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Broadway, The Great White Way, whatever you want to call it, it’s fantastic and the stuff dreams are made of. That is if you’re into theatre and show tunes and that sort of stuff. If you clicked this quiz, we’re going to guess this is your thing to some degree. Maybe you grew up in or close enough tShow More
Broadway, The Great White Way, whatever you want to call it, it’s fantastic and the stuff dreams are made of. That is if you’re into theatre and show tunes and that sort of stuff. If you clicked this quiz, we’re going to guess this is your thing to some degree. Maybe you grew up in or close enough to New York City to make Broadway a part of your life or you’ve just admired from afar, but if theatre has called out to you, Broadway has become a part of your soul in a weird way that you didn’t ask for, but you love anyway.
So, how much do you know about Broadway, anyway? You maybe went through a Broadway phase, but what about the long stretch of time in which Broadway was created, went through a few major phases that changed American theatre as we know it, and continued growing, changing, and creating a history of its own. How big are you on Broadway history? Lace up your jazz shoes and let’s get going with it, then!
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On Broadway, what's been the longest running show to date? It's been performed over 10,000 times so far!
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Phantom of the Opera
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Cats
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The Lion King
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Chicago
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The Tonys are Broadway's awards ceremony that happens every year. This icon has the most Tony awards of anyone - 21. Who is it?
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Stephen Sondheim
Ben Vereen
Harold Prince
Joel Grey
Bob Fosse
Eugene O’Neill
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The Golden Age of Broadway officially started in 1945. What's widely considered the musical that ushered Broadway into a new era?
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<em>Guys And Dolls</em>
<em>Oklahoma</em>
<em>South Pacific</em>
<em>West Side Story</em>
<em>The Sound of Music</em>
<em>My Fair Lady</em>
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There are so many different kinds of musicals. Which of these examples is not a genre of musical theatre?
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Rock musicals
Jukebox musicals
Book musicals
Hybrid musicals
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Before 1900, Broadway theaters weren't what they are today. What was different about them?
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They were cash only
They didn’t have electricity
They were sponsored by the state government
They were downtown not next to Times Square
They were on Broadway – the street – and that’s how Broadway got its name.
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What's widely considered the first long-running musical produced on Broadway?
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<em>Showboat</em>
<em>The Elves</em>
<em>Seven Sisters</em>
<em>No No Nannette</em>
<em>Carousel</em>
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Broadway is in a category of its own. What's the difference between Broadway, Off-Broadway, and other forms of theatre in New York City?
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The types of plays and musicals produced
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The amount of money paid to actors and how much tickets cost
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The number of seats in the theatre
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The quality of performances
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When it comes to Tony awards, who was the youngest performer to ever win one?
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Daisy Eagan
David Alvarez
Frankie Michaels
Trent Kowalik
Kiril Kulish
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The first all-female writing team on Broadway paved the way and made their mark with which musical?
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<em>Fun Home</em>
<em>The Color Purple</em>
<em>Caroline or Change</em>
<em>Waitress</em>
<em>The Music Man</em>
<em>Thoroughly Modern Millie</em>
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Which Broadway musical had a ton of conservative protesters to protest outside the theatre?
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<em>Jesus Christ Superstar</em>
<em>Wicked</em>
<em>Godspell</em>
<em>The Fantasticks</em>
<em>Hair</em>
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What's the completely true but totally weird detail about seats in a Broadway theatre?
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There’s no seat 13 because it’s unlucky.
There’s no row I because people were disappointed it wasn’t row 1.
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The Gypsy Robe is a beloved tradition (with an offensive name) where a chorus member of a Broadway show puts on the robe and "blesses" the theatre. Which musical did this tradition start with?
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