Tons of musical plays have graced the stages of Broadway over the years. But they’ve also transitioned onto the big screen, too, with shows like “The Sound of Music,” “Grease” and “Hamilton.” Anyone who’s a true musicals fan should have no problem passing this quiz. If they know everything from “High School Musical” to “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” they’re a true musical fan!
Tons of musical plays have graced the stages of Broadway over the years. But they’ve also transitioned onto the big screen, too, with shows like “The Sound of Music,” “Grease” and “Hamilton.” Anyone who’s a true musicals fan should have no problem passing this quiz. If they know everything from “High School Musical” to “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” they’re a true musical fan!
The 1978 film follows Sandy, a good girl, who falls in love with bad boy Danny over the summer. But when school starts, their differences threaten to tear them apart. Some hit songs include “You’re the One That I Want,” and “Summer Nights.”
Sweeney Todd is a barber who spends 15 years in prison paying for something he didn’t do. Once he’s released, he starts taking out his customers as revenge. “No Place Like London” and “My Friends” appear on the soundtrack of this musical.
In the 1964 film, a phonetics professor offers Eliza Doolittle speech lessons to help her pass as a member of high-class society. But the two soon form a unique bond. “On the Street Where You Live” is one of several iconic songs in this movie musical.
Judy Garland played Dorothy Gale, a Kansas girl who sung “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and later found herself in the land of Oz after a tornado hurls her house there. Other songs include “If I Only Had a Brain.”
In the musical film, Annie, a little girl with red hair, must escape the clutches of the wicked Miss Hannigan. Annie’s positive attitude resonates in hits like “Tomorrow” but also her struggles in “It’s a Hard Knock Life.”
Sophie invites three of her mom’s exes to her wedding without telling anyone because she believes one of them might be her dad. Some of the hit songs in the film include “Mamma Mia,” and “Dancing Queen.”
Angela Lansbury plays a woman who becomes a temporary mother to three orphans who learn she’s secretly a witch looking for a special spell that will help her change the tides of wars towards England’s favor. Some of the film’s songs include “Substitutiary Locomotion” and “Portobello Road.”
In the musical film, Kermit, Long John Silver and an orphan named Jim set a course for the high seas using a treasure map as their guide to find a pirate’s loot. Some of the film’s songs include “Sailing for Adventure” and “Cabin Fever.”
In the film, Seymour names a creepy looking plant Audrey II after a girl he has a serious crush on. But things get really weird after the plant starts craving flesh. Particularly, human flesh.
The film revolves around a writer and a cabaret actress and their secret relationship in Paris, France. Some of the musical numbers featured include “One Day I’ll Fly Away” and “Like a Virgin.”
The baker and his wife are forced to look for the ingredients that will make the witch beautiful again. Along the way, they meet other fairytale characters like Rapunzel and Cinderella in this epic movie inspired by a Broadway musical.
In the original 1971 film, Willy Wonka gives a group of kids the chance to win candy for life. But fans of the films will most likely remember Wilder’s performance of the song “Pure Imagination.”
Beca joined an all-girl group of acapella singers in order to battle against an all-male acapella group during a competition. “The Cup Song” of this musical film is a favorite among fans.
Princess Giselle finds herself in the real world falling in love with a lawyer, who is later confronted by the prince Giselle was destined to fall in love with. And as one might expect, there are tons of songs like the “Happy Working Song” and “True Love’s Kiss.”
The 2021 film will be based on the novel and Broadway musical of the same name, and audiences will get to learn about Elphaba, a woman who became a wicked sorceress only after a series of unfortunate events led her down a dark path.
The film is based on a disfigured man who wears a partial mask and hides in the Paris Opera House. But he quickly falls for a woman with musical skills. Some of the songs in this film musical include “The Music of the Night” and “Think of Me.”
Mary Lennox barely survives cholera, but loses her entire family to the disease (or so she assumes). This forces her to go live with uncle who’s as mean as a snake in this 1993 film.
The film is simply the play captured live on Broadway and it is about Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s founding fathers. The musical tells the story about his life before, throughout, and during the aftermath of the American Revolution and it received eleven Tony awards.
