Musical Theatre Quiz

What year is considered the birth of modern musical theatre?

• 1866

• 1920

• 1776

• 2005

Who composed the music for the musical 'The Phantom of the Opera'?

• Alan Menken

• Andrew Lloyd Webber

• Stephen Sondheim

• Elton John

Which musical is based on the story of the founding father Alexander Hamilton?

• Washington

• Hamilton

• Jefferson

• Adams

What was the first musical to win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama?

• Hamilton

• Of Thee I Sing

• Les Misérables

• The Phantom of the Opera

Who composed the music for the musical 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'?

• Stephen Sondheim

• Andrew Lloyd Webber

• John Williams

• Hans Zimmer

Which musical is set in the French Revolution and features the song 'Do You Hear the People Sing'?

• The Phantom of the Opera

• Cats

• Hamilton

• Les Misérables

What was the first musical to use a concept album as the basis for its stage production?

• The Phantom of the Opera

• Les Misérables

• Cats

• Jesus Christ Superstar

Who composed the music for the musical 'Wicked'?

• Andrew Lloyd Webber

• Lin-Manuel Miranda

• Stephen Schwartz

• Elton John

Which musical features the characters Javert and Jean Valjean?

• The Phantom of the Opera

• Les Misérables

• Cats

• Wicked

What was the first musical to win the Tony Award for Best Musical?

• Oklahoma!

• The Lion King

• Les Misérables

• Hamilton