1. "Cats"
   "Sweeney Todd"
2. "Guys and Dolls"
   "The Phantom of the Opera"

In this musical, a deformed and murderous musician who lives in the catacombs of a Parisian opera house tries to strike up a doomed romance with a young performer named Christine. This is one of the most successful musicals of all time.

1. "Into The Woods"
   "Oklahoma"
2. "Fame"
   "Rent"

"Into The Woods" is a take on several fairy tales and includes characters such as Little Red Riding Hood. It's music and lyrics were written by Stephen Sondheim.

1. "Gypsy"
   "Maim"
2. "Oklahoma!"
   "Assassins"

The musical comedy "Oklahoma!" tells the story of a romance between a cowboy and a farm girl. It premiered in 1943.

1. "42nd Street"
   "Beauty and the Beast"
2. "A Chorus Line"
   "Little Shop of Horrors"

In this musical, an awkward florist accidentally raises a Venus flytrap that is hungry for human meat. He names it Audrey II, after a woman he's in love with.

1. Bankers
   Hippies
2. Criminals
   Gamblers

The musical "Hair" defined the rock musical genre. It centers around a group of bohemian hippies living in New York City, who are trying to avoid being drafted into the Vietnam War.

1. "The Phantom of the Opera"
   "Hairspray"
2. "Beauty and the Beast"
   "The Music Man"

"Hairspray" is a long-running Broadway show about the battle to racially integrate local TV in Baltimore. It explores the lives of an ensemble cast of quirky characters.

1. "Cats"
   "Fame"
2. "Rock of Ages"
   "Fiddler On The Roof"

The classic musical "Fiddler On The Roof" follows a Jewish peasant as he tries to marry off his daughters and live his life, in the face of growing anti-Semitism in Russia. In this song, he fantasizes about being a wealthy man.

1. Stephen Sondheim
   Andrew Lloyd Webber
2. Alan Menken
   Stephen Schwartz

Andrew Lloyd Webber composed the music for the musical "Cats." It's based on the poetry collection "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by T.S. Eliot.

1. The AIDS epidemic
   World War II
2. The plague
   An earthquake

"Rent" takes place in New York City at the height of the AIDs epidemic. Several of the characters are either living with or die from it over the course of the musical.

1. "Mama Mia!"
   "Jersey Boys"
2. "Rent"
   "Spamalot"

"Mama Mia!" is a long-running jukebox musical based off of the songs of Abba. It includes hits like "Dancing Queen" and of course "Mama Mia."

1. Mechanic
   Director
2. Convenience store manager
   Dentist

In this musical, the love interest of the lead, florist Seymour, is in a relationship with Orin Scrivello, a sadistic dentist. She secretly wants to leave him for Seymour.

1. "West Side Story"
   "A Chorus Line"
2. "The Producers"
   "Cabaret"

"The Producers" is a Broadway musical Mel Brooks adapted from his 1968 film by the same name. In it, Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom try to scam their way to riches by putting together a surefire Broadway flop.

1. "Oklahoma"
   "My Fair Lady"
2. "Wicked"
   "The Producers"

"Wicked" is a Broadway smash that explores the untold story of the Wicked Witch from "The Wizard of Oz." It's based on a novel by Gregory Maguire.

1. "Sweeney Todd"
   "Annie"
2. "Cabaret"
   "Beauty and the Beast"

Annie and the other orphans sing this song as they do chores in the orphanage. This song and musical have been performed over 2,000 times.

1. "West Side Story"
   "42nd Street"
2. "Fame"
   "Rent"

This updated musical take on "La Boheme" features the song "Seasons of Love." This is why many musical theater fans know that there exactly 525,600 minutes in a year.

1. 1920s
   1890s
2. 1990s
   1950s

"Grease" takes place in 1959. It's named after Greasers, which were one of the main youth subcultures of that time.

1. "Monty Python and The Holy Grail"
   "The Meaning Of Life"
2. "The Life of Brian"
   "And Now For Something Completely Different"

This 1975 comedy classic was turned into a hit broadway musical called "Spamalot." The musical differs a lot from the movie, won multiple Tony Awards, and opened in 2005.

