Test 5
Heads, Lottery, 20
"Rent ___" have seen Rent hundreds of times, starting the ticket ___ system. Seats in the first 2 rows of each performance were $___ for those who could not afford to see it otherwise.
Caribbean, Light, Dark, Broadway
1990 Once on This Island has a ___ beat. A girl uses the power of love to bring together ___ and ___-skinned people. It is returning to ___ soon.
Disney, Dead, Britain, Stars
1990s Broadway had few running hits until ___ reversed the trend. Critics claimed "Broadway is ___," but America started to "take back" the Broadway musical from ___. New ___ emerged.
Girl Crazy, Warehouse, Years
1992 Crazy for You is based on Gershwin's 1930 musical ___. Newly discovered songs in Gershwin's ___ in New Jersey were added, and it ran for 4 ___.
Jukebox, Jordan, Morton, Jam, Plot
1992 Five Guys Named Moe came from a 1930s jazz ___ musical. The saxophonist was ___. It is ___'s music, who was one of the primary forces to introduce jazz to the American public. He was murdered and therefore in limbo (the last ___) during the show. It has no ___.
Prison, Gay, Revolutionary, Movies, Tony, Years
1993 Kiss is set in a Latin American ___. One is ___ and the other is ___. It is Molina's fantasy world of ___. It won a ___ for Best Musical and ran for 2 ___.
Sondheim, 300, Manipulation, Obsession, Illness
1994 Passion by ___ beat Beauty and the Beast for the Tony of Best Musical. It is the shortest running musical to win the award as it had under ___ performances. It is about ___, sex, power, ___, and ___.
Leiber, Stoller, 4th, 1950s, 1960s
1995 Smokey Joe's Cafe's music was written by ___ and ___ who began their partnership at age 17. This was the ___ longest running musical, and the composers also wrote 70 chart-topping hits in the ___ and ___.
Andrews, Edwards, Man, Woman
1995 Victor Victoria starred ___ and was directed by her husband, ___. It is a woman pretending to be a ___ pretending to be a ___.
Glover, Hard Core, Funk, Hip Hop, Tap, Slavery, Years, Wolfe
1996 Noise starred ___. It was "free from ___" dance. It is rooted in ___, ___, and ___. It highlighted the history of black men from ___ to present just shy of 3 ___. It is one of Tony winner's ___'s 18 shows.
Tonys, Years, Loss, Northern, Died, Survived
1997 Titanic won 5 ___ including Best Musical, ran for 2 ___, and closed at a ___. It is about the largest, most luxurious ship of 1912 that sank in the ___ Atlantic Ocean. More people ___ than ___.
White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, Ethnic, Lea Michele
1998 Ragtime displayed America's transition in the early 20th century from a ___ (WASP) society to a multi-___ society. It was ___'s Broadway debut.
Children, Verdi, John, Rice, African, Middle East, Rock, My Strongest Suit
2000 Aida is based on a ___'s storybook version of ___'s opera of the same name. ___ was the composer. ___ was the lyricist. It includes West and East ___, ___, and ___ music. "___" came from this musical.
Paying, Corporate, Musical
2001 Urinetown consisted of people ___ to pee, parodying ___ greed, politics, social irresponsibility, and capitalism, as well as the Broadway ___ itself.
Cult, Satire, Kaminsky, Comedy
2001s The Producers is based on Brooks's 1968 ___ film ___. Brooks or ___ has a net worth of over $85 billion. It was the first musical ___ in decades.
Years, Film, Fun, Tonys
2002 Hairspray ran for 6.5 ___. It is based off of Waters' 1988 ___ of the same name. It is typical of the ___ Broadway is once again having. It won 8 ___ including Best Musical.
Tony, Years, References, Addiction, Webber
2005 Spamalot won a ___ for Best Musical and ran for 4 ___. It spoofs and ___ Broadway: "All of our Tony awards won't keep me out of Betty Fords (an ___ clinic in California)." "Song that Goes Like This" spoofs ___.
German, Sheik, Thoughts, Fantasies, Grammy, Years
2006 Spring Awakening was based off an often-banned ___ play in 1981. It consisted of rock composer ___. All characters pick up their microphones - when the songs go inside their ___ and ___. Its cast recording won a ___, and the show won 8 Tonys including Best Musical. It ran for 2 ___.
Collins, Months
2006 Tarzan with music by ___ ran for just 2 ___.
Greif, Rent, Feel, Bipolar, Dead, Suicide, Drug, Pain, Folds
2009 Next to Normal was the eighth musical to win a Pulitzer Prize, director ___'s second after ___. It is a hard rock and "___ everything" musical about a mother who is ___ and sees her ___ son. It focuses on mental illness, ___, and ___ abuse with scenes of unspeakable ___. The original lead blew her vocal ___.
Course, Musical Theatre, 14
2015 "It's a Musical" summarizes everything in the ___ and why people have been seeing ___. There are ___ references to musicals in it.
Tourists, Domestic, 4, 15, Word of Mouth, Women, Caucasian, Online
67% of theatregoers (a slight increase) were ___ in the 2015-2016 season. There was also an increase in ___ viewers at 6.4 million. The average theatregoer has been to ___ shows with only 5.6% going to ___ or more shows. The most influential factor is ___. 68% were ___ and 80% were ___. 54% bought tickets ___.
Sister Act, Mary Poppins
A Disney failure was ___ that ran for 1.5 years starting in 2011. A Disney hit was ___ that ran for 5.5 years starting in 2006.
Actor, Streetwise
A current Broadway show is A Bronx Tale based off a play on the life of ___ Paliminteri. It is a ___ musical.
Season, AEA, City of NY, Lincoln, Smithsonian
A new robe is created each Broadway ___. 26 robes have survived, with the most being in the ___ New York office. 3 were donated to the Museum of ___, but are only brought out for special occasions. The ___ Center Library and ___ also have robes.
