96 Broadway Musicals Trivia Questions with Answers
96 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which Broadway musical features the song “Don’t Rain on My Parade”?
Answer
Funny Girl
Which novel inspired the Broadway musical South Pacific?
Answer
Tales of the South Pacific
Which choreographer created the original Broadway dances for West Side Story?
Answer
Jerome Robbins
On what date did the original Broadway production of Oklahoma! open?
Answer
March 31, 1943
In the Broadway musical Cabaret, what is the name of the Berlin nightclub?
Answer
Kit Kat Klub
The Broadway musical Les Misérables is based on a novel by which author?
Answer
Victor Hugo
In the Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate, which Shakespeare play are the actors performing?
Answer
The Taming of the Shrew
In the Broadway musical Cats, what is the name of the annual gathering of the Jellicle cats?
Answer
The Jellicle Ball
In the Broadway musical The Producers, what is the name of the failed musical staged by Max and Leo?
Answer
Springtime for Hitler
In the Broadway musical Fun Home, whose graphic memoir provided the source material?
Answer
Alison Bechdel’s
In the Broadway musical Hamilton, which award did the show win for drama in 2016?
Answer
Pulitzer Prize
What is the name of the plant shop in the Broadway musical Little Shop of Horrors?
Answer
Mushnik’s Flower Shop
Which band is celebrated in the Broadway jukebox musical Ain’t Too Proud?
Answer
The Temptations
In the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, what religion do the missionaries represent?
Answer
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
In the Broadway musical The Wiz, which character seeks courage from the Wizard?
Answer
The Cowardly Lion
In the Broadway musical Newsies, which newspaper do the newsboys strike against?
Answer
The New York World
What is the longest-running Broadway musical in history?
Answer
The Phantom of the Opera
In the Broadway musical Rent, what New York City neighborhood is the main setting?
Answer
Alphabet City
Which Broadway musical introduced the song “If I Loved You”?
Answer
Carousel