96 Broadway Musicals Trivia Questions with Answers
96 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
In the Broadway musical Chicago, what is the name of Roxie Hart’s lawyer?
Answer
Billy Flynn
Which Broadway musical was the first Disney stage musical produced on Broadway?
Answer
Beauty and the Beast
Which Broadway musical includes the fictional stage show “Springtime for Hitler”?
Answer
The Producers
Who played Annie in the original Broadway production of Annie?
Answer
Andrea McArdle
In Hairspray, what is the name of the television dance program featuring Tracy Turnblad?
Answer
The Corny Collins Show
Who played George Washington in the original Broadway cast of Hamilton?
Answer
Christopher Jackson
In the Broadway musical The Lion King, what species is Rafiki?
Answer
Mandrill
Who wrote the book for the Broadway musical Avenue Q?
Answer
Jeff Whitty
Who wrote the book for the original Broadway musical My Fair Lady?
Answer
Alan Jay Lerner
Which Broadway musical features the song “Luck Be a Lady”?
Answer
Guys and Dolls
Who composed the music for the Broadway musical Sweeney Todd?
Answer
Stephen Sondheim
Which Broadway musical is based on Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera?
Answer
The Phantom of the Opera
What is the name of the fictional town where The Music Man is set?
Answer
River City
Who designed the costumes for the original Broadway production of The Lion King?
Answer
Julie Taymor
Which Broadway musical features the song “America,” performed by the Sharks and Jets?
Answer
West Side Story
In The Phantom of the Opera, what is the Phantom’s underground home called?
Answer
The Phantom’s lair
Who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical Rent?
Answer
Jonathan Larson
Which Broadway musical won a record 12 Tony Awards in 2001?
Answer
The Producers
Which Broadway musical won the 1949 Tony Award for Best Musical?
Answer
Kiss Me, Kate
Which Broadway musical centers on the founding of Motown Records and the group The Supremes?
Answer
Motown: The Musical
Which Broadway musical became the first show to surpass 10,000 performances?
Answer
The Phantom of the Opera
Which Broadway musical won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
Answer
Hamilton