Theatre and Musical Quiz Questions
Round 1
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Which Anthony has starred in “My Fair Lady” and “The Woman in White” on the West End stage?
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Which musical star was Andrew Lloyd Webber’s second wife?
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Who played Che in the original stage production of “Evita”?
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Which was Elaine Paige’s first musical on Broadway?
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Which musical does the song “I am What I am” come from?
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In which musical is Maria von Trapp the heroine?
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Which theatre award is named after actress Antoinette Perry?
- The characters of Billy Flynn, Mama Morton and Velma Kelly appear in which musical?
- Which musical is based on “The Taming of the Shrew”?
- Which musical follows Elle Woods, who gets dumped by her boyfriend and ends up following him to Harvard Law School?
Round 1 Answers
- Anthony Andrews
- Sarah Brightman
- David Essex
- Sunset Boulevard
- La Cage aux Folles
- The Sound of Music
- Tony
- Chicago
- Kiss Me, Kate
- Legally Blonde
Round 2
- Who originally played the role of Alex in “Aspects of Love”?
- Who wrote the lyrics for “Tell Me on a Sunday” and “Sunset Boulevard”?
- Who co-produced the revival of “Anything Goes” with Elaine Paige?
- Which musical is the song “Ol’ Man River” from?
- Which song from “South Pacific” was recorded by Captain Sensible?
- In which country is “The King and I” set?
- Which musical are the songs “Tonight” and “Somewhere” from?
- What was the profession of the heroine in “Gypsy”?
- Who wrote “Into the Woods” and “A Little Night Music”?
- In which musical does “You’ll Never Walk Alone” appear?
Round 2 Answers
- Michael Ball
- Don Black
- Tim Rice
- Show Boat
- Happy Talk
- Siam ( now Thailand)
- West Side Story
- Stripper
- Stephen Sonheim
- Carousel
Round 3
- Who played the title role in “Barnum” and “Billy”?
- Which musical includes “Big Boys Don’t Cry” and “Walk Like a Man”?
- Who wrote the novel that inspired the musical “Phantom of the Opera”?
- Who sings “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” in “Jesus Christ Superstar”?
- Which musical is “I Know Him So Well” from?
- Elton John wrote the music for which adaptation of a 2000 hit movie in the 80s?
- Loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera “La Boheme”, which musical tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists in New York?
- In which musical do they sing about a “Jellicle Ball”?
- Which musical hailed the dawning of the age of Aquarius?
- Which musical is the song “One” from?
Round 3 Answers
- Michael Crawford
- Jersey Boys
- Gaston Leroux
- Mary Magdalen
- Chess
- Billy Elliot: The Musical
- Rent
- Cats
- Hair
- A Chorus Line