Peter Pan, The Wiz, Grease, JLo
A recent trend is Broadway musicals airing on live TV, such as The Sound of Music, ___, ___, Hairspray, and ___. The 2017 live music is Bye, Bye Birdie starring ___.
Rock of Ages, Jersey Boys, Beauty and the Beast
A recent trend is Broadway musicals turning into movie musicals, such as Mamma Mia, Hairspray, ___, Les Misarables, ___, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, and ___.
Ziegfeld, Film, Mercury, Entrance, Exit, Female, Men
A secret of the New Amsterdam Theatre is the ghost of Thomas, a ___ girl and ___ star. She died after accidentally taking ___ instead of medicine. Every ___ and ___ has her photograph that people blow kisses to. They have a ___ security guard because she has only revealed herself to ___.
Director, Choreographer, Frozen, Close
A show doctor is a new ___ or ___ brought in to save a show. No creative changes can be made when a show is ___ unless the union approves it. This usually requires them to ___ the show.
Book, Music, Lyrics, Diner, NYC, Rock N' Roll, MTV
After watching many friends die of AIDS, Larson wrote the ___, ___, and ___ for Rent. He previously worked at a ___ for 9 years. He grew up just outside of ___ and wanted to create a new type of Broadway musical that would appeal to the generation of ___ and ___.
Disney, Years, Museum, Love
Aida was to be a ___ animated film, but John refused and it ran on Broadway for 4.5 ___. It is about two strangers meeting in a ___ where a statue comes to life and explains that "every story is a ___ story."
Years, Attaway, Fort Worth, Dallas
Aladdin has been running for the past 1.5 ___. Major ___ was the standby genie for a year but is now the genie. He is from ___ and his standby is from ___.
Critic-Proof, Years
Aladdin is ___ and has been running for 3 ___.
French, Grossing, Soo
Amelie is based on a 2001 ___ film that was the highest ___ film in the US. It stars ___ who earned a nomination for Hamilton.
Punk, Jukebox, Green Day, Year, War, Drugs, Love
American Idiot is a 2010 ___ rock opera and ___ musical with ___'s music. It had rave reviews, but only ran for 1 ___. It focuses on ___, ___, and lost ___.
Electronic, Sheik, Spring Awakening, Film, Banker, Umbrellas, Media
American Psycho is hard core, ___ rock. The lyricist and composer was ___ from ___. It is based on a film about a Wall Street ___ by day/serial killer at night in 1980s NYC. The first two rows had ___ so they wouldn't get fake blood on them. It was a multi-___ spectacle that only ran for 1.5 months.
Duchess, Execution, Previews
Anastasia was inspired by the 1997 film about a young girl claiming to be the Grand ___ of Russia who escaped the ___ of the last royal family, Tsar Nicholas II. It just opened in ___.
Revival, Off Broadway, Sondheim
Assassins won 5 Tonys including Best ___ since it had run ___. It is the last new ___ show to appear on Broadway to date.
Dark, Night, Nothing, Deuce
At the start of the 1990s, half of the theatres were "___." This is when there is either a ___ off or ___ going on. Therefore, the new 42nd Street or "The ___" began forming in 1990.
Puppets, Racism, Pornography, Homosexuality, Or Porn
Avenue Q consists of subversive ___ with actors in plain sight. Its themes are ___, ___, and ___. One of its best-known songs is "___."
Sesame Street, Budget, Small, Off Broadway
Avenue Q's puppet creator worked on ___, and the show had a small ___. Even though critics thought it was "too ___ for Broadway," it ran for 6 years and won a Tony for Best Musical. It is now running ___, a 2010s trend.
Investors, Readings
Backer's auditions are done in order to try to get backers (___) for their shows. ___ see if the show is viable for Broadway.
Houston, NYC, Years
Beauty and the Beast started with problematic previews in ___. Then, there were 46 ___ previews with changes still being made. It ended up running for 13 ___ with over 5,400 performances.
Sing, Dance, 3, Voices
Billy Elliott features an 11-year-old boy who can ___ and ___. There were 3 ___ at one time due to child labor laws. He had to be recast every 10 months due to the boys' ___ changing.
John, Miners, Tonys, Years
Billy Elliott's music was written by ___ in 2008. It is based on a film about the 1980s No. England ___' Strike. It won 10 ___ including Best Musical. It ran for 3 ___.
Bring It On, Cats
Blankenbueler was involved in ___, In the Heights, Hamilton, and ___ revival.
Bollywood, London, Broadway
Bombay Dreams has a ___ influence. It ran for 2 years in ___ and recouped its $7.6 million investment in 14 months. It ran for 9 months on ___ and lost its $14 million investment.
Critics, Bluegrass, Martin
Bright Star opened on March 25, 2016, with disapproval from ___. It has ___ music, which was written by ___.
Las Vegas, Readers' Digest, Valley, Starlight Express, Mamma Mia, Smith
Broadway West (___) began open-ended runs in 1993. The shows were an edited 90-minutes long ("___" version), except for recently-closed Jersey Boys after 8 years. ___ is still alive and demanded for them to show the full show. The first musical to premiere was ___. ___ spent 6 years there. It may close, as the ___ Center books major tours.
Overall, Weekly, Government
Broadway ___ and ___ running costs are higher than London. In other countries, theatre is ___ subsidized.
Commercial, Contributions, Economy
Broadway is ___ theatre, as it fully depends on ticket sales. Other theatres' incomes come from ___ (as much as 61%). Regional theatres are beginning to decline due to this lacking because of the ___ declining.
Algonquin, Wall Street, Streets, 1
Broadway is south of the 1600s ___ trade route and north of ___. It is one of the longest ___ in the world at 33 miles, but less than ___ runs through the theatre district.
