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When did theatre really become popular?
1800
1780
1760
1750
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One of the oldest surviving theaters
Lyceum Theatre
Neil Simon Theatre
Gershwin Theatre
St. James Theatre
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Stephen Sondheim....
He had 5 pets
There is a musical written about him
Has had 13 tony award nominations
Has written for 16 musicals
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Who wrote The Phantom of the Opera music?
George S. Kaufmen
Oscar Hammerstien ||
Richard Rodgers
Andrew Lloyd Webber
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How many broadway theaters are there in the theater district?
32
54
41
27
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Where does the orchestra usually sit during the performance?
On stage
Behind stage
In a pit
In the back of the theatre
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What was the longest running broadway musical and how many times did it preform?
The lion king, 13,675 times
Chicago 14,563
Cats, 8,949 times
Phantom of the Opera, 11,949 times
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How many broadway theaters are actually on broadway street?
4
All of them
1
25
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George Gershwin....
He came from a Russian family who was not really into Music
he died from a heart attack
He died in 1937 at the peak of his career
Has written for 18 broadway musicals
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What was the first broadway musical?
Chicago
Fiddler on the roof
Elves
Oklahoma
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how did the great depression impact broadway?
They did free preformances
Crime was increased so people stopped going to the theatre
Composers stopped writing for broadway
Theaters had to close
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What is an "I want song"
A song used to make people want something
A song the Villain sings in almost every musical
A song that the main character sings in almost every musical
a song used for comic relief
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The lights on broadway theatres caused them to get what name?
The white Way
The city of lights
Bright Broadway
Rode to success
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What is the music like now?
It is all classical
It is very diverse and includes almost every style of music.
It is just hip hop
It is all pop music
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What is the highest grossing musical today?
The lion King
Cats
Hamilton
Rent
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What broadway musical has been nominated for 16 tony awards and won 8.
Oklahoma!
Hamilton
Cats
The lion King
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Leonard Bernstein....
Wrote music for 6 musicals
Died Oct. 14 1990
Wrote music for West side story
Has had 4 tony award nominations
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When was the first broadway musical run?
1857
1840
1789
1934
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When was the golden age of broadway musicals?
1960-1979
1943-1959
1920-1932
1889-1910
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How is the music in broadways musicals used?
To entertain
To convey a message or help a plot
All of the above
To make the story more interesting
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When were translations of operettas popular?
Late 1800's
1870's
Early 1900's
1930's
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What is a tony award?
An award given to broadway performances
An award for movies performed with actors named tony
An award for popular tv shows
A award given to restaurants
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What musical has sold 1.285 million copies of their album. That Premiered in 2015?
Rent
Hamilton
The lion king
Cats
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Cole Porter....
Has wrote for 24 musicals
Was born in Peru ( Indiana )
Around 900 songs are credited as his
he started writing songs at age 10
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Lin-Manual Miranda...
Was primary song writer for Moana
Has worked on 10 musicals
Has written music for 5 musicals
Wrote Hamilton
