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Which musical tells the story of a singer placed in protective custody in a convent?
Sister Act
Sister Act
Mother Act
Mother Act
Brother Act
Brother Act
Father Act
Father Act
On which band’s music is the musical ‘Mamma Mia!’ based?
Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones
Queen
Queen
Abba
Abba
Beatles
Beatles
The ‘Mamma Mia’ Musical is based around the music of which band.
Queen
Queen
ABBA
ABBA
The Spice Girls
The Spice Girls
The Bee Gees
The Bee Gees
Which of these is the highest-earning musical film?
Grease
Grease
Flashdance
Flashdance
American Graffiti
American Graffiti
The Water Babies
The Water Babies
Starting with the earliest, put these musicals in order of opening.
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera
Hairspray
Hairspray
Cats
Cats
Chicago
Chicago
Spandau Ballet’s Tony Hadley landed the lead role in which stage musical?
The Sound Of Music
The Sound Of Music
Cats
Cats
Joseph
Joseph
Chicago
Chicago
Which musical is the song Ol’ Man River from?
Hair
Hair
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
Rent
Rent
Show Boat
Show Boat
Which American musical by Kander and Ebb is named after a US city?
Biloxi
Biloxi
New York
New York
Charleston
Charleston
Chicago
Chicago
Which 1960 musical features a character who became an unwitting member of Fagin’s gang?
Tim
Tim
Joseph
Joseph
Oliver
Oliver
Billy
Billy
Which boulevard is the title of a musical?
Sunrise
Sunrise
Sunset
Sunset
Sun
Sun
Sunshine
Sunshine
The film version of which musical starred Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, and Catherine Zeta-Jones?
Chicago
Chicago
Cabaret
Cabaret
West Side Story
West Side Story
Evita
Evita
In which musical do we hear, ‘Don’t be so British!’?
Singing in the Rain
Singing in the Rain
South Pacific
South Pacific
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins
Cabaret
Cabaret
Which of these musicals started its West End run first?
Cats
Cats
Lion King
Lion King
Les Miserables
Les Miserables
Starlight Express
Starlight Express
What musical starred John Savage as Claude who becomes friendly with a group of New York hippies?
Grease
Grease
Hair
Hair
The Gay Divorcee
The Gay Divorcee
South Pacific
South Pacific
The musical ‘Cats’ is based on the collection ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’ of which poet?
W.B. Yates
W.B. Yates
T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot
Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Which musical has the line, ‘You can’t just walk out of a drive-in’?
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
Singing in the Rain
Singing in the Rain
Grease
Grease
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
Which of these is a real musical?
Sister Act
Sister Act
Father Act
Father Act
Brother Act
Brother Act
Mother Act
Mother Act
Which part of the Pacific is the setting for a musical?
East
East
West
West
South
South
North
North
Around which pop band’s songs is the movie Mamma Mia! based?
Queen
Queen
Abba
Abba
Duran Duran
Duran Duran
U2
U2
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