Broadway Musicals Quiz

Which type of musical features a traditional story structure with songs interwoven with recurring characters, script, libretto, and score?

• Book musicals

• Sung-through musicals

• Cabaret-style musicals

• Jukebox musicals

What is the musical piece played by the orchestra or band before the start of the action, blending melodies and passages from the entire show?

• The overture

• The '11 o'clock number'

• The opening number

• The 'I Want' Song

Which character trope in musical theater is known as the innocent who learns the ways of life?

• The bad girl/bad boy with a good heart

• The lovable con

• The wise elder

• The ingénue

What type of musical theater features a less plot-oriented, thematically or stylistically related song collage?

• Cabaret-style musicals

• Sung-through musicals

• Jukebox musicals

• Book musicals

Which song is typically sung by a lead character in a musical, conveying their desires, values, or fears?

• The finale

• The overture

• The 'I Want' Song

• The '11 o'clock number'