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- 1. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptHow many Broadway theaters are there?
- 2. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptHow big is the broadway theatre district?
- 3. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhere is the Broadway Theatre District?
- 4. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhy was it called Times Square?
- 5. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWere there any theatres in Longacre Square?
- 6. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhen was Times Square also a bad neighborhood?
- 7. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptBroadway is where...
- 8. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptNew Amsterdam Theatre was home to the...
- 9. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptNew Amsterdam Theatre is now the flagship of...
- 10. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat was considered the 1st musical?
- 11. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe Black Crook was...
- 12. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptHow long did the Black Crook run for?
- 13. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptHarrigan & Hart are best know for...
- 14. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptMost musicals of the day had basic plots interrupted by songs and dances that did not have to do with the plot but...
- 15. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptGilbert and Sullivan
- 16. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptRevue's
- 17. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptFlorenz Ziegfeld
- 18. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptZiegfeld Follies
- 19. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptZiegfeld Follies had...
- 20. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptFanny Brice was in...
- 21. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptMinstrel Shows
- 22. Open-ended30 seconds1 pt1st Broadway musical written by black writers and starring an all black cast
- 23. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptIn Dahomey Introduced...
- 24. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptBert Williams
- 25. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptGeorge M. Cohan
- 26. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptNoted for his Patriotic Songs including "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy" "Give my Regards to Broadway"
- 27. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe only musical theatre actor in history to have a statue on Times Square
- 28. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptFancy Brice
- 29. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptFamous for the serious song "My Man"
- 30. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptBasis of her life is for the musical Funny Girl
- 31. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptMost famous for performing in Blackface and singing what came to be known as "mammy" songs
- 32. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptMost remembered as the star of the 1st talking motion picture
- 33. Open-ended30 seconds1 pt1st talking motion picture
- 34. Open-ended30 seconds1 pt"You ain't heard nothing yet."
- 35. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe Girl From Utah, Oh Lady! Lady!!, Oh Boy!
- 36. Open-ended30 seconds1 pt1914-1962 Prolific Period, Got his start on Tin Pan Alley, Noted for Alexander's Ragtime Band, 1st composer to write an American Musical featuring an all ragtime score
- 37. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptShows written to be performed with small casts, small sets, and easy plots. Attempted to make more coherent pieces
- 38. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWho composed Princess Theatre Shows?
- 39. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptNotable Princess Theatre Shows
- 40. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat changed theatre?
- 41. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptFamous for writting Swanee in 1919
- 42. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWho sang Swanee?
- 43. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe popularity of the ____ and ____ influenced Broadway and resulted in more and more touring.
- 44. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptJazz Age
- 45. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptIn 1927 ____ shows opened and ____ were musicals
- 46. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWho were the competitors for the Ziegfeld Follies?
- 47. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptScandals: Faster paced show which emphasized dancing was created by...
- 48. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptVanities: More over the top show featuring less clothing on the girls was created by...
- 49. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptGeorge Gershwin was a...
- 50. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptIra Gershwin was a...
- 51. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat was the name of the " New Gershwin Musical" from 1980's?
- 52. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWas was the name of the "new" version of Gershwin's Girl Crazy?
- 53. Open-ended30 seconds1 pt1st black musical after WWI and the 1st Jazz Musical written, directed, designed, and acted entirely by black artists
- 54. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWho composed Shuffle Along?
- 55. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat was the 1st black show to feature a romantic plot onstage?
- 56. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptShuffle Along Changed History because....
- 57. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe newly revived Shuffle Along Play is also called...
- 58. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptIn 1927, the new musical ____________ came along
- 59. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptShow Boat was based on a novel by
- 60. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptShow Boat music was by...
- 61. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptShow Boat book and lyrics were by...
- 62. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptShow boat was considered the _____
- 63. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThere are 2 eras of musical theatre....
- 64. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhere does Show Boat take place?
- 65. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat are the themes of Show Boat?
- 66. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat was the most famous Show Boat Song?
- 67. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat other songs was Show Boat famous for?
- 68. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptShow Boat did not have a...