Fresh, Entertaining, Hoggett, Rocky, Once, Technology
Broadway needs to occasionally add something to keep it ___ and ___. Directors now stage shows differently due to ___'s movement vs. choreography. Failed shows ___ and The Last Ship and successful shows The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night and ___ used it. ___ has also changed Broadway.
BroadwayHD, DVDs
Broadway on the Internet is ___. It is usually not on ___.
Contemporary, Rock
Broadway was still searching for a ___ sound in the 1990s. ___ musicians became Broadway composers: John, Simon, Joel, and The Who.
Year, Midler
Cats revival has run for almost a ___. Hello Dolly revival starring ___ has the largest single-day ticket sales at $9 million.
Unions, Guilds, Houses, Musicians, Situation, Recorded
Coalition of Broadway ___ and ___ (COBUG) allows owners to negotiate with all the unions at once. It established larger theatres (___) with at least 18-19 ___, "special ___" clause, and "___" music.
Stopped, Newfoundland, Band
Come From Away depicts 9/11 - when the world ___. It shows plane passengers that were stranded in ___ for a week who were welcomed by the locals. All actors play multiple characters, and the ___ is onstage.
Bass, Argyle
Come From Away focuses on ___, the first female captain of a major airline. She is a TCU alum and lives in ___.
Professional, Unions, Grants, Musicals
Community theatres are non-___ and don't have ___. Non-profit theatres can apply for ___ depending on the conditions, and regional theatres are where ___ are tested before going on Broadway.
Rise and Fire, Hands on a Hard Body, Book, Pure Country
Country musicals ___ only had 57 performances, ___ had 28, and Bonnie and Clyde (with a bad ___) had 36. ___ never made it to Broadway.
Bandstand, Evan Hansen, Away
Current Broadway shows from original ideas are ___, Dear ___, Come From ___, and Hamilton.
Tap, Ballet, Athleticism, Unique, Movement
Dance genres on Broadway are ___, ___ by Balanchine and DeMille, ___ by Robbins, ___ style by Fosse and others, and most recently hip hop and "___."
Suicide, Outsider, Lies, Composer, Lyricist, Evan
Dear Evan Hansen is about teen ___, being an ___, and a string of ___. The ___ and ___ were only 31 when they wrote it. The show was expected to win a Tony, but the ___ actor may still win.
City, State, Wholesome, Sleazy
Disney paid $8 million and NY ___ and ___ paid $26 million for the New Amsterdam renovation because of Disney's importance. NYC wanted Disney's ___ nature in its ___ areas.
Films, New Amsterdam, Years, Lease
Disney reinvigorated its animated ___ with Broadway talent before reinvigorating Broadway. In 1993, they renovated the ___ Theatre. It took 4 ___ and a 99-year ___.
Unions, Technical, Musicians, Ushers, Sellers, Concessions
Every Broadway theatre has separate contracts with the ___, which means producers have to deal with at least 12 contracts that stimulate the number of people and wages of crew (___) members, ___, ___, ticket ___, ___, etc., expected to work on a Broadway theatre whether needed or not.
Jukebox, Years, Choreography, Plot
Fosse is a 1999 ___ musical that ran for 2.5 ___. It includes ___ from all of his shows. It is a dance concert with no ___.
Tony, Lesbian, Bi, 3, Memory, Tragicomedy, Novel, TCU
Fun Home won a ___ for Best Musical in 2015. It is the first mainstream musical about a young ___. Her father is a closeted ___-man who later committed suicide. It shows ___ stages of her life. It is a "___" play and family "___" based on a graphic ___ of a father/daughter relationship. A ___ graduate is in a current show.
One and Only, Nice Work, Paris
Gershwin lives on in 1983 My ___, 2012 ___, and 2016 An American ___.
Within, Faith, Urinetown, Violet, The Wiz
Gospel doesn't stand alone; it is heard ___ a musical. Some shows are The Color Purple, Sister Act, Leap of ___, ___, ___, and ___.
Documentary, Jackie Kennedy, Cats, Ebersole
Grey Gardens is a ___ made into a musical about Big and Little Edie Beale of East Hampton, the aunt and cousin of ___. By the time it aired, they were living with hundreds of ___. ___ was in the musical.
Weatherman, Time, London
Groundhog Day is based on a 1993 film about a TV ___ caught in a ___ loop. The musical was developed in ___.
Color, History, Broadway, Musical Theatre, Chicago, London
Hamilton had ___-blind casting. It tells actual ___. For the past 2 years, it has been significantly changing ___ and ___ and earned $192 million. It is showing in New York, ___, and ___ as well as a tour around the US.
Jazz, South Pacific, Last Five Years, King George, Morris-Jumel
Hamilton has ___ music and references to ___, The Pirates of Penzance, and The ___. The only main character played by a white actor is ___. There is a connection to the ___ mansion.
Minute, Second, Opera
Hamilton has roughly 144 words per ___. "Guns and Ships" has 6.3 words per ___. It is an ___, as it is "sung through."
9th, Culture, $10, Treasury, Burr
Hamilton is the ___ musical to win a Pulitzer Prize (the first since 2009). It reignited Broadway's influence on American ___ and prevented Hamilton from being removed from the $___ bill. Hamilton was the first secretary of the ___ who was killed by VP ___ in a duel.
Mixtape, Fugees, Mobb Deep, British, American
Hamilton started as a ___ that is now on sale. Its hip hop and rap music alludes to Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., The ___, ___, and more. There is ___ pop from King George and 1990s ___ pop.
Automobile, Losers, Month
Hands on a Hard Body came from a documentary on an ___ contest in East Texas. One of the ___ committed suicide. The musical did not even run for a ___.
Scenic, Treasurers, Motion, Costume, Press, Service
IATSE's sub-units are the United ___ Artists; ___ and Ticket Sellers Union; ___ Picture Projectionists, Operators, Video Technicians, Theatrical Employees, and Allied Crafts; ___ Designers Guild; Association of Theatrical ___ Managers; and Managers and ___ Employees International Union.
