BROADWAY MUSICALS TRIVIA

Question 1

In which Broadway musical does Jack sing “There are giants in the sky”?

Answer 1

Into the Woods

Question 2

Which Broadway musical featured a helicopter onstage?

Answer 2

Miss Saigon

Question 3

Which pandemic plays an important role in the musical Rent?

Answer 3

HIV/AIDS

Question 4

What is the name of Annie’s dog in the musical Annie?

Answer 4

Sandy

Question 5

What is the longest-running musical in Broadway history?

Answer 5

The Phantom of the Opera

Question 6

Which character in Hamilton sings “The Room Where It Happens”?

Answer 6

Aaron Burr

Question 7

Why is Jean Valjean imprisoned in Les Misérables?

Answer 7

stolen a loaf of bread

Question 8

Which dancer injures his knee in A Chorus Line?

Answer 8

Paul

Question 9

Where does Sally Bowles perform in Cabaret?

Answer 9

Kit Kat Klub

Question 10

What kind of gambling operation does Nathan Detroit run in Guys and Dolls?

Answer 10

craps

Question 11

The Phantom of the Opera begins with _______.

Answer 11

an auction of old theatrical memorabilia

Question 12

Which musical with an all-black cast broke the record for most Broadway performances?

Answer 12

Shuffle Along

Question 13

What was Disney’s first Broadway musical?

Answer 13

Beauty and the Beast

Question 14

How many daughters does Tevye have in Fiddler on the Roof?

Answer 14

five daughters

Question 15

What is Harold Hill’s profession in The Music Man?

Answer 15

Con man

Question 16

Which Broadway musical is based on the 1924 trials of accused murderers Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner?

Answer 16

Chicago

Question 17

Which musical tells the story of two friends named Elphaba and Galinda?

Answer 17

Wicked

Question 18

Where are the Sharks from in West Side Story?

Answer 18

Puerto Rico

Question 19

Who does the Wicked Witch of the West run off with at the end of Wicked?

Answer 19

The Scarecrow

Question 20

Which musical is based on the songs of ABBA?

Answer 20

Mamma Mia

Question 21

Which character sings “Luck Be a Lady” in Guys and Dolls?

Answer 21

Sky Masterson

Question 22

What was one of the first Broadway musicals to center on a homosexual relationship?

Answer 22

La Cage aux Folles

Question 23

What is the name of the play Cabaret is based on?

Answer 23

I Am a Camera

Question 24

Why does Tevye disown Chava in Fiddler on the Roof?

Answer 24

She marries outside of Jewish faith

Question 25

What musical system does Harold Hill subscribe to in The Music Man?

Answer 25

Think System

Question 26

What new song was added to Beauty and the Beast when Toni Braxton joined the Broadway production in 1998?

Answer 26

A Change in Me

Question 27

What was the first Broadway musical with an all-female creative team?

Answer 27

Waitress

Question 28

What costume does the Phantom wear to the masquerade ball in The Phantom of the Opera?

Answer 28

the Red Death

Question 29

In Hamilton, King George III sings that he will send a fully-armed battalion to remind the colonists of ________.

Answer 29

His Love

Question 30

Which rock opera did the Who compose?

Answer 30

Tommy

Question 31

In West Side Story, what terms do both gangs agree to for the rumble?

Answer 31

fists only

Question 32

What is A Chorus Line based on?

Answer 32

taped interview sessions with Broadway dancers, known as “gypsies.”