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Who writes the words to songs in a musical?
Lyricist
Producer
Composer
Director
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Who writes the music for songs in a musical?
Lyricist
Composer
Producer
Director
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Who tells actors what to do and where to move on the stage?
Director
Producer
Designer
Stage Crew
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What elements are needed in a show to make it a musical theatre piece?
Singing
Acting
Dancing
All of the above
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Who is the person that organizes and runs the backstage area and the stage crew?
Stage Manager
Producer
Director
Music Director
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What is an appropriate audience response to a live stage performance?
yelling
stomping
applause
whistling
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Who is in charge of writing and teaching dance routines?
Choreographer
Director
Actor
Producer
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What is the highest praise an audience can give a performance?
a peace sign
a walkout
a standing ovation
a round of applause
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Who is the person that manages the money, the people, and the show for musicals on Broadway?
Choreographer
Stage Manager
Producer
Director
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What is the official name for the entire group of performers in a musical theatre production?
The people
The stars
The cast
The clowns
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Which musical is a retelling of the famous story, The Wizard of OZ, in the context of African-American culture?
The Wiz
Wicked
The Sound of Music
Ragtime
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What is a common expression used to say "good luck" to someone before a performance?
stub your toe
cool
face plant
break a leg
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What is the theatre district in New York City called?
Broadway
Time Square
Central Park
Brooklyn
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What is the break between Act I and Act II of a musical called?
Curtain
Intermission
Pause
Half Time
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Who is the star of the show?
The Costumer
The Boss
The Director
The Lead
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What is the name of the music played before the show begins to set the mood and introduce some of the songs?
Song
Marquee
Overture
Trio
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What is a song written for one singer called?
Solo
Duet
Trio
Quartet
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Which of the following musicals was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber?
Cats
The Phantom of the Opera
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat
All of the above
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What is another word for the "script"?
Lyrics
Cast
Apron
Book
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What is the sign in front of the theatre called where the performer can see their name in lights?
Sign
Poster
Marquee
Light
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Which musical tells the story of three groups of people in the United States at the beginning of the 1900s: African Americans, Eastern European immigrants, and upper class suburbanites?
Ragtime
Chicago
Wicked
Fame
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Who starred as the Witch in the original Broadway cast of Into the Woods?
Bernadette Peters
Bette Midler
Beyonce
Meryl Streep
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What is the longest-running musical on Broadway?
The Phantom of the Opera
Chicago
The Lion King
Hamilton
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Who wrote the music to the musical Wicked?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Stephen Schwartz
Alan Menken
Stephen Sondheim
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Which musical was written by the composer and lyricist duo, Rogers and Hammerstein?
Ragtime
42nd Street
Wicked
The Sound of Music
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What is your favorite musical theatre song and why?