Musical Theatre Concepts Quiz

A __________ is a musical where the show's metaphor or statement is more important than the actual narrative.

This type of musical focuses on a cohesive story.

This type of musical uses previously released songs for its score.

Gilbert and Sullivan excelled in this quick-paced rhythmic song style.

The book containing the text of a musical.

This play was one of the inspirations for 'Cabaret'.

Who is the lyricist/composer team for 'Oklahoma'?

Which musical has John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald as characters?

John Adams and Benjamin Franklin are characters in this Broadway musical.

Who wrote and composed 'Songs for a New World'?

This musical is based on the Peanuts comic strip.

Neil Simon wrote the book for this 1966 Broadway musical.

Who is the lyricist/composer team for 'South Pacific'?

Who wrote the book, music and lyrics for 'The Music Man'?

Who are the lyricist/composer team for 'My Fair Lady'?

Who is the lyricist/composer team for 'Pal Joey'?

The musical 'Rent' is based on what Puccini opera?

Who wrote the music and lyrics for 'Godspell'?

Andrew Lloyd Weber wrote the music for Evita. Who wrote the lyrics?

Who is the lyricist/composer team for 'Cabaret'?

Sondheim's Company is an example of a __________ musical.

Oklahoma is an example of a ___________ musical.

In what year did Show Boat premiere in New York?

Who wrote the music and lyrics for 'Kiss Me Kate'?

Match the following genres with their characteristics:

This genre evolved from the French opéra comique.

This duo collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896.

What Gilbert and Sullivan musical features a character named PoohBah?

'Starlight Express' is best-known as the musical where actors perform wearing ________.

Jesus Christ Superstar is an example of a ________ opera.

What is the name of the club in 'Cabaret'?

Mamma Mia! is a musical that uses the songs of what pop group?

This musical, based on a play called 'Green Grow the Lilacs' includes a fifteen-minute 'dream ballet.'

What is the last name of the main character in Annie Get Your Gun?

The character Major-General Stanley can be found in what Gilbert and Sullivan musical?

This musical takes place in a village that only appears one day every 100 years.

Andrew Lloyd Weber wrote this part in 'The Phantom of the Opera' for Sarah Brightman, his wife at the time.

Who wrote the music and lyrics for 'Rent'?

This climax of this musical features a helicopter landing on the stage.

Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque are characters in this musical.

Les Misérables makes extensive use of recitative, otherwise known as _____________.

Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics for 'West Side Story.' Who wrote the music?

This Sondheim musical is inspired by a painting by Georges Seurat.

In this musical Broadway dancers audition for a show.

This musical was based on the movie 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'.

Who wrote the music and lyrics for 'Anything Goes'?

Laurey and Curly are the main characters in what musical?

Melchior, Moritz and Wendla are the main characters in what musical?

Rum Tum Tugger, Mungojerrie, and Rumpleteazer are characters in what musical?

What musical does the song 'Adelaide's Lament' come from?

In the second act of 'Sweeney Todd,' what kind of meat does Mrs. Lovett use for her pies?

This musical is based on a book called 'Anna and the King of Siam'.

Conrad Birdie is an Elvis Presley type character in this musical.

This satirical Broadway musical features the use of puppets alongside human actors.

A chandelier crashes to the stage in this musical.

Who wrote the book and lyrics for 'Show Boat'?

What musical does the song 'If I Loved You' come from?

In this musical, Effie White and Deena Jones are part of a female singing trio.

What musical does the song 'Three Little Maids from School' come from?

This musical is subtitled 'The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical'.

Danny, Sandy and Rizzo are characters in this musical.

Who starred as Danny in the movie version of 'Grease'?

Who starred as Maria in the movie version of 'The Sound of Music'?

Who starred as Seymour in the film version of 'Little Shop of Horrors'?

Who wrote the music and lyrics for 'Wicked'?

Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the music and lyrics for which Tony Award winning musical?

This musical is based on the books of Dr. Seuss.

This musical is based on the Hans Christian Andersen story 'The Ugly Duckling.'

He directed and choreographed 'Sweet Charity' and 'Chicago'.

This musical is based on the story of a half boy, half....something else!

This revue with chorus girls in lavish costumes ran on Broadway from 1907 through 1931. It later became a radio program.

Who starred as Sally Bowles in the movie version of 'Cabaret'?

Who starred as Eva Peron in the movie version of 'Evita'?

Who starred as Roxie Hart in the movie version of the musical 'Chicago'?

What musical does 'Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets' come from?

What musical does the song 'Anything You Can Do' come from?

What musical does the song 'If Ever I Would Leave You' come from?

What musical does the song 'Beauty School Dropout' come from?

What musical does the song 'If I Were a Rich Man' come from?

What musical does the song 'Giants in the Sky' come from?

Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' is the opening song from which Broadway musical?

What musical does the song 'Hernando's Hideaway' come from?

What musical does the song 'Tomorrow' come from?

What musical does the song 'Old Man River' come from?

What musical does the song 'Summertime' come from?

What musical does the song 'Time Warp' come from?

What musical does the song 'There's No Business Like Show Business' come from?

What musical does the song 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina' come from?

The song 'It's a Privilege to Pee' comes from which musical?

What musical does the song 'Not For the Life of Me' come from?

What musical does the song 'On the Street Where You Live' come from?

What musical does the song 'Do-Re-Mi' come from?

What musical does the song 'One' come from?

What musical does the song 'I Dreamed a Dream' come from?

What musical does the song 'The Music of the Night' come from?

What musical does the song 'You Can't Stop the Beat' come from?

What musical does the song 'There's a Fine, Fine Line' come from?

What musical does the song 'Memory' come from?

What musical does the song 'Day by Day' come from?

What musical features a song called 'Maria'?