Actress, Victor Victoria
In 1996, Andrews declined the nomination for a Tony for Best ___ in a Musical, shutting ___ out for any other nominations.
Cast, Irish
In 2012 Once, the ___ is the orchestra. There is ___ folk music.
Radio, Swing, Blankenbueler
In Bandstand, WW2 veterans compete in national ___ contests. The music sounds like vintage 1940s ___. It is directed and choreographed by ___.
Soldier, Kills, Cultures
In Miss Saigon, a ___ learns that he left a mixed-race child in Vietnam. The mother, Kim, ___ herself so her son could go to the US. It is a misunderstanding between people of two very different ___.
Acappella, Subway, Success, Love, Happiness, New Yorkers
In Transit is Broadway's first ___ musical. It takes place in the ___ and intertwines lives of 11 ___ looking for ___, ___, and ___. It closed after 5 months because only ___ really understood it.
Rock, Disco, Accepted, Traditional, Period, International, Latin
In contemporary Broadway, there is all types of ___ music, as well as pop and ___, rap/hip hop (finally being ___), "___" musical theatre, ___, ___ (usually don't work), country, gospel, ___, and jazz.
Racially, Opportunities
In the 1990s, there was a demand for Broadway to be more ___ aware and have more ___.
Fun, 9/11, Ticket, Book
In the 2000s, Broadway starts to have ___ again even though it was stalled by ___. American mega-hits appear and ___ prices soar. All it takes is a good ___ for a show to be successful on the diverse Broadway.
Miranda, Washington Heights, Soul, Salsa, Wesleyan, Connecticut, Off Broadway, Tonys, Years
In the Heights was ___'s first hit in 2009. It is set in the Dominican/Nuyorican community of ___ (Upper Manhattan). It has hip hop, rap, ___, ___, and merengue music. It started as a sophomore project at ___. He workshopped 5 drafts of the show before it went from ___ to ___ to Broadway. It won 5 ___ including Best Musical and ran just shy of 3 ___.
Fela, Bombay, Once
International shows, such as ___, ___ Dreams, and ___, have an international sound.
Year, Honeymoon, Subway
It took one ___ to write Hamilton's first song and another to write the second song. King George's song "You'll Be Back" was written during a ___. "Wait for It" was written on a ___.
Sound, Tip Toes, Chicago
Jazz, the foundation of the Broadway ___, shows are ___, ___, Shuffle Along, and After Midnight.
Houston, Years, Month, Moment, Series, Cup, Super Bowl, Olympics
Jekyll and Hyde premiered in ___ in 1990. It ran on Broadway for 4 ___ starting in 1997, but its 2013 revival ran for 1 ___. "This is the ___" is sung when Dr. Jekyll becomes Mr. Hyde. The song has been sung at the World ___ and ___, ___, and ___.
Energy, Valli, Jukebox, Pop
Jersey Boys was a high ___, original idea by ___ and the Four Seasons (who had 71 career hits) in 2005. It is one of the best ___ musicals, running for the second longest at 11 years. It features the #1 ___ music.
1st, Dad, Drag Queens, BBC, Film, Weeks
Kinky Boots won a Tony for Best Musical during its ___ year. A man inherited his ___'s bankrupt shoe factory. He saved it by making boots for ___. This is a true story also shown in a ___ documentary and ___. It recouped $13.5 million in 30 ___.
Aneurism, Dress, Pulitzer, Grants
Larson died of an aortic ___ on Rent's ___ rehearsal night. He was awarded the ___ Prize posthumously. Rent's income goes to the Jonathan Larson ___, which has helped more than 100 aspiring artists.
Jamaica, Island, Heights, Estefans
Latin/Caribbean musicals are 1957 ___, 1990 Once on this ___, 2008 In the ___ (when it really took hold), and 2015 On Your Feet. On Your Feet is the story of the ___ that has been running for 1.5 years.
Wonder Pets, Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, Let It Go, Frozen
Lopez is the youngest EGOT winner (age 42) who won them all in 10 years: an Emmy for ___, Grammy and Tony for ___, an additional Tony for ___, and an Oscar (with his wife) for "___." He is composing ___ for Broadway in 2018.
Cats, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, London, Worldwide
Mackintosh had three Broadway shows at once in 1990: ___, ___, and ___. He was making $1.5 million a week, not counting his productions in ___ and ___.
Economic, Cultural, Global, Square, Million, 14
Manhattan is the ___ and ___ center of the US. It is a ___ power and most densely populated city. It is 22.7 ___ miles with 8.3 ___ people. The theatre district has ___ blocks in the middle of it.
9, 8
Many Rent performers blow their voices as ___ of 15 performers in any one show are often replaced by "swing" performers. There are ___ performances a week.
Close, 8, 4, 5, Delayed, Canceled
Many shows had to ___ after 9/11. Some shows went from having ___ to ___-___ performances in order to stay open. New shows had ___ openings, and some were ___ entirely, never making it to Broadway.
Rock N' Roll, Energetic, Tony
Memphis is a ___, ___ musical based loosely on white DJ Phillips, one of the first to play music by black artists on white radio in the 1950s. It won a ___ for Best Musical in 2010.
Documentary, Dreams, 3, Soap Opera, Tony
Merrily We Roll Along's demise was depicted in a ___. The show was about people trying to reach their ___. Only ___ actors saw another show, including Pinkins. She had become a ___ star and won a ___, but she got divorced and lost custody of her kids a year later.
Actors' Equity, White, Asian, Asian
Miss Saigon fought with the ___ Association because the actor who played the engineer who sang "The American Dream" was ___ and not ___. Mackintosh only cast ___ actors after this.
2001, Vietnam, High School, Dreamland
Miss Saigon is having its first revival since the original closed in ___. It is an inaccurate portrayal of the ___ War. The Kim actress was discovered at a ___ concert in NYC. One of its songs is "Welcome to ___."
