| 100% | DAVIS | 5 | Colin —, musical director of the English National Opera from 1961-65 |
| 43% | PETER | 5 | & 21D Director of the National Theatre from 1973-88 |
| 41% | BRUHN | 5 | Erik —, Danish dancer; director of the Swedish Opera Ballet from 1967-73 |
| 38% | MINGHELLA | 9 | Anthony, director of The English Patient |
| 35% | BOBFOSSE | 8 | Oscar-winning director of the musical Cabaret |
| 35% | LOTT | 4 | Felicity —, Cheltenham-born soprano who debuted at the English National Opera in 1975 |
| 35% | DOWELL | 6 | Anthony —, director of the Royal Ballet from 1986-2001 |
| 34% | RIAN | 4 | Director of the space opera film "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," Johnson |
| 34% | OSLO | 4 | Locale of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet |
| 34% | BRUHN | 5 | Erik —, Danish dancer; 1967-73 director of the Swedish Opera Ballet |
| 34% | RITT | 4 | Martin —, director of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold |
| 33% | LOTT | 4 | Felicity —, soprano born in Cheltenham in 1947 who debuted at the English National Opera in 1975 |
| 33% | ONEACT | 6 | Length of the musical "Come From Away" |
| 33% | JOHNFKENNEDY | 12 | President of the US from 1961-63 |
| 33% | LIFAR | 5 | Serge —, Director of the Paris Opera Ballet who choreographed 1950 work Phedre |
| 33% | RYLANCE | 7 | Mark —, Artistic Director of the Globe Theatre in London from 1995-2005 |
| 33% | JEDGARHOOVER | 12 | Director of the Bureau of Investigation, now the Federal Bureau of Investigation, from 1924-72 |
| 33% | KENNEDY | 7 | John F —, president of the US from 1961-63 |
| 33% | IKE | 3 | Nickname of the US president from 1953 to 1961 |
| 32% | MACLEOD | 7 | Iain —, Leader of the House of Commons from 1961-63 |
| 32% | EISENHOWER | 10 | 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 |
| 32% | LIBRETTO | 8 | The words of an opera or musical play |
| 32% | AGE | 3 | "___ of Aquarius" (song from the musical "Hair") |
| 32% | KELLY | 5 | Jude —, Artistic Director of the Southbank Centre, London, from 2006-18 |
| 32% | RYLANCE | 7 | Mark —, Artistic Director of the Globe Theatre, London, from 1995-2005 |
| 31% | SEASONS | 7 | "___ of Love" (song from the Broadway musical "Rent") |
| 31% | GUSTAVHOLST | 11 | English composer of the opera "The Perfect Fool" |
| 31% | ICET | 4 | "Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap" director |
| 31% | ESPN | 4 | Airer of the Scripps National Spelling Bee from 1994 to 2021 |