on a scale from 1 to 60, how much of a Broadway trashcan are you?
1 pt.
HAVE YOU EVER:
expressed support of theater and the arts?
sung along to a musical theater song?
made a musical theater reference?
been in awe of a Broadway performer?
cried over a musical?
2 pts.
HAVE YOU EVER:
cried over a musical while listening to it in public?
known a random fact or date because it’s mentioned in a musical?
watched a TV episode or movie because a Broadway star was in it?
watched a bootleg?
add 1 pt. if it wasn’t on YouTube, Vimeo, or Google Drive
watched the Tonys?
3 pts.
HAVE YOU EVER:
cried over a musical while not even actually listening to it?
watched an entire TV show just because a Broadway star was in it?
add 2 pts. if two seasons or longer
(Sorry, The New Normal fans.)
watched two or more different bootlegs of the same show?
add 2 pts. if these have included a workshop or out-of-town tryout
watched/read the source material for a favorite musical?
referred to Broadway actors in casual conversation by their first names?
4 pts.
HAVE YOU EVER:
known a pop song only because a Broadway star covered it at 54 Below?
yelled about something that happened in a musical as if it happened in real life?
skillfully maneuvered a conversation ten steps ahead in order to set up an elaborate musical theater reference, even though you knew no one in the room would understand?
nearly/actually injured yourself trying to do Broadway choreography?
see gif
paused New York City scenes on TV and deduced what year it was by which Broadway posters were up?
5 pts.
you are Lin-Manuel Miranda
IMPORTANT: if you are unable to attend shows in person or have never been to New York City, round your score up to the next ten!
Tally up your final score and leave it in the tags!
note: any score 1 or higher indicates that you are a Real Musical Theater Fan™
