Shakespeare
This is the line following, "Two households, both alike in dignity."
What is "In fair Verona, where we lay our scene?"
This Greek philosopher wrote about the importance of plot, theme, character, music diction, and spectacle in his book The Poetics.
Who is Aristotle?
This person broke the record in 2014 for winning a Tony in every performer category.
Who is Audra McDonald?
This is the number of people alive at the end of Les Miserables.
What is 4?
This protects the theatre while it is empty.
What is a ghost light?
Reciting lines from this Shakespeare play can save you if you've named the Scottish play inside the theater.
What is Two Gentlemen of Verona?
Where is Japan?
This Tony Kushner piece holds the record for most Tony nominations for a play.
What is Angels in America?
The song "Ol' Man River" appears in this musical.
What is Showboat?
This bird's beautiful feathers should not make an appearance onstage.
What is a peacock?
The line "I do love nothing in the world so well as you; is that not strange?" is from this play.
What is Much Ado About Nothing?
This style of theater was first built in 1600s Italy, creating a "picture frame" around the actors.
What is a proscenium?
This choreographer won the 1973 Tony Award the same year he won an Oscar and an Emmy.
Who is Bob Fosse?
This is the line following the lyric, "Lift up your head, wash off your mascara."
What is "Here, take my Kleenex, wipe that lipstick away?"
This is considered bad luck because sailors would do it backstage while rigging the set, and confuse those who were waiting for a cue.
What is whistling?
William Shakespeare himself stood in for this character when the original actor dropped dead during the play.
Who is Lady Macbeth?
This style of theatre is dominant in its region to this day because of its roots in the 1790s, when actors from all over the country were brought in to impress the emperor.
What is Beijing Opera?
The Tony Awards were broadcast on national TV for the first time in this year.
When is 1956?
This musical's romantic heroes were originally intended to be Irish Catholic and Jewish, but that idea was changed to reflect the news headlines in NYC at the time.
What is West Side Story?
This color of costume was called "unlucky" to discourage its use, as the dye used to be very expensive.
What is blue?
The line "The miserable have no other medicine, but only hope" is spoken by this character in the play Measure for Measure.
Who is Claudio?
This English playwright was killed in a tavern brawl.
Who is Christopher Marlowe?
Combining the original production and revival, this musical holds the record for most Tony Awards (17).
What is South Pacific?
It took 37,000 hours to create the 232 puppets and intricate masks used in this musical.
What is The Lion King?
This warm and fuzzy craft is prohibited backstage.