MUSICALS

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Across
  1. 2. The Musical is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy, based on the 1989 film of the same name written by Daniel Waters.
  2. 6. The Clinton Foundation honored the show's all female team by launching the #CeilingBreaker campaign and gave out free tickets.
  3. 8. This play is about the founder of The New York Post
  4. 9. - It is the first fully-staged Broadway production to appear on TV while still playing on the boards in New York City.
  5. 11. - It has been running in London since October 1985, making it the longest-running musical in the West End and the second longest-running musical in the world .
  6. 12. - It is the first theater piece that conforms to the modern conception of a musical, it premiered in New York on September 12, 1866.
  7. 13. It was named after Betelgeuse, a star in the constellation Orion.
  8. 14. The show gives out flowers, reminiscent of the ones featured in the show, to people who come to the stage door after the show to see actors
  9. 15. - At the 71st Tony Awards, it was nominated for nine awards, winning six, including Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for Ben Platt, Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Rachel Bay Jones, Best Musical, and Best Score.
Down
  1. 1. - recently took home the 2020 Visionary Honours Award for Musical of the Year
  2. 3. - It is adapted from a famous Disney movie of the same name, the creative team added 12 new songs for this to happen.
  3. 4. On October 28, 2019, with its 6,681st performance, it became Broadway's fifth-longest running show.
  4. 5. - It tells the story of a corner in Washington Heights, New York City.
  5. 7. - Its 1961 film adaptation was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won ten, including Best Picture.
  6. 10. - With total estimated worldwide gross receipts of over $6 billion and a total Broadway gross of over $1 billion, it was the most financially successful entertainment event until 2014