- 69. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat street was Ziegfeld Theatre on?
- 70. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhich theatre did Show Boat debut on?
- 71. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptZiegfeld Movie theatre....
- 72. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWho was a theatre columnist in New York City who coined a lot of famous terms describing Broadway like "The Big Apple?"
- 73. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat two events foreshadowed tough times ahead for Broadway and the country?
- 74. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptOctober 6th, 1927
- 75. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptHis 1st Broadway show was 50 million Frenchmen
- 76. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWrote the song Night and Day in the show Gay Divorce as well as Let's Do It
- 77. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptCole Porter wrote both _____ and _____
- 78. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptSatirical Musical about War
- 79. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptPolitical Satire Play where the book of the show was the driving force
- 80. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptGirl Crazy Strike Up The Band Of Thee I sing were written and composed by
- 81. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptI Got Rhythm was one of her biggest hits
- 82. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptNoted for her loud crystal clear voice in the days of no microphones
- 83. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat song reflected what was going on in the world?
- 84. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptNoted for refusing to appear in minstrel type shows and for her song Stormy Weather
- 85. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptSuccessful singer and actress and was one of the highest paid black performers of her day
- 86. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptEthel Waters was remembered for her performance of the song ______ in the play _____________
- 87. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhich play had music and lyrics by Cole Porter?
- 88. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptAnything Goes starred
- 89. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe Original Anything Goes Book was by
- 90. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat was the name of the "Folk Opera" and who was it composed and lyrics by?
- 91. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWho made the book for Porgy and Bess?
- 92. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptPorgy and Bess was an...
- 93. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptPorgy and Bess's memorable song is....
- 94. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptGeorge Gershwin last show was...
- 95. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat show was a project of the WPA Federal Theatre?
- 96. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe Cradle Will Rock was directed by
- 97. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe Cradle Will Rock was produced by
- 98. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe Cradle Will Rock had music, lyrics, and book by
- 99. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat was the WPA?
- 100. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe Federal Theater of the WPA was established to give employment to
- 101. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe Cradle Will Rock was a musical about the lives of
- 102. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWPA ....
- 103. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptOrson Wells and John Houseman
- 104. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptPal Joey was by..
- 105. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe Pal Joey book was by
- 106. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptPal Joey was famous for introducing
- 107. Open-ended30 seconds1 pt"The musical comedy needed to start looking at the facts of life"
- 108. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptOklahoma! was by...
- 109. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptOklahoma! was directed by...
- 110. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe original title of Oklahoma! was
- 111. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptDuring the shows out of town tryout in Boston... it was decided the story needed a new _____
- 112. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe new song then featured
- 113. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptHow many Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals are there?
- 114. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptOklahoma was ...
- 115. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWho was credited with changing the broadway dance by having the action in the dance tell the story instead of just being entertaining interludes?
- 116. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptHer (Agnes De Mille) _________ in Oklahoma was considered a milestone moment
- 117. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptAgnes De Mille furthered her role of dance in the Broadway Musical
- 118. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat was the 1st Broadway musical to release an Original Cast Album?
- 119. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptOklahoma was the 1st Broadway show to use the subtitle ....
- 120. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptPlot of "Oklahoma"
- 121. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptEvery year there are over _____ productions of Oklahoma and _____ on any given day
- 122. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptOklahoma is the only Broadway Musical to have a song from the show become___
- 123. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptOn The Town has music by...
- 124. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptOn The Town has book and lyrics by
- 125. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptOn the Town is Based on the Ballet Fancy Free choreographed by...
- 126. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptOn the Town has the catchy score featuring the hit song
- 127. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptOn the Town Brought ______ to Broadway
- 128. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptCarousel was by
- 129. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptCarousel was based on the play _________ by ___________
- 130. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptRodgers and Hammerstein's 2nd musical had a very serious and sad plot......
- 131. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptCarousel's most notably scores included
- 132. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptChoreography in Carousel by ________ was a pivotal part of the show
- 133. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptRodgers and Hammerstein helped usher in the ___________ of Broadway Musical
