Name_____________________________

Musical Theatre New Millennium

Please match the following: Avenue Q, Billy Elliot, The Book of Mormon, The Color Purple, Contact,
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Drowsy Chaperone, Hairspray, In the Heights, Jersey Boys, The Little
Mermaid, Mamma Mia, Memphis, Monty Python's Spamalot, Next to Normal, The Producers, Rock of
Ages, Spelling Bee, Spring Awakening, Tarzan, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Urinetown, Wicked.

1. ________________________________ - Controversial collection of three dance pieces that took
home the Tony for Best Musical.

2. ________________________________ - Winner of 12 Tony Awards (The most ANY show has ever
won!), this show revolved around two men making lots of money with a Broadway flop.

3. ________________________________ - Set in the 1920s, this musical follows a young girl looking to
marry for money (A very modern idea).

4. ________________________________ - Set in the 1960s, this musical focuses on the social injustices
of the time (mainly segregation).

5. ________________________________ - A unique musical in that it used puppets and a present day
celebrity as main characters (Gary Coleman).

6. ________________________________ - Musical based off of the 1975 British comedy Monty Python
and the Holy Grail.

7. ________________________________ - Controversial jukebox musical that took the Tony for Best
Musical. Told the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

8. _________________________________ - A musical based on a controversial 1892 German play. Dealt
with teens coming to terms with violence, sex, and religion.
9. _________________________________ - Lin-Manuel Miranda composed and starred(as the
character Usnavi) in this musical.

10. ________________________________ - British musical that focuses on a young boys dream of
becoming a dancer.

11. ________________________________ - Musical based on the real life story of Dewey Phillips, one
of the first white DJs to play African-American music on the radio.

12. ________________________________ - Follows two Mormon missionaries as they try to convert
the people of Uganda.

13. ________________________________ - Bobby Strong leads the people against the Urine Good
Company to Pee for free! in this musical.

14. ________________________________ - Jukebox musical featuring the music of ABBA.

15. ________________________________ - The newest retelling of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz told
from Elphabas point of view.

16. _______________________________ - The 25
th
Annual Putnam County______________________.

17. _______________________________ - Based on a book by Alice Walker, follows the story of two
sisters, Nettie and Celie, who are torn apart as children.

18. _______________________________ - Musical that follows two con men in the French Riviera.

19. ________________________________ - Unique musical that sees a recording from the 1920s come
to life in a mans apartment.

20. ________________________________ - Disney musical featuring a man raised by apes.

21. ________________________________ - Disney musical about life in and out of the ocean.

22. ________________________________ - Controversial winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama,
focuses on a family dealing with loss and bi-polar disorder.

23. ________________________________ - Jukebox musical featuring the rock music of the 1980s,
currently being made into a movie featuring Tom Cruise.

24. Please define Jukebox Musical.





Bonus: Identify the show that gave us the following songs.
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