Andrew Lloyd Webber Trivia

1. In most productions of "The Phantom of the Opera" (the 2004 movie excepted), when does the chandelier crash down?

From Quiz All the Music of the Night

Answer: During the final curtain calls after "Il Muto"

The chandelier usually crashes at the conclusion of the first act, after the reprise of "All I Ask Of You." The Phantom commands "Go!", and the chandelier crashes while Christine and the ensemble from "Il Muto" take their final bows. This is foreshadowed, however, by the Phantom stating that poor croaking Carlotta is "singing to bring down the chandelier" in Act I of "Il Muto." During the ballet scene, yet another thing is "brought down": the dead body of Joseph Buquet, the chief stagehand, drops hanging from the stage rafters. The film pushed the crash further back to add to the pandemonium after "The Point of No Return," which fits the slightly changed dramatics of the film nicely.

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW : The Final Test...

Answer: Love Changes Everything

"Love Changes Everything" is the first song of the musical. It is sung by Alex at the railway station at Pau. "With One Look" is sung by Norma in "Sunset Boulevard." The children sing "No Matter What" in "Whistle Down The Wind." "Close Every Door" is Josephs' big number from "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat."

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW : Things Beginning With Y or Z

Answer: Count Fosco

Count Fosco sings this in "The Woman In White." He is gloating about how clever his and Glydes' scheme was but he's also realised that Glyde is out of control and it's time to cut his losses. "I admit that I'm a criminal obsessed with perfect crimes But even one as good as I can bungle it sometimes Yes even one who is a genius can now and then get in a scrape But no endeavor's a catastrophe as long as you escape"

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW: Something Beginning With U or V

Answer: Tell Me On A Sunday

This is sung after our lady has fallen in love with a younger man. It was not in the original London production but did appear in the Broadway show and was part of the 2003 rewrite. "Now no matter where I am No matter what I do I see your face appearing Like an unexpected song An unexpected song That only we are hearing"

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW : Something Beginning With T...

Answer: Think Of Me

Christine sings "Think Of Me" near the beginning of Act One. It is the song she sings for the managers after Carlotta has refused to perform - halfway through the audition the scene changes to the opening night performance. Syrie sings "This Is My Time" in "The Likes Of Us" when she is reflecting on her future. "Try Not to Be Afraid" is sung by Swallow and The Man in "Whistle Down The Wind." Giulietta sings "There is More to Love" in "Aspects Of Love."

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW : Something Beginning With S...

Answer: Swallow

Swallow is the 16 year old heroine of the show. She is the eldest of the children and the one that has the most interaction with 'the man' in the barn. Sheldon Bloom is one of the love interests in "Tell Me On A Sunday." Syrie Elmslie is Barnado's girlfriend and eventual wife in "The Likes Of Us." Simeon is one of Joseph's brothers from "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat."

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW : Something Beginning With R...

Answer: Starlight Express

The Rockies are the box cars on the freight train. The London production has always had Rocky 1, 2 & 3 but some later productions added a fourth. In the latest tours they have been replaced by the Hip Hoppers.

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW : Something Beginning With N or O

Answer: Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

'Joseph' begins with the narrator talking to a small group of children encouraging them to dream. She then begins to tell them the story of Joseph and the musical begins. It is a prominent role in the musical and usually, though not necessarily, played by a female. "But all that I say can be told another way In the story of a boy whose dream came true And he could be you" Evita does have Ché but he is more a social commentator than narrator.

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW : Something Beginning With M...

Answer: Sunset Boulevard

Max directed all of Norma's first pictures and was her first husband. He now acts as her butler and general buffer to the world. "I was the first husband. So I play this game, Keeper of the flame, Sharing with her one last dream. Don't you think I knew It could never come true? She'll be the very last one to surrender. I will not allow her to surrender."

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW : Something Beginning With L...

Answer: The Woman In White

Laura Fairlie is the young heiress in "The Woman In White". She is Marion's half sister, Walter's love interest and Sir Percival's wife. Her life is also very much entwined with Anne Catherick's - the 'woman in white'.

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW : Something Beginning With J...

Answer: Juan

Juan Peron is the man Eva marries. Judah and Jacob are both from "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat": Judah is one of Joseph's brothers and Jacob is their father. Judas Iscariot is from "Jesus Christ Superstar". (As is Judas Thaddeus but he only plays a background figure with the other disciples.)

