General Musicals
This Midwestern musical is often considered the first “book” musical by scholars because its music and dance numbers drive the plot forward
What is Oklahoma?
A famous play by Sophocles, this story features a dark prophecy that comes to fruition no matter how hard the main character tries to avoid it
What is Oedipus Rex?
This actor, who happens to be related to a past MU Grad Student, originated the role of Benny in Rent
Who is Taye Diggs?
This style of stage is completely surrounded by the audience on all sides
What is an arena stage?
This show featured real, historical pieces in time going from the Founding Fathers to current day, however, it only reached its opening night
What is Votes for Women?
This musical theatre star is the only nominee in the Best Actor in a Musical category for the 2020 Tony Awards
Who is Aaron Tveit?
This play by Neil Simon about mismatched roommates ended up with a Gender-bent version in 1985
What is The Odd Couple?
Most notable for her performance as Tina Turner in the film What’s Love Got to Do with it, this actress has recently been in Black Panther and Avengers: Endgame
Who is Angela Bassett?
The tool used to rip existing seams in fabric
What is a seam ripper?
This recurring MU theatre event began 18 years ago in 2002
What is the MU Life and Literature Series?
This musical is loosely based off of the plots and characters from an opera entitled “Puccini’s La Boheme”
What is RENT?
This play, written by the same author of a hugely successful book franchise, won the Tony Award in 2018 for Best Play
What is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?
This actor gained prominence portraying several historical figures, such as Jackie Robinson, James Brown, and Thurgood Marshall, as well as the comic book character Black Panther
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
Among other things, this person is responsible for calling cues during a show
Who is the Stage Manager?
This show was just announced to be the 2021 SRT musical
What is Madagascar?
This Musical, nominated for 12 Tony’s and based on a graphic novel of the same name, chronicles the life of Alison Bechdel as she comes to terms with her upbringing, sexuality, and relationship with her father
What is Fun Home?
This is Arthur Miller’s famous play which follows the story of the Salem Witch Trials from a fictional perspective
What is the Crucible?
This actor has been in a variety of film and is well known for his deep and distinctive voice, especially for playing God
Who is Morgan Freeman?
Without this person, the board operator wouldn’t know what to do for the show and no one would hear a thing
What is a sound designer?
The name of the theatre that once stood where the Sinquefield Music Center now stands
What is The Corner Playhouse
This Tony award winning director, currently nominated again for her direction of Jagged Little Pill, also serves as artistic director of the A.R.T in Cambridge Massachusetts
Who is Diane Paulus?
This playwright wrote the plays: Hurt Village, The Mountaintop, and Hoodoo Love
Who is Katori Hall?
This golden voiced actor, with a career spanning 7 decades, has lent his talent to such movies as The Lion King, Star Wars and The Sandlot, to name a few
Who is James Earl Jones?
This costume designer, known for styling the likes of Cher and Carol Channing, won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical in 2019
Who is Bob Mackie?
Dr. Claire Syler directed a show that is a series of 1 minute plays written to create an artistic response to oppression, violence, and resistance happening in Ferguson, MO
What is Every 28 Hours?