Memorize these and you could recognize 20.6% of all Musical Theater clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The King and I | 29 | In '84-'85 season, only 3 new shows recouped costs: Whoopi Goldberg, "Hurlyburly" & this classic set in Siam |
| 2 | Fiddler on the Roof | 27 | This musical is based on Sholom Aleichem's stories about Tevye the dairyman |
| 3 | West Side Story | 25 | Before it changed direction, this musical was called "East Side Story" |
| 4 | Chicago | 25 | "The Windy City" |
| 5 | grease | 24 | Barry Bostwick starred in this musical set at Rydell High, but Richard Gere was only an understudy |
| 6 | Camelot | 22 | It opened, appropriately, at the Majestic & marked the musical stage debut of Richard Burton |
| 7 | Guys and Dolls | 21 | Sky Masterson |
| 8 | The Man of La Mancha | 21 | In Germany this musical is known as "Der Mann von La Mancha" |
| 9 | The Phantom of the Opera | 20 | Act I of this long-running musical starts with the song "Think Of Me" & ends with a chandelier crashing |
| 10 | Cabaret | 18 | This 1966 musical was first called "Welcome to Berlin"; the title seemed like a turnoff & was changed |
| 11 | A Chorus Line | 18 | Musical in which a hoofer sings, "If Troy Donahue could be a movie star, then I could be a movie star" |
| 12 | Oklahoma! | 17 | "46th State!" |
| 13 | Annie | 17 | 1977 musical in which Dorothy Loudon sang thefollowing:"Little girls, little girls/Everywhere I turn/I can see them..." |
| 14 | South Pacific | 16 | A Pulitzer-prize winning book by James Michener became this Pulitzer-prize winning show |
| 15 | My Fair Lady | 16 | In this musical Eliza attends the Ascot races with Mrs. Eynsford-Hill |
| 16 | Damn Yankees | 15 | In this show, the hero sells his soul to the devil so the Washington Senators can win the Pennant |
| 17 | Cats | 15 | "Felines" |
| 18 | Wicked | 14 | (Sarah of the Clue Crew hovers over the stage of the Gershwin Theatre.) Gregory Maguire's novel about the early years of the witches of Oz inspired th... |
| 19 | Hair | 14 | "Tresses" |
| 20 | Annie Get Your Gun | 14 | I. Berlin wrote songs & Rodgers & Hammerstein 1st produced this show featuringthe following:"Anything you can do, I can do better! /I can do anything ... |
| 21 | The Lion King | 13 | "Leonine Monarch" |
| 22 | rent | 13 | Jonathan Larson, who wrote this 1996 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, died before its opening night |
| 23 | Evita | 13 | Set in South America, this play opened in N.Y. in 1979 with Patti Lu Pone in the title role |
| 24 | Hello, Dolly! | 12 | Based on "The Matchmaker", this 1964 hit was conceived with Ethel Merman in mind |
| 25 | The Music Man | 11 | Marian Paroo |
| 26 | Show Boat | 11 | Florenz Ziegfeld was the original producer of this 1927 musical, which featuredthe following:"Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly..." |
| 27 | Kiss Me, Kate | 11 | This 1948 show, the 1st to win a Tony as Best Musical was inspired by a Shakespeare play |
| 28 | The Sound of Music | 10 | Act 1, Scene 1 of this play takes place in Nonnberg Abbey |
| 29 | The Producers | 10 | Stephen Weber "wing"ed his way onto Broadway in 2002, replacing Matthew Broderick in this musical |
| 30 | Mamma Mia! | 10 | Unless you're tired of your old ABBA records you'll love this show based on ABBA's greatest hits |
| 31 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | 10 | "Instruction for Corporate Advancement Requiring Little Effort" |
| 32 | carousel | 10 | "Merry-Go-Round" |
| 33 | Brigadoon | 10 | A jilted lover almost breaks a magic spell by running away from a village in this 1947 musical |
| 34 | Peter Pan | 9 | Musical in which the title character sings, "I will never grow a moustache, or a fraction of an inch" |
| 35 | Oliver! | 9 | Mr. Brownlow, Bet, Mrs. Bumble |
| 36 | Little Shop of Horrors | 9 | In this musical based on a Roger Corman film, no one heeds the musical warning, "Don't feed the plants!" |
| 37 | Jersey Boys | 9 | 4 blue-collar guys work their way up from the streets of Newark to the heights of stardom in this 2005 smash |
| 38 | Gypsy | 9 | Baby June & Her Newsboys |
| 39 | Funny Girl | 9 | "Hilarious Chick" |
| 40 | Auntie Mame | 9 | Patrick Dennis |
| 41 | Sweet Charity | 8 | Based on a Fellini film, the Gwen Verdon hit attracted "big spenders" to the box office |
| 42 | Sunset Boulevard | 8 | "With One Look","The Greatest Star of All","As If We Never Said Goodbye" |
| 43 | Jesus Christ Superstar | 8 | Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice's 2nd Biblical musical depicted his last 7 days on earth |
| 44 | Bye Bye Birdie | 8 | "Bring Back Birdie", a sequel to this musical, said bye-bye after only 4 performances |
| 45 | Beauty and the Beast | 8 | The song "Human Again", cut from this Disney film, reappeared in the Broadway musical |
| 46 | The Book of Mormon | 7 | Trey Parker & Matt Stone of "South Park" won Tonys for their work on this musical about Elder Price & Elder Cunningham |
| 47 | Sweeney Todd | 7 | Ironically, this 1979 musical about "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" flopped in London |
| 48 | Miss Saigon | 7 | Set pieces in this Broadway musical include a life-sized helicopter & a giant head of Ho Chi Minh |
| 49 | Into the Woods | 7 | In April 1988, Phylicia Rashad took over Bernadette Peters' role as the witch in this Stephen Sondheim musical |
| 50 | Flower Drum Song | 7 | Gene Kelly directed this Rodgers & Hammerstein musical set in San Francisco's Chinatown |