Welcome theatre lovers to a Broadway-sized extravaganza of epic proportions! We’re not staging a ‘Phantom,’ or spinning a ‘Music Man’s’ tale. Instead, we’re putting the spotlight on the glittering history of the Tony Awards! This isn’t ‘Les Misérables’, it’s a ‘Beautiful’ journey ‘Into the Heights’ of ‘Rent’-worthy Tony trivia!
So let’s ‘Play!’ and remember – the ‘Wicked’ puns are part and ‘Parade’ of the fun!
1. In what year were the first Tony Awards held?
2. Who is the Tony Award named after?
3. What is the record for the most Tony Awards won by a single production?
4. Which Shakespearean play has won the most Tony Awards?
5. Who was the first choreographer to win a Tony Award?
6. Which theatre has held the most Tony-winning productions?
7. What memorable event occurred during the Tony Awards ceremony in 1960?
8. Who was the first non-American to win a Tony for Best Actor in a Musical?
9. Name a musical that has won both the Tony for Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical.
10. Which musical won the Tony Award for Best Musical and also won the Academy Award for Best Picture?
11. Who gave the shortest acceptance speech in Tony history?
12. What musical received 12 Tony nominations in 2015 but did not win any?
14. Who was the first African American to win a Tony for Best Actress in a Play?
15. Which has won more Tony Awards – Musicals or Plays?
16. Who is the youngest actor to ever win a Tony Award?
17. Which Tony-winning Best Play had the shortest run on Broadway?
18. Which lighting designer has won the most Tony Awards?
19. What innovative technology was used in the Tony-winning play “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”?
20. true or false? Viola Davis is a ‘Triple Crown’ winner in acting.
21. Which Tony-winning musical is adapted from a comic strip?
22. “Avenue Q” won the Tony for Best Musical in 2004 after transferring from off-Broadway to Broadway.
23. Who won a Tony Award for their Broadway debut in 1980?
24. Jonathan Larson won a posthumous Tony Award for which musical?
25. What Tony-winning musical was produced during World War II?
26. Which jukebox musical won a Tony Award in 2006?
27. Which non-English language production won a Tony Award for Best Play?
28. True or false? Moulin Rouge! The Musical won a Tony for Best Musical during the COVID-19 pandemic.
29. What song from “Rent” won the Tony for Best Original Score?
30. True or false? Kanye West has performed at the Tony Awards.
31. What is on the disc on the Tony Awards trophy?
32. Which play won the first Tony Award for Best Play?
33. Which one-person show won a Tony Award?
34. Which Tony-winning production had the longest run on Broadway?
35. Who was the first woman to win the Tony for Best Scenic Design?
36. Which Tony-winning play is based on a real historical event?
37. Name a play that won the Tony for Best Play and was later adapted into an Oscar-winning movie.
38. What musical won the Tony Award for Best Musical and also won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
39. Who was the first actress to win a Tony for playing a character of the opposite gender?
40. What was the first musical to win a Tony Award after premiering outside of New York?
41. Which musical has won the most Tony Awards without winning Best Musical?
42. Who is the most nominated individual in Tony Awards history?
43. Which actress has won the most Tony Awards?
44. Which Broadway theater is named after a Tony-winning actress?
45. Which play won the Tony for Best Revival of a Play most recently?
46. Who won a Tony for Best Leading Actress in a Musical in the 1990s and then won again in the same category in the 2000s?
47. Which play won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2000?
48. Who was the first Asian American to win a Tony Award?
49. Which musical won the first Tony Award for Best Original Score?
50. In which year were the Tony Awards first televised?
51. What made “A Chorus Line” unique as a Tony-winning production?
Bravo! You’ve danced through the Tony Awards history with grace, charm, and pizazz! As they say in ‘Hamilton,’ you didn’t throw away your shot! But don’t put your trivia hat away just yet. Be sure to check out Trivia Bliss’s other fascinating quizzes – they’re a ‘Cats’-meow!
Remember, no matter if you’re in ‘Oklahoma’ or ‘South Pacific,’ life’s a stage, and every quiz is a curtain call. Happy quizzing!
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