Musicals of the 2000s

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Which musical won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2001?

  1. The Producers

  2. Urinetown

  3. Kiss Me, Kate

  4. Follies


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Producers, a musical comedy about two producers who scheme to make money by producing a flop, won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2001.

What was the name of the musical that featured the song "Defying Gravity"?

  1. Wicked

  2. The Lion King

  3. Rent

  4. Avenue Q


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wicked, a musical based on the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, features the song "Defying Gravity".

Which musical was based on the film "The Full Monty"?

  1. The Full Monty

  2. Billy Elliot

  3. Hairspray

  4. Legally Blonde


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Full Monty, a musical based on the 1997 British film of the same name, tells the story of a group of unemployed steelworkers who form a male striptease act.

What was the name of the musical that featured the song "Seasons of Love"?

  1. Rent

  2. Avenue Q

  3. In the Heights

  4. Next to Normal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rent, a musical based on the opera La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini, features the song "Seasons of Love".

Which musical won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2003?

  1. Hairspray

  2. Wicked

  3. Avenue Q

  4. The Producers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hairspray, a musical based on the 1988 film of the same name, won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2003.

What was the name of the musical that featured the song "I Dreamed a Dream"?

  1. Les Misérables

  2. The Phantom of the Opera

  3. Cats

  4. Evita


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Les Misérables, a musical based on the 1862 novel of the same name by Victor Hugo, features the song "I Dreamed a Dream".

Which musical was based on the film "Chicago"?

  1. Chicago

  2. Cabaret

  3. Sweet Charity

  4. Gypsy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chicago, a musical based on the 1926 play of the same name by Maurine Dallas Watkins, tells the story of two rival vaudeville performers who murder their husbands.

What was the name of the musical that featured the song "One Day More"?

  1. Les Misérables

  2. The Phantom of the Opera

  3. Cats

  4. Evita


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Les Misérables, a musical based on the 1862 novel of the same name by Victor Hugo, features the song "One Day More".

Which musical won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2004?

  1. Avenue Q

  2. Wicked

  3. Hairspray

  4. The Producers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Avenue Q, a musical that tells the story of a group of people who live on Avenue Q, a fictional street in New York City, won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2004.

What was the name of the musical that featured the song "The Music of the Night"?

  1. The Phantom of the Opera

  2. Les Misérables

  3. Cats

  4. Evita


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Phantom of the Opera, a musical based on the 1910 novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux, features the song "The Music of the Night".

Which musical was based on the film "The Producers"?

  1. The Producers

  2. Urinetown

  3. Kiss Me, Kate

  4. Follies


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Producers, a musical comedy about two producers who scheme to make money by producing a flop, is based on the 1968 film of the same name.

What was the name of the musical that featured the song "Don't Rain on My Parade"?

  1. Funny Girl

  2. Cabaret

  3. Sweet Charity

  4. Gypsy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Funny Girl, a musical based on the life of comedian Fanny Brice, features the song "Don't Rain on My Parade".

Which musical won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005?

  1. Spamalot

  2. The Light in the Piazza

  3. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

  4. The Producers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Spamalot, a musical comedy based on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005.

What was the name of the musical that featured the song "Luck Be a Lady"?

  1. Guys and Dolls

  2. The Pajama Game

  3. Damn Yankees

  4. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Guys and Dolls, a musical based on the 1931 short story "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" by Damon Runyon, features the song "Luck Be a Lady".

Which musical was based on the film "Chicago"?

  1. Chicago

  2. Cabaret

  3. Sweet Charity

  4. Gypsy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chicago, a musical based on the 1926 play of the same name by Maurine Dallas Watkins, tells the story of two rival vaudeville performers who murder their husbands.

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