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Musicals

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 33mins

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Class
Date
1.

This musical was the first stage production by Disney.

a)

Beauty and the Beast

b)

Newsies

c)

The Lion King

d)

Frozen

2.

Which musical writing team wrote these musicals: Oklahoma!; South Pacific; The King and I; and The Sound of Music.

a)

Lerner and Loewe

b)

Pasek and Paul

c)

Rodgers and Hammerstein

d)

Stewart, Adams and Strouse

3.

Which musical is based on Romeo & Juliet?

a)

SpongeBob SquarePants the Musical

b)

Mean Girls the Musical

c)

West Side Story

d)

Come From Away

4.

In which musical would you hear the words sung, 'all that jazz'?

a)

Chicago

b)

Hairspray

c)

Cabaret

d)

Ragtime

5.

In which musical would you hear the words sung, 'I'm flying high defying gravity'?

a)

Wicked

b)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

c)

Cinderella

d)

South Pacific

6.

Who created the rock musical, Jesus Christ Superstar?

a)

Andrew Lloyd Webber

b)

Steven Spielberg

c)

Stephen Sondheim

d)

Alan Lerner and Frederick Loewe

7.

Which puppet musical won the best musical in 2004 at the Tony Awards?

a)

Avenue Q

b)

Muppets the Musical

8.

Which musical is based on a film from 2000 with the same name, set in County Durham, England?

a)

Billy Elliot

b)

Jersey Boys

c)

Million Dollar Quartet

d)

Across the Universe

9.

From which street does Sweeney Todd run his barber shop?

a)

Fleet Street

b)

Broad Street

c)

Wall Street

d)

Easy Street

10.

Which famous actor played the role of Edna Turnblad in the film version of 'Hairspray' the musical?

a)

John Travolta

b)

George Clooney

c)

Christopher Walken

d)

Brad Pitt

11.

What is the name of the Pie Shop owner in Sweeney Todd?

a)

Mrs Lovett

b)

Mrs Grease

c)

Mrs Lowell

d)

Mrs Avett

12.

The musical Mamma Mia! is based on the music from which popular group?

a)

ABBA

b)

Take That

c)

Beatles

d)

The Supremes

13.

What is the name of the main character in the musical Dreamgirls?

a)

Deena Jones

b)

Lorell Robinson

c)

Effie White

d)

Leona Arbor

14.

Who starred as the Witch in the original Broadway cast of Into the Woods?

a)

Bernadette Peters

b)

Bette Midler

c)

Meryl Streep

d)

Lucille Ball

15.

Who is Ellen Greene's character in a musical about a plant:

a)

Annie

b)

Audrey

c)

Elizabeth

d)

Annabelle

16.

Who wrote the music to Little Shop of Horrors?

a)

Andrew Lloyd Webber

b)

Stephen Sondheim

c)

Alan Menken

d)

Tim Rice

17.

Of the 41 Broadway Theaters, how many are actually on Broadway?

a)

35

b)

41

c)

10

d)

4

18.

Which Broadway musical has won the most Tony Awards?

a)

The Producers

b)

Hamilton

c)

Phantom of the Opera

d)

Wicked

19.

Which of the following musicals is NOT a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical?

a)

The King and I

b)

The Sound of Music

c)

Carousel

d)

Show Boat

20.

What is the minimum number of seats a Broadway theater must have?

a)

500

b)

1000

c)

700

d)

250

21.

Which Broadway theater has the largest capacity at 1,933 seats?

a)

The Gershwin

b)

The New Amsterdam

c)

The Palace

d)

The St. James

22.

Which Broadway musical has the most Tony Award nominations?

a)

The Producers

b)

Hamilton

c)

Dear Evan Hansen

d)

The Book of Mormon

23.

The story for a musical drama is called..

a)

a story

b)

a book

c)

a poem

d)

a song

24.

The music to Sweeney Todd was written by...

a)

Andrew Lloyd Webber

b)

Elton John

c)

Stephen Sondheim

d)

The Beatles

25.

What show is Castle On A Cloud from?

a)

Les Miserables

b)

Little Johnny Jones

c)

The King and I

d)

The Lion King

26.

What show is I Whistle A Happy Tune from?

a)

Les Miserables

b)

Little Johnny Jones

c)

The King and I

d)

The Lion King

27.

What show is The Circle of Life from?

a)

Les Miserables

b)

Little Johnny Jones

c)

The King and I

d)

The Lion King

28.

What show is Yankee Doodle Boy from?

a)

Little Johnny Jones

b)

Bye Bye Birdie

c)

Hairspray

d)

The Little Mermaid

29.

What show is You Can't Stop the Beat from?

a)

Little Johnny Jones

b)

Bye Bye Birdie

c)

Hairspray

d)

The Little Mermaid

30.

What show is Under the Sea from?

a)

Little Johnny Jones

b)

Bye Bye Birdie

c)

Hairspray

d)

The Little Mermaid

31.

What show is Put On A Happy Face from?

a)

Little Johnny Jones

b)

Bye Bye Birdie

c)

Hairspray

d)

The Little Mermaid

32.

What show is You're A Grand Old Flag from?

a)

Beauty and the Beast

b)

George M!

c)

You're A Good Man Charlie Brown

d)

Aladdin

33.

What show is Happiness from?

a)

Beauty and the Beast

b)

George M!

c)

You're A Good Man Charlie Brown

d)

Aladdin

34.
What does the Librettist do?
a)
Writes the lyrics
b)
Writes the music
c)
Writes the script
d)
Gets coffee and tacos for the director
35.

