HAMLET, ROMEO AND JULIET, AND THE TEMPEST.

WHO IS:

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

100

THE BLOCKING AND CHOREOGRAPHY TERM WIDELY KNOWN AS SR.

WHAT IS:

STAGE RIGHT

100

HAMILTON

FILL IN THE BLANK: "AYO, IM JUST LIKE MY COUNTRY, IM _____, _____ ___ ______." 

WHAT IS:

"YOUNG, SCRAPPY AND HUNGRY."

100

THE AMOUNT OF POTENTIAL DADS SOPHIA HAS IN THE MUSICAL MAMMA MIA.

WHAT IS:

3

200

VERONICA AND JD ARE THE LEADS IN WHICH OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL?

WHAT IS:

HEATHERS

200

THIS ANCIENT CIVILIZATION IS KNOWN FOR CREATING TRAGEDIES AND COMEDIES THAT WERE PERFORMED DURING RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS HONORING DIONYSUS.

WHAT IS:

ANCIENT GREECE

200

ANYTHING CARRIED ON STAGE BY AN ACTOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL/PLAY.

WHAT IS:


A PROP

200

NEWSIES

FILL IN THE BLANK: “FAR FROM THE LOUSY HEADLINES AND THE DEADLINES IN BETWEEN…. SANTA FE, ___ ____ ____.” 

WHAT IS:
"MY OLD FRIEND."

200

THE NAME OF THE MONSTROUS PLANT IN THE MUSICAL LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.

WHAT IS:

AUDREY II

300

THE LONGEST RUNNING MUSICAL IN BROADWAY HISTORY.

WHAT IS:

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

300

A THEATRE MOVEMENT OF THE LATE 1800'S FOCUSED ON REALISTIC CHARACTERS, EVERYDAY SETTINGS, AND SOCIAL ISSUES.

WHAT IS:

REALISM

300

IN A PLOT, REFERRING TO THE OPPOSING FORCE AGAINST THE MAIN CHARACTER.

WHAT IS:

ANTAGONIST 

300

MEAN GIRLS

FILL IN THE BLANK: “SO RAISE YOUR RIGHT FINGER AND ______ _____.”

WHAT IS:

“SOLEMNLY SWEAR.”

300

THE HIGHEST GROSSING BROADWAY MUSICAL.

WHAT IS:

THE LION KING WITH $2 BILLION SINCE ITS DEBUT IN 1997.

400

THE NAME OF THE PROTAGONISTS DOG IN THE POPULAR 1982 MUSICAL ANNIE?

WHAT IS:

SANDY

400

THIS TYPE OF JAPANESE THEATRE USES ELABORATE COSTUMES, MAKEUP, AND HIGHLY STYLIZED MOVEMENT.

WHAT IS:

KABUKI

400

A STAGE THAT PROTRUDES INTO THE AUDIENCE, BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL.

WHAT IS:

THRUST STAGE

400

CHICAGO

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING NICKNAMES WERE NOT MENTIONED IN THE SONG "CELL BLOCK TANGO"?

A) POP
B) UH OH
C) CICERO
D) SIX

WHAT IS:

B) UH OH

ALL NAMES MENTIONED:
"Pop", "Six', "Squish", "Uh uh", "Cicero", and "Lipschitz."

400

THE ACTRESSES WHO PLAYED ELPHABA AND GALINDA IN THE ORIGINAL BROADWAY PRODUCTION OF WICKED.

WHO IS:

IDINA MENZEL AND KRISTEN CHENOWETH

500

THE SONG "MARIA" IS FROM WHICH MUSCIAL?

WHAT IS:

WEST SIDE STORY

500

THIS TYPE OF THEATRE, POPULAR IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE, USED SHORT RELIGIOUS PLAYS TO TEACH BIBLE STORIES TO LARGELY ILLITERATE AUDIENCES.

WHAT ARE:

MYSTERY PLAYS

500

A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE CHARACTERS GOAL, OR WHAT THEY WANT. 

WHAT IS:

OBJECTIVE

500

HEATHERS

FILL IN THE BLANK: "WELCOME TO MY SCHOOL, THIS AIN'T NO HIGHSCHOOL, THIS IS THE '___________'."

WHAT IS:

THUNDER DOME

500
A MUSICAL WHICH HAS BEEN ADAPTED INTO TWO OSCAR WINNING FILMS.

WHAT IS:

WEST SIDE STORY