Old-Fashioned, Preachy, Years, Billion
Most critics didn't like Wicked in 2003, calling it "___" and "___." Audiences loved it, as it defied the odds by playing for 13 ___ and counting and earning $1.09 ___ on Broadway.
30, 50, Hamilton, Once, Online, Hours
Most lottery tickets are $___-___. ___ is $10 because of the $10 bill. You can't put your name in the lottery more than ___, but you can register ___. It is done 2.5 ___ before curtain call.
Jukebox, Dialogue, Billy Joel, Ballet, Social, Years
Movin' Out is a 2002 ___/dance musical with no ___. It is ___ music shaped into a "rock ___," where dance tells the story. Its thin plot is of 1960s ___ changes. It ran for 3 ___.
2.5, Flops
Musicals are ___ hours long, and there have been less ___ in the last 5 years.
14, 26
NYC working actors must work for ___ weeks in order to get ___ weeks of unemployment payments.
41st, Photographers
New Amsterdam Theatre has a tunnel under ___ Street that performers used to avoid ___.
Licensing, Renting, Leasing
New York state law requires ___, which is a large expense. Producers have this instead of ___ or ___ theatres.
Schubert, Nederlander, Jujamycan, Roundabout, Ambassador
New York theatre owners are the ___ Organization, ___ Productions, ___ Productions, ___ Theatre Company, Disney, ___ Theatre Group, and independents.
Crates, 20
New York, Texas got its name from fallen train ___ that were stationed for New York. It has a population of ___.
Broadway, Folly, South Pacific, Fiorello, Politics, Drive, Struggle, Drive, Rent, Next to Normal, Hamilton
No musical was given a Pulitzer Prize this year - it was given to a non-musical ___ show. 1931 Of Thee I Sing won due to a ___ of politics, 1949 ___ for social issues, 1959 ___! for politics and strong drive, 1961 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying for big business ___ and strong individual ___, 1975 A Chorus Line and 1984 Sunday in the Park with George for artistic ___ and ___, 1996 ___ for artistic struggle and social issues, 2009 ___ for social issues, and 2016 ___ for politics and strong individual drive.
Musical, New, Lion King, Producers, Carrie, Spiderman, Days, 10
Non-___ films adapted to the stage in the 1970s. By the 2000s, they provided most of Broadway's "___" shows. The ___ and The ___ were the most successful. ___ and ___ Turn Off the Dark were the worst. Breakfast at Tiffany's closed after 4 ___. ___ musicals this season are based on films.
Biographical, Original, Years, King, Songwriter, Years
On Your Feet and Beautiful are ___ jukebox musicals that came from an ___ ideas. On Your Feet has been running for 1.5 ___. Beautiful shows chart-topping music (118 career hits) legend ___ turn from a ___ to a pop vocalist. It has been running for 3.5 ___.
Ragtime, Renovation, 2nd
One of the 42nd street projects, The Ford Center, was developed especially for ___. Ford Motor Company donated a significant amount of money for the ___. It combined 2 older theatres to be the ___ largest theater on Broadway.
Profit, Papering, Quotes, Stunt, Shills, Premium, Times, Days, Promotional
Only 20-30% of Broadway shows see a ___, so producer tricks of the trade are ___ the house, line around the block, review ___ out of context (only good parts), ___ and big star castings, show ___, ___ ticket pricing, publicity stunts, unusual show ___ or ___, recognizable title, reality TV shows, and special ___ packages.
Tickets, Block
Papering the house is giving away free ___. The line around the ___ is waiting to buy tickets from the 1 open ticket booth.
Second, Lung, Box Office, Ticket
People used to be able to get Broadway tickets from the ___ tower. Some 9/11 survivors suffer from ___ problems. In 2002, the ___ had an 11% increase over 2001, but attendance was still down by 500,000 due to increase in ___ prices.
Bullets, Midnight, Memphis
Period musicals are Thoroughly Modern Millie, ___ Over Broadway, After ___, An American Paris, Hairspray, and ___.
Xanadu, Mamma Mia, Priscilla
Pop and disco musicals are ___, ___, and ___ Queen of the Desert.
Remote Controls, Orchestra, Rent
Priscilla Queen of the Desert and South Pacific had music from ___. The latter had a 30-piece ___. ___ had a rock band instead of an orchestra pit.
Orchestras, Musicians, Music, Seats, Synchronization
Producers and directors put ___ out of view, ___ in other rooms, and ___ piping in the theatre in order to have pit space for bigger stage and sets or add more ___. This can be a ___ nightmare.
Owners, Concession, Box Office, Flat
Producers typically pay theatre ___ 6-7% of weekly gross ticket sales; ushers, janitors, ___ workers, and ___ staff about $40,000 a week; and a negotiated ___ fee up to $20,000 a week.
King, Slave, Stoned, Eternity
Radames was going to be ___, but he fell in love with ___ girl Aida. They were both ___ to death, and Radames spends ___ looking for Aida.
Years, Money, Bankrupt
Ragtime ran for 2 ___, but it could have been longer if the producers didn't mismanage their ___. They were the first musical to go ___.
100, Noise, Heights, Hamilton, Tupac
Rap/hip hop musicals are not ___% rap and hip hop. Some shows are ___ Funk, In the ___, Holler If Ya Hear Me, and ___. Holler If Ya Hear Me about ___ only had 17 previews and 38 performances in 2014.
Cast, Act 2, Macy's, Office
Rent has a bestselling ___ album. The beginning of ___, "Seasons of Love," is the most popular song that has been used in a ___ commercial and The ___.
Pulitzer, Rock, Workshopped, Off-Broadway, Older, Tonys, Years
Rent is a 1996, ___-winning, ___ opera. It ___ for 7 years and went from ___ to Broadway. Many ___ audiences, including critics, didn't get it. It won 4 ___ and ran for 12 ___.
