Musical Theatre/Musicals Trivia

In the original version of The Wiz, a famous musician was the scarecrow. Who was this musician?

• Vanilla Ice

• Michael Jackson

• Tupac

The Wiz is an updated version of the older musical ________________________.

• Mary Poppins

• Moana

• The Wizard of Oz

The Sound of Music is about a nun who becomes a ___________ to 7 children.

• mother

• nanny

• day-care teacher

___________ is a term that is short for "Musical Theatre".

• Musicals

• Plays with singing

• Theatre with singing

TRUE or FALSE: Musicals can be in any genre (or category).

• True

• False

The word "lyrics" refers to the __________ that go with the music.

• instruments

• words

"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" is a fast-paced, silly song from the musical _____________________.

• The Lion King

• Annie

• Mary Poppins

The Phantom of the Opera, Oklahoma!, Mary Poppins, and the Wizard of Oz are all examples of famous ________________.

• plays

• musicals

• novels

• encyclopedias

The lyricist writes the _____________ to go with the music.

• dances

• words

• costumes

_____________ is such a popular musical that it has been made into movies 3 different times in the past 40 years!

• Mary Poppins

• Annie

• The Sound of Music