BROADWAY GAMES:
It All Adds Up!
Okay, theater people! Time to put those math skills to the test. This week's game is a 2-part endeavor. First fill in the Broadway numbers below. Then use them to solve the 4 equations.
Good luck!
A. # of dancers on the Chorus Line B. # of American Idiot guns
C. # of street for those dancin' feet D. # of Sophie's possible dads
E. # of beheaded Six queens F. # of Andy/April's Barcelona flight number
G. # of Tevye's daughters H. # of Hamilton duel commandments
I. # of Patti LuPone Tony Awards J. # of merry murderesses
K. # of Jersey Boys L. # of Hadestown fates
M. # of Cursed Child Hogwarts houses N. # of people who got off of the train
O. # short days in Emerald City P. # of times Gypsy has been on Broadway
Q. # of Harold Hill's trombones R. # of ingredients needed for the Witch's potion
S. # of Val's "Looks" score T. # of Liesl's age... before "going on"...
U. # of days to Christmas in She loves Me V. # of Best Musical that beat Dreamgirls
W. # of Jason Robert Brown's adolescent musical X. # of "Singular Sensations"
Y. # of Tony Awards for The Band's Visit
1. U + B + G = ____
2. (Q/E) + (H - Y) = ____
3. A x M - (W + D + J) - (T/I) = ____
4. (C/L) x O + (X + N) - (F x S) - (K + P + V + R) = ____
BONUS: Given the answers, what is a song that includes the numbers in it from a currently-running musical?
Broadway Games:
Brrr! Winter Weather!
Mame gives young Patrick this advice about living life: "Open a New WINDow"
How Corny Collins describes his dancers in Hairspray: "The NICEst Kids in Town"
When Evan Hansen wiggles his cast at the glass, he's: "Waving Through a WINDow"
Evita's "gambling" song - it's a big risk: "DICE Are Rolling"
Anna's big question for Elsa in Frozen: "Do You Want to Build a SNOWman?"
In She Loves Me, Amalia's sings of her favorite flavor of this frozen treat: "Vanilla ICE Cream"
When West Side Story's Jets visit a social worker and a judge (among others) to appeal to a certain cop: "Gee, OffICEr Krupke"
Eurydice and the Fates sing this almost at the start of Hadestown: "Any Way the WIND Blows"
When Into the Woods' Baker's Wife asks about her evening, Cinderella sings this: "A Very NICE Prince"
In Carousel, Carrie Pipperidge sings this song about her future plans: "When I Marry Mr. SNOW"
Spring Awakening has a purple summer and this azure breeze: "Blue WIND"
The two sides to Grand Hotel's aging ballerina, or how the two make up moguls are described in War Paint: "Fire and ICE"