HIV, AIDS, Hate, Bohemian, Staging, Younger
Rent is about ___ and ___. It is "the musical for those who ___ musicals" and "long live the ___ life" (viva la vie boheme). It rejects traditional ___. It is the first musical to deal with the concerns of the ___ generation as well as split up the generational divide.
East, Alphabet, HIV, AIDS, Dignity
Rent is set in the ___ Village of NYC in ___ City from the 1980s to early 1990s. There was almost no chance of survival from ___/___. People have support groups as they worry about a loss of ___.
Occupancy, Use, Opening, Grief, Rage
Rent's title has significance: grant temporary ___ and ___; an ___, rip, or torn; and shredded in ___ and ___, split apart.
Golden, Contemporary, Racially, Misogynistic
Revisals are refurbished/overhauled revivals in order to make ___ Age musicals ___ for the new 1990s generation. The musicals were ___ and anti-___.
Revisals, Politically, Nostalgia
Revivals and ___ such as Cabaret, Carousel, Show Boat, and Guys and Dolls continued to fill the gap in the 1990s. They cut out ___ incorrect aspects of the original shows. This is because audiences seemed to want ___.
Chicago, Cats, Hello Dolly
Revivals continue this Broadway season, such as ___, ___, and ___.
Glam, Mocking, Don't Stop Believin', Jukebox
Rock of Ages introduced ___ rock and heavy metal to the Broadway stage in 2010, self-___ it. "___" came from this show. It is the third longest-running ___ musical at 6 years.
200, Duplicate, Story, Characters, Creative, 150
Roughly ___ films have been adapted to the Broadway stage. Most fail because they try to ___ the original. Successful shows have a strong ___ with strong ___ and producers hire a new ___ team with Broadway experience. ___ films have been inspired by musicals.
Webber, Sunset Boulevard, 5th, Years
School of Rock's music is by ___, his first Broadway success since ___ in 1997. It is based on a film in which a teacher imposter has ___ graders enter Battle of the Bands. It has been running for 1.5 ___.
Money, Art, Gross, Attendance, Sports
Show business is about making ___. ___ is secondary. ___ ticket sales were $1.37 billion in the 2015-2016 season. ___ increased by $1 million to $13.3 million from last season, topping the 10 professional New York and New Jersey ___ teams combined.
Mean, Times
Some theatre critics are ___ even though they shouldn't be. The one that wields the most power is the New York ___.
Years, Tony, Sharpton, Night
Spelling Bee opened in 2005 and ran just shy of 3 ___. Four audience members are invited on stage, including the ___ Awards with ___. The adult ___ bee is x-rated.
Opening, Closed, Financial, Hurt, Ireland, Tours, Theme Park
Spiderman Turn Off the Dark had an ___ night and then ___. They had ___ problems and ___ their performers. Some of it was done from ___ or on ___. It is more ___ than Broadway.
Previews, Performances, Bono, U2, Taymor, Reboot
Spiderman cost $75 million, had 182 ___, and had 1,025 ___. The music was written by ___ and the Edge of ___. They fired director ___ and others, but the ___ failed.
Age, Adulthood, Confusion, Fantasies, Abuse, Suicide
Spring Awakening deals with the coming of ___/coping with ___, sexual ___, sexual oppression and erotic ___ it breeds, abortion, homosexuality, rape, child ___, and teen ___.
Show, Lead
Standbys are not in the ___ unless the ___ is sick.
Direct, Sister, Addams, Mormon, Lion King, Jersey
Stating "___ from Broadway" caused flops to succeed on tour, such as Tarzan, ___ Act, Ghost, and The ___ Family. Mega-hits, such as Hamilton, The Book of ___, The ___, Wicked, and ___ Boys, also succeeded on tours.
Revival, Concert, Close, Webber
Sunset Boulevard is having its first ___. It is a ___ version based on a 1950 film. ___ is in it. This makes 4 running shows for ___.
Minimum, Walkers, Keyboards
The "special situation" clause is an attempt to lower the ___ so there are no ___. There is controversy over "recorded" music, such as electronic ___.
Performances, Minutes, 3, Touch, Dressing
The AEA tracks the seniority of actors by number of ___ to determine which gypsy gets the robe. They are given the robe 30 ___ before curtain on opening night. They walk counterclockwise in a circle ___ times, have everyone ___ it, and visit all the ___ rooms.
Original, Dialogue, Storylines, Traditional, South Park, I Believe, Counterfeit
The Book of Mormon is an ___ concept that has been running for 6 years. It has R-rated ___ and politically incorrect ___, yet fits ___ Broadway formula. It was created by the creators of ___. One of its songs is "___." People were caught with ___ tickets, but its $11.4 million investment was recouped in 9 months.
Sunset, 2016, Silent, Years, Concert
The British Invasion ended in 1994 with ___ Boulevard, Webber's last Broadway success until ___. It was based on a film about an aging, ___ film star and young gigolo. It ran for only 2.5 ___, but is having its first revival in "___" version right now.
Jobs, NYC, Taxes
The Broadway Industry has 89,000 ___ (3,000 more than last year). It contributed $12.5 billion to the ___ economy last year and generated $500 million more in ___.
Year, Film, Revived
The Color Purple recouped its $11 million dollar investment in 1 ___. Its feature ___ was in 1985, and it was ___ on Broadway last year.
Oprah, Novel, Years, Lead
The Color Purple was produced by ___ in 2005. It is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning ___ of the same name and ran for 3 ___. The ___ won a Tony for Best Actress in a Musical.
Buddy Deane, Integrate
The Corny Collins Show is based off of the ___ Show in Baltimore, which was cancelled because it wouldn't ___.
Jinxed, Hilton, Lyric
The Ford Center was ___. When it was the ___, almost every show failed. However, when it became the ___, most of the shows did well.
