Section 10

Question 1

Your instructor described seeing a production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Actors’ Theatre of Louisville. Who was in the audience?

Answer 1

four nuns

Question 2

Elton John’s Pinball Wizard comes from which musical?

Answer 2

The Who’s Tommy

Question 3

________________ reflected the rock and roll culture and sound that had swept the nation in the 1960’s.

Answer 3

rock musicals

Question 4

Broadway’s first full-fledged rock opera came from two British newcomers, composer Andrew Lloyd Weber and librettist Time Rice. What was it?

Answer 4

Jesus Christ Superstar

Question 5

After the rock musicals came…

Answer 5

the concept musicals

Question 6

What kind of show is A Chorus Line?

Answer 6

A concept musical
a stage musical
a Broadway musical

Question 7

____________ was a concept musical that was based around the poems of T.S Elliot

Answer 7

Cats

Question 8

Since we can not see through a physical wall, audiences and actors will often agree to pretend that there is one: it is just invisible. This kind of agreement is…

Answer 8

a theatre convention

Question 9

UCF has had many alums who have appeared on Broadway. Which is/are among the most recent actors to perform on Broadway?

Answer 9

Jersha Cavazos
Eric Ulloa
Justin Sargent

Question 10

Who is described as an American musical and lyrical genius with a decades old career spanning collaborations with Broadway’s greatest artists?

Answer 10

Stephen Sondheim

Question 11

A ____________ is built, produced and managed by multi-functional entertainment corporations like Disney

Answer 11

corporate musical

Question 12

Beauty and the Beast is an example of a mega-hit ____________.

Answer 12

corporate musical

Question 13

Is The Lion King a corporate musical? (Remember… The best answer… Ignore humor)

Answer 13

yeh

Question 14

Which of the following lavish stage presentations actually occurred on Broadway?

Answer 14

a helicopter lands on stage

Question 15

The top three longest running Broadway musicals of all time are…

Answer 15

The Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, & The Lion King

Question 16

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre is more commonly known as…

Answer 16

The Tony

Question 17

The show that has a central plot which revolves around a beautiful soprano who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius is called…

Answer 17

Phantom of the Opera

Question 18

Which production is Broadway’s all time highest grossing Broadway hit?

Answer 18

The Lion King

Question 19

Which musical was described as having a book (or story), colorful characters, elements of burlesque, vaudeville, and elaborate song and dance numbers in front of sometimes lavish sets?

Answer 19

Chicago

Question 20

The Broadway musical with the rude puppets is called…

Answer 20

Avenue Q