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Which musical is based on the lives of the Four Seasons members and their music?
A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line
Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
Hello, Dolly
Hello, Dolly
Altar Boys
Altar Boys
Who sang the original soundtrack of Mamma Mia?
Oasis
Oasis
Blur
Blur
The Spice Girls
The Spice Girls
ABBA
ABBA
Which ’90s musical is about down-and-out New Yorkers?
Rent
Rent
Chicago
Chicago
Smokey Joe’s Café
Smokey Joe’s Café
Cabaret
Cabaret
You’re The One That I Want’ comes from which musical?
Cats
Cats
Mamma Mia
Mamma Mia
Grease
Grease
West Side Story
West Side Story
David Essex’s ‘Oh What A Circus’ came from which musical?
Cats
Cats
Grease
Grease
Evita
Evita
Godspell
Godspell
Which musical opened in New York in October 1967?
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Godspell
Godspell
Hair
Hair
Les Miserables
Les Miserables
In which musical do we hear, ‘Did someone say my name?’
Chicago
Chicago
South Park
South Park
Singing in the Rain
Singing in the Rain
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
Which rock opera was briefly the longest-running musical in history?
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Excalibur
Excalibur
Sabbat
Sabbat
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia
In the musical ‘Annie’, what is the name of orphan Annie’s dog?
Goldie
Goldie
Sandy
Sandy
Old Yella
Old Yella
Peter
Peter
In The Big Bang Theory, who did Penny play in the Rent musical?
Misi
Misi
Mini
Mini
Mimi
Mimi
Midi
Midi
Which US rock band wrote the musical ‘American Idiot’?
Blink-182
Blink-182
Green Day
Green Day
The Killers
The Killers
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Which Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical opened in 1978?
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
The Likes Of Us
The Likes Of Us
Evita
Evita
Joseph
Joseph
Which musical is based on the play
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun
Brigadoon
Brigadoon
Carousel
Carousel
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Another Suitcase In Another Hall’ comes from which musical?
Cats
Cats
Evita
Evita
Chess
Chess
Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers
John Travolta in leather and slicked by hair, the classic musical is called…?
Oil
Oil
Gas
Gas
Petrol
Petrol
Grease
Grease
Which musical features the song ‘Oh What A Beautiful Morning’?
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Carousel
Carousel
The King and I
The King and I
Oliver!
Oliver!
What is the musical comedy about McKinley High’s less cool kids?
Gee
Gee
Glee
Glee
Fee
Fee
Flee
Flee
Which of these actors starred in School of Rock?
Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller
Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn
Jack Black
Jack Black
Owen Wilson
Owen Wilson
Who played the part of Che in the original production of the musical ‘Evita’?
Adam Faith
Adam Faith
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Paul Nicholas
Paul Nicholas
David Essex
David Essex
The song, ‘The Circle of Life’, is a song from which hit musical?
Lion King
Lion King
Rent
Rent
Spamalot
Spamalot
Cats
Cats
I Could Be That Guy’ and ‘Lady in the Long Black Dress’ are songs from which musical?
West Side Story
West Side Story
Carousel
Carousel
Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
Sister Act
Sister Act
When did the rock musical ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ have its premiere?
1928
1928
2008
2008
1998
1998
1908
1908
Which of these is NOT a musical written by Rodgers and Hammerstein?
The King and I
The King and I
Carousel
Carousel
Pal Joey
Pal Joey
South Pacific
South Pacific
Who won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2012 for his role as Guy in ‘Once’?
Steve Kazee
Steve Kazee
Norm Lewis
Norm Lewis
Jeremy Jordan
Jeremy Jordan
Danny Burstein
Danny Burstein
As of 2009, which of these musicals was NOT later made into a movie?
Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd
Rent
Rent
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Spamalot
Spamalot
The 1980s Broadway musical ‘La Cage aux Folles’ is set in which country?
Mexico
Mexico
France
France
China
China
South Africa
South Africa
Which musical deals with the politics of Argentina?
Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
Evita
Evita
South Pacific
South Pacific
Which L holds the International Musical Eisteddfod every year?
Lisbon
Lisbon
Leith
Leith
Llangollen
Llangollen
Liverpool
Liverpool
During its first 10 years, how many people have seen the stage musical ‘Mamma Mia!’?
60 million
60 million
30 million
30 million
90 million
90 million
10 million
10 million
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