Broadway

• Question 1 out of 10

  What is the longest-running musical in Broadway history?

  Jersey Boys

  Phantom of the Opera

  Chicago

  The Lion King

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• Question 2 out of 10

  In the show/performance of “My Fair Lady,” who was originally supposed to play Eliza Doolittle?

  Idina Menzel

  Connie Stevens

  Elizabeth Taylor

  Julie Andrews

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• Question 3 out of 10

  Which show, considered by many to be the first Broadway musical, opened at Niblo’s Garden in 1866?

  The Black Crook

  Sally

  A Trip to Chinatown

  Show Boat

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• Question 4 out of 10

  The musical West Side Story, which tells the story of rival gangs in New York City’s Upper West Side, is based on which Shakespeare plays?

  The Tempest

  Macbeth

  Romeo and Juliet

  The Winter’s Tale

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• Question 5 out of 10

  Which musical was the first to feature a closed orchestra pit, which allowed the instruments to be mixed individually like in a studio setting?

  Hair

  Promises, Promises

  Fiddler on the Roof

  Rent

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• Question 6 out of 10

  The musical “Mamma Mia” is based on songs by which pop group?

  The Beatles

  The Bee Gees

  ABBA

  The Jackson Five

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• Question 7 out of 10

  While the term “Broadway” generally refers to venues with a seating capacity of at least 500 people, smaller theaters are referred to as _____.

  Off-Broadway

  Sub-Broadway

  Beta-Broadway

  On-Broadway

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• Question 8 out of 10

  Who is the Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony-award-winning composer of musicals such as Cats, Evita, and Jesus Christ Superstar?

  Stephen Sondheim

  Alan Menken

  Tim Rice

  Andrew Lloyd Weber

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• Question 9 out of 10

  Which musical tells the story of the founding fathers of the United States?

  Miss Saigon

  Hamilton

  Les Misérables

  Kinky Boots

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• Question 10 out of 10

  What is the oldest operating Broadway theater today?

  The Palace

  The New Amsterdam

  The Lyceum

  The Al Hirschfeld

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