Q 01/05

Which box-office record did Wicked (2024) break in its debut weekend?

A) Highest-grossing single week for a Universal release

B) First musical to earn $100 million in its first week

C) Largest opening for a film based on a Broadway musical

D) First release to pass $200 million domestically inside 10 days

Answer · why

C) Largest opening for a film based on a Broadway musical

Wicked's November 2024 debut was the largest opening for a film based on a Broadway musical, more than tripling Into the Woods' $31 million record fro...

Q 02/05

Who designed the original scenic/set design for the Broadway production of Wicked?

A) David Rockwell

B) Eugene Lee

C) Bob Crowley

D) Derek McLane

Answer · why

B) Eugene Lee

Eugene Lee designed the scenic design for the original Broadway production and won the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design. His steampunk-inspired set, ...

Q 03/05

In what month and year did the London West End production of Wicked open?

A) September 2006

B) September 2007

C) October 2006

D) January 2007

Answer · why

A) September 2006

The West End production opened on September 27, 2006, three years after Broadway, with the original Broadway Elphaba reprising her role for the London...

Q 04/05

What is the title of the 2005 second book in The Wicked Years novel series?

A) The Grimmerie

B) A Lion Among Men

C) Out of Oz

D) Son of a Witch

Answer · why

D) Son of a Witch

The 2005 sequel follows Liir, Elphaba's son, and is dedicated to the cast of the Broadway musical. The series continued with A Lion Among Men (2008) a...

Q 05/05

In what city did Wicked have its pre-Broadway tryout run before opening on Broadway?

A) Chicago

B) San Francisco

C) Washington, D.C.

D) Philadelphia

Answer · why

B) San Francisco

Wicked's pre-Broadway tryout ran in San Francisco from May 28 to June 29, 2003, before the show opened on Broadway that October after heavy retooling ...