1. "La Boheme"
   "Don Giovanni"
2. "The Magic Flute"
   "Faust"

The modern rock musical "Rent" was heavily inspired by the Puccini opera "La Boheme." It uses musical themes, plot points and even lyrics directly from the opera.

1. "Annie"
   "Les Miserables"
2. "Company"
   "Mama Mia!"

"Annie" is a famously successful musical about a ginger orphan who is adopted by a wealthy man. It opened in 1977 and has won various awards and been adapted for film multiple times.

1. "Hairspray"
   "Hair"
2. "Spamalot"
   "Cabaret"

This song comes from the famous rock musical "Hair." It is also featured at the end of the Steve Carell film "The 40-Year-Old Virgin."

1. "Sweeney Todd"
   "The Phantom of the Opera"
2. "Rent"
   "Hamilton"

Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" is the longest-running Broadway show of all time. Since opening in 1988, it has had over 12,000 performances.

1. 24601
   8675
2. 12345
   42

In prison, Jean Valjean is given the number 24601. This is how Inspector Javert, who is chasing him throughout the musical, refers to him even after years of freedom.

1. Rydell
   South
2. Langdon
   West Point

In "Grease," many of the characters are teenagers who attend Rydell High School. The show opened in Chicago in 1971 before moving to Broadway.

1. Eliza Doolittle
   Jennifer Flowers
2. Rebecca Parker
   Grace Mullally

The name of the cockney flower girl in "My Fair Lady" is Eliza Doolittle. In the original run, she was played by Julie Andrews.

1. "Beauty and the Beast"
   "The Lion King"
2. "Pocahontas"
   "The Little Mermaid"

"The Lion King" is the longest-running Disney musical and the third-longest-running musical of all time. Since opening in 1997, there have been over 8,000 shows.

1. Rats
   People
2. Cats
   Venison

Barber Sweeney Todd kills the people that come to him looking for a shave. Mrs. Lovett then uses that meat to make pies, which she sells to hungry Londoners.

1. Spain
   America
2. Finland
   Germany

The musical "Cabaret" takes place in the early 30s in Berlin, as the Nazis rise to power. It centers around a seedy cabaret and those who frequent it.

1. "Cats"
   "Hair"
2. "Spring Awakening"
   "Fiddler on the Roof"

This famous Broadway ballad is from the musical "Cats." It's sung by a fading cat, who is remembering her glamorous glory days.

1. Prohibition
   The Great Depression
2. The 70s
   The Red Scare

The musical "Chicago" takes place in Prohibition-era Chicago. It's a satire on corruption in the criminal justice system and premiered in 1975.

1. "Les Miserables"
   "Hair"
2. "Kinky Boots"
   "Rock of Ages"

"Les Miserables" is one of the most famous musicals of all time. It is based on the 1862 French historical novel by Victor Hugo.

1. "Annie"
   "Oklahoma"
2. "The Man of La Mancha"
   "Rent"

This song comes from the long-running broadway musical "The Man of La Mancha." In it, a mad knight re-enacts his story with other prisoners during The Spanish Inquisition.

1. "Fences"
   "Macbeth"
2. "The Importance of Being Earnest"
   "Pygmalion"

"My Fair Lady" was based on the play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw. In it, a phoneticist takes a cockney flower girl under his wing to transform her into a high-class lady.

1. New York City
   Chicago
2. Cuba
   Japan

The musical "Guys and Dolls" takes place in New York City. It premiered in 1950.

1. "Company"
   "Sweeney Todd"
2. "West Side Story"
   "Oklahoma"

Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for many of Broadways biggest hits. "Oklahoma," on the other hand, is a musical comedy written by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

1. Andrew Loyd Webber
   Elton John
2. Lin-Manuel Miranda
   Stephen Sondheim

Broadway giant Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for "Sweeney Todd," a musical black comedy and thriller about a murderous barber. The show premiered in 1979.