How many seats does an OFF-BROADWAY performance have?

a)

100-499

b)

500 or more

c)

Less than 100

d)

Doesn't matter

36.

How many seats does an OFF-OFF-BROADWAY performance have?

a)

500 or more

b)

More than 100

c)

99 or less

d)

Doesn't matter

37.

Which is Broadway's nickname?

a)

The Never Ending Festival

b)

The Show Alley

c)

The Great White Way

d)

Colors in the night street

38.

This classic show tells the story of a "matchmaker".

a)

Tootsie

b)

Hello, Dolly!

c)

Hamilton

d)

Carousel

39.

Bea Arthur appeared as the character Vera Charles in both the Broadway and Motion Picture version of what musical?

a)

Fiddler on the Roof

b)

Mame

c)

Thoroughly Modern Millie

40.

What musical are the songs If I Loved You and You’ll Never Walk Alone from?

a)

My Fair Lady

b)

Carousel

c)

Kismet

41.

A helicopter was the unforgettable set piece of this musical, which opened in 1991

a)

Evita

b)

Miss Saigon

c)

This is the Army

42.

Which actress caused a sensation when she played Fanny Brice in the 1964 musical "Funny Girl?"

a)

Barbra Streisand

b)

Bea Arthur

c)

Mary Martin

43.

The Trolley Song comes from what Judy Garland movie?

a)

Easter Parade

b)

Wizard of Oz

c)

Meet Me In St Louis

44.

Which musical features the song “Memory”

a)

Cats

b)

Phantom of the Opera

c)

Evita

45.

The title song of this musical was made famous by jazz great Louis Armstrong

a)

Phantom of the Opera

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Hello Dolly

46.

South Pacific was set during which war?

a)

Korean War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

World War II

47.

What was the last song Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote together?

a)

I Enjoy Being a Girl

b)

Hello Young Lovers

c)

Edelweiss

48.

In West Side Story, Who does Riff want as his second at the war council?

a)

A-Rab

b)

Tony

c)

Action

49.

What musical is this song from?

a)

Wicked

b)

Hamilton

c)

Phantom of the Opera

50.

Which was the first Musical performed in America in 1866?

a)

The Phantom of the Opera

b)

The Black Crook

c)

Cats

51.

In which year were established the "Tony" awards of excellence in theater?

a)

1907

b)

1940

c)

1947

52.

Aida was a(n)

a)

Nubian slave

b)

Nubian princess

c)

Egyptian pharaoh

53.
Which famous musical featured the song 'A Spoonful of Sugar'?
a)
Mary Poppins
b)
Matilda
54.

Which musical is frequently staged with a full on marching band in the finale?

a)

Barnum

b)

The Music Man

c)

Avenue Q

d)

Anything Goes

e)

None of these

55.

Which musical was Lin Manuel Miranda's first hit?

a)

Sweeney Todd

b)

Hamilton

c)

In the Heights

d)

Avenue Q

e)

None of these

56.

Which musical features a full-sized helicopter on stage?

a)

Chicago

b)

Anything Goes

c)

Miss Saigon

d)

Evita

e)

None of these

57.

Which musical is known for a massive chandelier that comes crashing onto the stage?

a)

Chicago

b)

Evita

c)

The Phantom of the Opera

d)

Rent

e)

None of these

58.

Which musical features puppets?

a)

Into the Woods

b)

Mamma Mia

c)

Avenue Q

d)

Anything Goes

e)

None of these

59.

Which musical is the ONLY collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim?

a)

Oklahoma!

b)

The Sound of Music

c)

Do I Hear a Waltz?

d)

Anything Goes

e)

None of these

60.

Which musical is performed on roller skates?

a)

Waitress

b)

Newsies

c)

Mamma Mia

d)

Starlight Express

e)

None of these

61.

Which musical concentrates on the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón?

a)

Waitress

b)

Evita

c)

Hello, Dolly

d)

Miss Saigon

e)

None of these

62.

Which musical features children from an orphanage?

a)

Mary Poppins

b)

Sweeney Todd

c)

Into the Woods

d)

Annie

e)

None of these

63.

Which musical features the Sharks and the Jets?

a)

Grease

b)

Little Shop of Horrors

c)

Les Miserables

d)

West Side Story

e)

None of these

64.

Which musical has the main character going to Harvard Law?

a)

Waitress

b)

Hairspray

c)

Legally Blonde

d)

Rent

e)

None of these

65.

Which (as of 2020) is the most expensive Broadway musical ever made? (Including the cost of sets, costumes, effects, paying the actors and crew, etc...)

a)

Shrek the Musical

b)

Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark

c)

Wicked

d)

Annie

66.

Which of these musicals is a musical about a musical?

a)

The Greatest Showman

b)

Anything Goes

c)

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

d)

A Chorus Line

67.

Choose the musical with the following plot. (Yes this is real.)

A lonely florist finds a talking, man-eating plant from space.

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Little Shop of Horrors

c)

Sweeney Todd

d)

Spongebob Squarepants the Musical

68.

What musical is this quote from? "It's a very ancient saying, but a true and honest thought that if you become a teacher, by your pupils you'll be taught."

a)

The Sound of Music

b)

The King and I

c)

School of Rock

d)

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

69.

Which era of Broadway is most commonly referred to as "The Golden Age?"

a)

1920s-1930s

b)

1940s-1950s

c)

1960s-1970s

d)

1980s-1990s

e)

2000s-2010s

70.

Which of these productions is NOT set in the land of Oz?

a)

The Wizard of Oz

b)

The Woodsman

c)

Wicked

d)

Into the Woods

e)

The Wiz

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