Classics On Stage: Matching Game

In the middle column, fill in the matching classic story letter in the left blank and the matching
classic author number in the right blank.

CLASSIC STORY
A.

Tobacco Road

B.

The Wonderful Wizard of

Oz

C.

The Strange Case of Dr.

Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

D.

The Story of the Trapp

Family Singers

E.

The Merchant of Yonkers

(revised and re-titled The
Matchmaker)

F.

Taming of the Shrew

G.

Tales of the South Pacific

H.

Tales of King Arthur

I.

Stories about Tevye the

Milkman

J.

Retelling of the Faust

Legend

K.

Pygmalion

L.

Oliver Twist

M.

Old Possums Book of

Practical Cats

N.

Madame Butterfly

O.

Little Women

P.

Life and Adventures of

Nicholas Nickleby

Q.

Les Miserables

R.

Le Fantome de lOpera

S.

Goodbye to Berlin

T.

Don Quixote

U.

Classic fairy tale

V.

Based on series of
childrens books

W. Auntie Mame
X.

Anna and the King of Siam

Y.

Aida

BROADWAY PLAY/MUSICAL

CLASSIC STORY AUTHOR

_____ Aida_____

1.

Charles Dickens

_____Beauty and the Beast_____

2.

Charles Dickens

_____Cabaret_____

3.

Christopher Isherwood

_____Cats_____

4.

Christopher Marlow/
Goethe

5.

Erskine Caldwell

6.

L. Frank Baum

7.

Gaston Leroux

8.

George Bernard Shaw

9.

Giacomo Puccini

_____Damn Yankees_____
_____Fiddler on the Roof_____
_____Hello, Dolly!_____
_____Jekyll & Hyde_____
_____King and I_____
_____Kiss Me Kate_____
_____Les Miserables_____
_____Life and Adventures of
Nicholas Nickleby_____
_____Little Women_____
_____Mame_____
_____Man of La Mancha_____
_____Mary Poppins_____
_____Miss Saigon_____
_____My Fair Lady_____
_____Oliver!_____
____Phantom of the Opera_____
_____Sound of Music_____
_____South Pacific_____
_____Spamalot_____
_____Tobacco Road_____
_____The Wiz_____

10. Giuseppe Verdi

11. James Michener
12. Jeanne-Marie Le Prince
de Beaumont
13. Louisa May Alcott
14. Margaret Landon
15. Maria Von Trapp
16. Miguel de Cervantes
17. P.L. Travers
18. Patrick Dennis
19. Robert Louis Stevenson
20. Shalom Aleichem
21. Sir Thomas Malory
22. T.S. Eliot
23. Thornton Wilder
24. Victor Hugo
25. William Shakespeare

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Classics On Stage: Answer Key

Broadway Play/Musical
Aida
Beauty and the Beast
Cabaret
Cats

Classic Story Author

Giuseppe Verdi
Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de
Beaumont
Christopher Isherwood
T.S. Eliot

Damn Yankees
Fiddler on the Roof
Hello, Dolly!

Christopher Marlow/Goethe
Shalom Aleichem
Thornton Wilder

Jekyll & Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson

King and I
Kiss Me Kate
Les Miserables
Life and Adventures of Nicholas
Nickleby
Little Women
Mame
Man of La Mancha
Mary Poppins

Margaret Landon
William Shakespeare
Victor Hugo
Charles Dickens

Miss Saigon
My Fair Lady
Oliver!
Phantom of the Opera
Sound of Music

Giacomo Puccini
George Bernard Shaw
Charles Dickens
Gaston Leroux
Maria Von Trapp

South Pacific
Spamalot
Tobacco Road
The Wiz

James Michener
Sir Thomas Malory
Erskine Caldwell
L. Frank Baum

ANSWER KEY
Aida (Y, 10)
Beauty and the Beast (U, 12)
Cabaret (S, 3)
Cats(m. 22)
Damn Yankees (J, 4)
Fiddler on the Roof (I, 20)
Hello, Dolly! (E, 23)
Jekyll & Hyde (C, 19)

Louisa May Alcott

Patrick Dennis
Miguel de Cervantes
P.L. Travers

King and I (X, 14)

Kiss Me Kate (F, 25)
Les Miserables (Q, 24)
Life and Adventures of Nicholas
Nickleby (P, 1 or 2)
Little Women (O, 13)
Mame (W, 18)
Man of La Mancha (T, 16)
Mary Poppins (V, 17)

Classic Story
Aida
Classic fairy tale
Goodbye to Berlin
Old Possums Book of Practical
Cats
Retelling of the Faust Legend
Stories about Tevye the Milkman
The Merchant of Yonkers (revised and re-titled The Matchmaker)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde
Anna and the King of Siam
Taming of the Shrew
Les Miserables
Life and Adventures of Nicholas
Nickleby
Little Women
Auntie Mame
Don Quixote
Based on a series of childrens
books
Madame Butterfly
Pygmalion
Oliver Twist
Le Fantome de lOpera
The Story of the Trapp Family
Singers
Tales of the South Pacific
Tales of King Arthur
Tobacco Road
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Miss Saigon (N, 9)
My Fair Lady (K, 8)
Oliver! (L, 1 or 2)
Phantom of the Opera (R, 7)
Sound of Music (D, 15)
South Pacific (G, 11)
Spamalot (H, 21)
Tobacco Road (A, 5)
Wiz (B, 6)

Provided compliments of PIONEER DRAMA (www.pioneerdrama.com) Please feel free to reproduce for use in your classroom.