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WorksheetsWest Side Story
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
When did West Side Story first appear on Broadway?
1951
1957
1961
1967
When was the West Side Story film released?
1951
1957
1961
1967
What is "the book" in a musical?
The script
The music
The lyrics
The choreography
Who wrote the book for West Side Story?
Arthur Laurents
Stephen Sondheim
Leonard Bernstein
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Who wrote the lyrics for West Side Story?
Arthur Laurents
Stephen Sondheim
Leonard Bernstein
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Who wrote the music for West Side Story?
Arthur Laurents
Stephen Sondheim
Leonard Bernstein
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What famous play is West Side Story based on?
King Lear
Hamlet
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
What is the overture?
Instrumental music that plays at the end of the show and summarizes the main themes.
The narration at the beginning of a musical that sets up the plot.
Instrumental music at the beginning of the show that presents the main themes.
The first song that is sung in a musical.
Which statements about the difference between Act 1 and 2 of musical are TRUE:
Act 2 is usually shorter than Act 1 and wraps up the plot
Act 1 usually has more songs than Act 2
Act 2 usually has more songs than Act 1
Act 1 ends with a big conflict
Act 1 introduces the main characters
Whiat is the name of the place where the musicians in a musical perform?
Stage Left
The Pit
the Conductor
The Choreographer
Who leads the orchestra?
The costume designer
The singers
The choreographer
The conductor
Which of these terms means that the music has no words?
Instrumental
A Capella
Forte
Allegro
This character is the leader of the Jets:
Tony
Riff
Maria
Bernado
Anita
This character is the leader of the Sharks:
Tony
Riff
Maria
Bernado
Anita
This character used to be a member of the Jets and falls in love with Maria
Tony
Riff
Chino
Bernado
Anita
This character is Bernado's sister and falls in love with Tony:
Maria
Riff
Chino
Bernado
Anita
This character is a Shark who is arranged to marry Maria, but things don't go as planned...
Tony
Riff
Chino
Bernado
Anita
This character is Bernado's girlfriend:
Maria
Anita
Doc
Riff
This is one of the neighborhood cops:
Doc
Tony
Riff
Krupke