After serving time in prison, Jean Valjean starts a new life and becomes a town mayor. But Javert, who was a prison guard, is still pursuing him and harassing him as if Valjean were still a criminal in this musical film.
The 1961 film took place in New York City in the 1950s and followed Tony and Maria who fell hopelessly in love in spite of the fact that they each have ties to rival gangs.
The live performance follows Emma Watson as Belle who falls in love with a cursed Beast who must experience true love’s kiss before he and those in his kingdom remain cursed forever. Fans of the animated film will recognize songs like “Belle” and “Be Our Guest.”
Whoopi Goldberg plays Dolores, a lounge singer who witnesses a murder and must go into hiding as a nun to avoid her lover who is hunting her down. In the process, she teaches the nuns at the convent how to sing and she gives classic songs like “I Will Follow Him” a holy makeover.
The 2005 film is set in the 1990s and follows a group of talented people struggling to pay their rent. Some of the popular songs in the film include “Today 4 U” and “Life Support.”
In this musical romantic film, Sebastian and Mia are both pursuing artistic venues, but their eventual success threatens to end their love forever. Some of the soundtrack hits from this film includes “City of Stars” and “Someone in the Crowd.”
The musical film is set during the time of the Nazi era and focuses on a governess who watches over the Von Trapp children. Some of the songs that have become staples include “Do-Re-Mi," “The Lonely Goatherd,” and “So Long, Farewell.”
“The King and I” was written by the iconic musical duo Rodgers and Hammerstein. It was based on the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who was the governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the 1860s.
“Guys and Dolls” was based on the 1950 Broadway musical of the same name, which was partially based on “The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown,” a short story written in 1933.
Some people believe that the iconic “Singin’ in the Rain” scene was shot in one take, but that wasn’t the case. The film was shot over a couple of days while Kelly was sick with a fever that at one point reached 103 degrees.
“Hello, Dolly!” won the Academy Awards for Best Art Direction, Best Score of a Musical and Best Sound, and it was nominated for four other awards, including Best Picture.
“Oliver!” was based on the Dickens novel “Oliver Twist,” which was written in 1838. The musical includes songs such as “Food, Glorious Food,” “Consider Yourself,” and “As Long as He Needs Me.”
Contrary to popular belief, the film “Newsies” actually came before the stage show. It features songs written by Disney legend Alan Menken, including “Santa Fe” and “King of New York.”
“High School Musical” was such a big success that it spawned two sequels, including the theatrically released “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.” The movie featured songs such as “Breaking Free” and “What I’ve Been Looking For.”
“Yankee Doodle Dandy” was a major hit at the box office and the film won three Academy Awards and was nominated for five others. The musical features the songs “Give My Regards To Broadway” and “The Yankee Doodle Boy.”
The musical “Hairspray” was based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name and features musical numbers such as “Good Morning Baltimore,” “Ladies’ Choice” and “Welcome to the 60’s.”
“Cabaret” was directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, who won the Oscar for Best Director for his work on the film. The musical features songs such as “Maybe This Time” and “Cabaret.”
Although the movie was filmed before Grace Kelly’s wedding, it premiered three months after she married Prince Rainier III, making her the Princess of Monaco. Some songs featured in the film are “High Society Calypso” and “You’re Sensational.”
“An American in Paris” was based a composition of the same name, written by George Gershwin. Songs from the film include “I Got Rhythm,” “Love Is Here to Stay” and “I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise.”
The film adaptation of this musical featured Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones as a housewife and a vaudeville actress who await trial together. Some songs on its soundtrack include “All That Jazz” and “Cell Block Tango.”
The music from Mary Poppins was written by the duo the Sherman Brothers, who also wrote the song “It’s a Small World After All.” Some of the songs on the movie’s soundtrack include “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” and “Feed the Birds.”
The film “Meet Me in St. Louis” was directed by Vincente Minnelli, who later married lead actress Judy Garland. Songs from this film include “The Trolley Song,” “The Boy Next Door” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”