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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 1920’s, this musical follows a young girl looking to marry for money (A very modern idea).

4. ________________________________ - Set in the 1960’s, 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 boy’s 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 Elphaba’s point of view.

16. _______________________________ - The 25th 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 1920’s come to life in a man’s 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 1980’s, 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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