War and Peace, Immersive, Salon, Folk, Classical, Indie, Dance, Dialogue, Orchestra
The Great Comet is based on Tolstoy's 1969 novel ___. It is an ___ musical about an opulent Russian ___. It merges Russian ___ and ___ music with ___ rock and electronic ___ music, making it an "electropop opera." There is exactly one line of spoken ___. The cast members are part of the ___.
Rose, Costume, Chorus
The Gypsy Robe began in 1950 after Call Me Madam's ___ was added to a Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ___. It is luck, tradition, and community for ___ members only.
Grossing, Phantom of the Opera, Entertainment
The Lion King is now the highest ___ show on Broadway at 1.35 billion even though it ran 9 years less than ___. It is also the most successful ___ event in the world at $8 billion.
Years, Heelys, Casa Manana
The Little Mermaid ran for 1.5 ___ starting in 2008. The entire cast wears ___. ___ just showed it.
90, 100, Premium, Months, Minutes, Hamilton
The Producers opened at $___ per top ticket, but jumped to $___ the next day. It was the first Broadway show with ___ seating (cost $480). It cost $10.5 million and recouped that investment in 8.5 ___. It earns $50,000 every 10 ___. It held the record for largest single day box office sales ($3.5 million) until ___.
Stroman, Landesman, Broderick, Nominations, Wins
The Producers was directed by ___ and produced by ___. ___ has been in it, singing "I Want to Be a Producer." It is second to Hamilton with the largest amount of Tony ___ (15), but first with the amount of ___ (12).
5, 90, Permanent, Retested, LA
The US has a ___% unemployment rate while actors have a ___% unemployment rate. No job is ___ and many must work other jobs. Actors are constantly being ___. ___ stabs them in the chest.
Mayor, Million, Gross, Attendance
The ___ ordered Broadway theatres to reopen 2 days after 9/11. Broadway lost $1.5 ___ in between then. The week after, Broadway dropped from $9 to $3.5 million ___ for the week. ___ dropped by 80%.
New Amsterdam, Lion King
The ___ renovation sent the message to corporate America to invest in Broadway. Its first show was The ___ in 1997, which is when corporations began taking over Broadway.
Grease, MTV, Elle
The ___ revival casting in 2007 was the first reality show. In 2008, ___ televised the entire Legally Blonde show from Broadway after the original ___ left.
Who, Worldwide, Film, Musical
The ___ started Tommy as a rock opera in concert in 1969, performing ___. It became a ___ in 1975. Although unintended, it became a ___ in 1993.
Lion King, Taymor
The ___'s ___ was the first female director to receive a Tony for Best Musical in the 1990s.
Deceptive, Movie
The average (but ___) price of a musical is $107. This price has raised 34% in the past five years, while ___ tickets have only raised 10.8%.
Smokey Joe's Cafe, Ain't Misbehavin'
The fourth most successful jukebox musical is ___, and the fifth is ___.
Forceful, Visionary, Mackintosh, Committee
The handful of ___, ___ producers, such as Ziegfeld, Prince, Hammerstein, Merrick, and Webber, disappeared in the 1990s. British mega-producer ___ was the last one. Musicals are now run "by ___," or by corporations.
7th, 8th, Empire, New Amsterdam, Times Square
The new 42nd Street covers the entire block between ___ and ___ Avenues. It restored 7 historic theatres, including the first theatre, The ___, and its biggest project, ___. This revival transforms ___, and the rest of Broadway followed suit.
American Airlines, Pedigree, Penguin, Chrysler
The only American corporation that has its name on a Broadway theatre is ___, but many others sponsor shows. ___ sponsored Annie, ___ Books sponsored Matilda, and ___ sponsored Motown.
Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony, Rodgers, Brooks
The show business grand slam is EGOT (___, ___, ___, ___). Only 12 people have it, including ___, ___, and Lopez.
Stop, Box Office, Mamma Mia, Smaller
The theatre vs. producer contract has a "___ clause," which is a theatre being able to evict the show if ___ gross falls below a pre-set figure (usually 70%). ___ went from $1 million to $500,000 per week, making it close after 12 years in September 2015. It moved to a ___ theatre and ran for 2 more years.
Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, Lion King
The three longest running musicals are The ___ at 12,170+, ___ revival at 8,495+, and The ___ at 8,095+.
Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Mamma Mia, Chicago
The top 5 biggest Broadway hits of all time are The ___ with $1.35 billion in 19 years, The ___ with $1.09+ billion on Broadway and $10 billion worldwide in 29+ years, ___ with $1.1 billion+ on Broadway and $7 billion+ worldwide in 13.5+ years, ___ with $624.3 million in 14 years, and ___ revival with $582.6 million+ in 20+ years.
January, February, September, Spring, Monday
The worst months for producers are the best for us: ___, ___, and ___. Broadway's busiest season is ___, as shows open in order to qualify for the Tonys. A new season begins the day after the Tony Awards (the first ___ of June).
Merchandise, Advance, Box Office, Income
Theatre owners take a percentage of ___ sales, receive interest on ___ sales that their ___ holds, and get substantial interest ___.
Community, Non-Profit, Regional, Off Broadway, Off Off Broadway, Audiences
There are 7,000 ___ theatres, approximately 1,800 ___ theatres including the Roundabout Theatre Company on Broadway, 74 ___ theatres, 50 ___ theatres, and 200 ___ theatres. These theatres fall into the off theatre category due to the size of their ___.
2, 5, 6
There are ___ jukebox musical revivals currently running. Usually, there are ___-___, but they are defying the odds by running for a year or more.
Great Comet, War Paint
This Broadway season has musicals based off of books, such as ___, ___, and Charlie the Chocolate Factory.
Groundhog Day, Amelie, Least
This Broadway season has shows based on films, such as ___, Anastasia, and ___, but it is the ___ amount ever.
Phantom of the Opera, Lion King, Wicked
This Broadway season is defying the odds with long-running successes: The ___ for 29 years, The ___ for 20 years, and ___ for 13.5 years.
