For fans of theater, Broadway represents the highest level of stage plays and musicals. This signifies how difficult it must be for a production to find success in the string of theaters located in the New York district. Despite the odds, the following musicals found great success, lasting on stage through the years even till today.
"Wicked", based on "The Wizard of Oz", debuted on Broadway on Oct. 30, 2003. Over its near fifteen-year run, the show has grossed over $1.2 billion in revenue. "The Lion King" is another outstanding production. The stage interpretation of the Disney film has been on Broadway since mid-November of 1997, grossing about $1.5 billion over the span of two decades. However, the honor of longest-running show in Broadway history goes to "The Phantom of the Opera". Since January 1988, the musical has grossed over $1.1 billion.
In this quiz, we will give you a lyric from a popular musical's soundtrack. You have to figure out which musical the line is from. Get at least half correct and you prove yourself to be a true theater fan!
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Can You ID Top 20 Musicals of All Time by One Lyric? Quiz Questions
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "Tale as old as time"
Beauty and the Beast
Avenue Q
The Little Mermaid
Ragtime
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "Feel the beat from the tambourine"
Sunset Boulevard
Mamma Mia!
Evita
Dreamgirls
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "It's our problem-free philosophy"
Little Shop of Horrors
Blood Brothers
Miss Saigon
The Lion King
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "All alone in the moonlight"
Cats
Carousel
Company
Cabaret
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "Tell me more, tell me more"
Billy Elliot
Merrily We Roll Along
Grease
My Fair Lady
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "Betcha they're young, Betcha they're smart"
Jersey Boys
Legally Blonde
Annie
Matilda
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "Something has changed within me"
Wicked
Starlight Express
Into the Woods
Gypsy
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "Every day's like an open door"
The Producers
A Chorus Line
Hairspray
Hair
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "How can I live when we are parted?"
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Mary Poppins
Oliver!
Les Misérables
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "Lipschitz!"
Chicago
Oklahoma
Fiddler on the Roof
Rock of Ages
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "Smoke on your pipe and put that in!"
The King and I
West Side Story
Ghost
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings"
Singin' in the Rain
The Sound of Music
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Sister Act
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "I hear people say 'baby so sweet'"
Guys and Dolls
Fame
Rent
Saturday Night Fever
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "A mystic wisdom, rising with them, to shore"
Hello, Dolly!
Dear Evan Hansen
Newsies
Spring Awakening
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "Darkness stirs and wakes imagination"
Peter Pan
The Phantom of the Opera
Cinderella
Kinky Boots
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "That plan involves me getting my own planet"
Funny Girl
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
The Book of Mormon
The Addams Family
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "I was half convinced I'd waken"
Sweeney Todd
Pippin
American Idiot
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "And there's a million things I haven't done"
Mean Girls
Oh! Calcutta!
42nd Street
Hamilton
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "Do you think you're what they say you are?"
South Pacific
The Scottsboro Boys
Jesus Christ Superstar
The Band’s Visit
Which musical are these lyrics from?: "It's so dreamy, oh fantasy free me"
Movin' Out
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Monty Python's Spamalot
Smokey Joe's Cafe
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