Broadway Games: One Word Musicals

Broadway Games:

One Word Musicals

      

What's in a name? A lot, when it's doing the heavy lifting of being the title of a big Broadway (or off-Broadway) show!

DIRECTIONS: Match the titles with the brief descriptions below.

A. Applause    B. Bare    C. Carrie    D. Dogfight    E. Evita

F. Flahooley    G. Grind    H. Hair    I. Irene    J. Jumbo

K. Knoxville    L. Lestat    M. Mame     N. Nunsense    O. Once

P. Purlie!    Q. Quilters     R. Rocky    S. Smile        T. Titanic

U. Urinetown    V. Violet    W. Wildcat    X. Xanadu    Y. Yank!

        

1. The only show out of all the ones above that is currently Broadway bound.

2. Things run amok when this doll isn't quite the Christmas hit the toy company thought it would be. 

3. More famous as a revival that starred mother and daughter duo, Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher.

4. A disfigured young woman takes a bus ride.

5. Pioneer women tell their histories through the garments they make.

6. As the title song of this off-Broadway smash hit says, "It is habit-forming!"

7. Margo Channing meets her match in Eve Harrington in this Tony Award-winning All About Eve adaptation.

8. A circus musical that isn't Water For Elephants

9. "Yo! Adrian!"

10. Plain girl meets the man of her dreams, but she doesn't know she's part of a cruel bet.

11. Before "don't ask, don't tell," there were gay soldiers. This show is about a few good men who served during WWII.

12. Boy meets girl and they fall slowly at the pub.

   

13. Peter and Jason fall in love in Catholic high school, and these star-crossed lovers are tragically torn apart.

14. It's a privilege to pee...but don't be the bunny! #IYKYK

15. A gorgeous tribute to the people involved in one of the world's greatest tragedies.

16. Flower power and social activism meet in the Age of Aquarius.

17. Burlesque and segregation were in conflict on Broadway's first fully automated sets.

18. Elton John tried his hand at a vampire musical with this Anne Rice adaptation.

19. Hey, look her over! Lucy is drilling for oil!

20. She held her "descamisados" captive as she pleaded her case from the balcony of La Casa Rosada.

21. There's never been a musical like her. Or a prom. 

22. The most fun aunt ever! And she kills on the bugle...

23. The title "Young American Miss" is up for grabs in this beauty pageant musical.

24. Seven muses, young love, and roller skating. It was magic.

25. The musical version of a brilliant play about a charismatic preacher.

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1. K. Knoxville  2. F. Flahooley   3. I. Irene  4. V. Violet  5. Q. Quilters 

6. N. Nunsense  7. A. Applause  8. J. Jumbo  9. R. Rocky  10. D. Dogfight

11. Y. Yank!  12. O. Once  13.  B. Bare  14. U. Urinetown  15. T. Titanic

16. H. Hair  17. G. Grind  18. L. Lestat  19. W. Wildcat  20. E. Evita

21. C. Carrie 22. M. Mame  23. S. Smile  24. X. Xanadu  25. P. Purlie!