Grow, Lover, Wizard, Superstar
Tommy lets us see Tommy ___ up. He loses all his senses when he witnesses his father kill his mother's ___. He becomes "a pinball ___" and a messianic ___.
Book of Mormon, Gershwin, WW2, Film
Traditional musicals are The King and I, The ___, and An American Paris - the latest ___ musical about post ___ Paris that just closed after 1.5 years. It is based on but does not match the ___.
Directors, Choreographers, Playwrights, Composers, Authors, Publishers, Stage, Service, Musicians
Unions consist of the Stage ___ and ___ Society (SDC); AEA; the Dramatist Guild (for ___); American Society of ___, ___, and ___ (ASCAP); International Alliance of Theatrical ___ Employees (IATSE); ___ Employees International Union; and American Federation of ___.
Female, Film, Pie, Baking, Year
Waitress had Broadway's first all-___ creative team. It is based on a film about a small town waitress/expert ___ maker in a loveless marriage. She leaves her abusive husband after winning a ___ contest. It has been running for 1 ___.
Entrepreneurs, Cosmetic, Divas, Mixed
War Paint depicts a 50-year battle between Rubinstein and Arden, the country's first female ___ who ran ___ companies. It stars Lupone and Ebersole, the ___ of Broadway. The musical has ___ reviews.
Gershwin, Week, 6
Wicked at the ___ Theatre made $2.38 million in ticket sales in one ___. The theatre's share is ___%.
Follies, Production, Tony, Years
Ziegfeld Follies is in the background of 1991 ___. There are huge ___ numbers throughout. It won a ___ for Best Musical and ran for 2 ___.
John, African
___ and an ___ composer wrote the music for The Lion King, but the former got all the credit.
Disney, 42, Corporate, Stars, TV
___ and the New ___ was the kick start to the 2000s. ___ America poured millions into Broadway and Times Square. American mega-hits and new ___ were created. ___ stars, producers, and directors looked for Broadway opportunities.
Stunt, Bribing, Social Media, Film
___ casting is a revolving door of actors. Show shills are ___ others so that they write good reviews on ___. Recognizable titles are why ___-inspired musicals are successful.
Harris, Spacey
___ got the longest standing ovation at the Tony Awards at 1.5 minutes. ___ will be the host this year.
Miranda, Years, Standing Room
___ is the creator, star, composer, and lyricist of Hamilton, which took him 6 ___. Hamilton offered ___ only (SRO) tickets so they could have over 100% capacity.
26, 35
___ musicals are currently running on Broadway. There were ___ last semester.
1990s, Creative
___ musicals such as Follies, Titanic, Ragtime, and Kiss brought ___ diversity.
AZT, Café
___ only delayed symptoms of AIDS in the T-cells. There was a Life ___ as it kept them alive for a few more years.
Survivor, Historic
___ outwitted, outplayed, and outlasted in order to transform the ___ district.
John, Month, San Francisco
___ produced Lestat, a show that lost $12 million in a ___ in 2006. The ___ Chronicle was one of its harsh critics.
Mackintosh, Vietnam, Opera, Advance, Critic, Years, Revival
___ produced Miss Saigon in 1991, which takes place during the last few days of ___ War and then goes to the future. It is based off of a Puccini ___. It sold $37 million in ___ ticket sales as it was ___ proof. It ran just shy of 10 ___ in 11 languages. It is having its first ___.
Disney, Real, Pulitzer, Hearst, Tour
___ produced Newsies in 2012. It is about the ___ Strike of 1899: a youth-led campaign forced ___ and ___ to better pay the child labor force. It ran for 2.5 years and is now on ___.
Merrick, Cats
___ started unusual show dates or times while competing with ___.
Webber, Cabaret, Home, Beds, 400
___ stumbled with Aspects of Love in 1990. He never intended it to be a musical as it started as a "___" production. It was inspired by an event he held at his UK ___ every year. It is a soap opera of musical ___. There were less than ___ performances, and it lost $8 million.
Lea Michele, Gorgeous, Big River, Singer, Guitar
___ was in The Springbreakers, a ___ revival of Spring Awakening in 2015. It held in the Deaf West Theatre by the same company that presented ___ in ASL. The ___ for the main character with the ___ was deaf.
Sondheim, Assassins, Years, Off Broadway
___ was supposed to return in 2001, but ___ finally opened in 2004. It had 26 previews and 101 performances on Broadway after 13 ___. It previously performed 73 times on ___ in 1991.
Eisner, Beauty and the Beast, Costume, Theme
___ was the CEO of Disney who brought its first musical, ___, to Broadway in 1994. Out of 9 nominations, they only won 1 Tony for ___ Design because some people didn't Broadway to turn into a ___ park.
Hines, Glover
___ was the world's greatest tap dancer. When he died, that honor went to his protege ___.
Bareilles, Jessie, Beautiful
___ wrote the music and lyrics for Waitress. The VH1 top 100 greatest women in music ___ is currently starring on the show after appearing in ___.
Nostalgia, Revisals, Black, Disney, Rock, Country
___, ___, ___ musicals, and ___ work in the 1990s. ___ music returns, and all music genres work except for ___ (Off-Broadway only).
Mackintosh, Boubill, Schonberg, Imposter, Les Miserables, Book, Broadway
___, ___, and ___ stumbled with Martin Guerre in 1999. It is about a 16th Century French peasant ___. Its music sounds like ___. It came from a bad ___ and never made it to ___.
Dreamworks, Year
___, a division of Disney, produced Shrek the Musical in 2008. It ran for 1 ___, losing $25 million.
Mamma Mia
created even though the writer and producer were broke.
Chicago Revival
has been running for the past 20 years.
6-8 Weeks
how long most shows rehearse.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
is a British import.
Swings
understudy multiple characters.
Understudies
understudy one character.
Jukebox Musical
what the 2000s was the decade of.