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW : Something Beginning With I...

Answer: Invitation To The Jellicle Ball

This is sung near the beginning of the show where the cats are explaining about the Jellicle ball: "Jellicle Cats meet once a year At the Jellicle Ball where we all rejoice And the Jellicle Leader will soon appear And make what is known as the Jellicle Choice" "If Not For Me For Her" is from "The Woman In White". Marion sings it in the second act when she is trying to get Walter to help her find Anne. "I Was Robbed" is from "Starlight Express". It is sung after the Uphill Final when Rusty realises he lost because C.B. kept his brakes on. "It's Not The End Of The World" is from "Tell Me On A Sunday (2003)". It is actually sang three times during the show: "It's Not The End Of The World (If I Leave Him.)" "It's Not The End Of The World (If He's Younger.)" "It's Not The End Of The World (If He's Married.)"

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW : Something Beginning With H...

Answer: Cats

The Heaviside layer is an actual scientific structure referring to a layer of ionised gas at 90 - 150 km above the earth. In the musical it is used as a symbol for Heaven. Every year, at The Jellicle Ball, Old Deuteronomy chooses one cat who may go up and begin a new life. It has been suggested that T.S. Eliot was using a scientific pun here as an Ionosphere is made up of both anions and CATions.

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW : Something Beginning With G...

Answer: Jesus

Jesus sings this after the Last Supper when he has gone to the Garden of Gethsemane. The disciples have fallen asleep and Jesus has a moment of doubt over God's plan for him. "I only want to say If there is a way Take this cup away from me For I don't want to taste its poison Feel it burn me, I have changed I'm not as sure As when we started"

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW : Something Beginning With D...

Answer: The Phantom Of The Opera

"Don Juan Triumphant" is the opera that the Phantom writes and demands that the opera company performs - the leading part, obviously, being written for Christine.

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW : Something Beginning With C...

Answer: The Beautiful Game

John sings this near the beginning of the musical. Fr O'Donnell orders him to clean the kit as punishment for spending too much time watching Mary. He sings of his dream of becoming a professional football player.

From Quiz Alphabetical ALW : Something Beginning With B...

Answer: Jesus Christ Superstar

Judas sings "Damned For All Time/Blood Money" when he betrays Jesus to the High Priests. He originally doesn't want the reward but they talk him into it: "Judas : I don't want your blood money Annas : But you might as well take it We think that you should Caiaphas : Think of the things You can do with that money Choose any charity Give to the poor We've noted your motives We've noted your feelings This isn't blood money It's a fee nothing more"

From Quiz Loves Of The Ladies

Answer: Joe

Norma Desmond from "Sunset Boulevard" who falls for the much younger Joe Gillis. He does stay with her but only for the free ride. When he tells her he's leaving, at the end, she kills him.

From Quiz More Musical Melodies

Answer: Tell Me On A Sunday (2003)

The original version was performed in 1979. In 1982 it was joined with a ballet and became "Song And Dance." The 2003 version retains the format of an unnamed British girl visiting America and singing of her disappointments in love, but the lyrics have had a major revision. "Haven In The Sky": A song about the plane flight from London to New York. "Speed Dating": She sings of her speed dating experience and what's wrong with all the men she meets there. "Somewhere, Someplace, Sometime": The final song, when she finally realises she can survive on her own without a man.

From Quiz Musical Melodies

Answer: Cats

"The Rum Tum Tugger": Tugger sings of what a contrary cat he is. "The Jellicle Ball": All the cast sing about Jellicle cats and waiting eagerly for the ball that night. "Memory": Grizabella's famous plea for understanding and forgiveness.

From Quiz Supporting Song Lyrics

Answer: Reuben

In "One More Angel In Heaven" from "Joseph And the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat". The brothers have just sold Joseph. They tear his coat and cover it with goat's blood and then return home to tell Jacob that he has been killed. The solo part is occasionally sung by Levi instead.

From Quiz The Final Song

Answer: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

This is sung by the full company in "Finale: Any Dream Will Do/Give Me My Coloured Coat." This song is literally 'returning to the beginning'. The show opens with the narrator trying to encourage people to dream and thus begins to tell the story of Joseph - the dreamer. In larger productions, the last song is called "Joseph Megamix," but this was written as an encore. It is not part of the original show.

From Quiz ALW's Opening Song Lyrics

Answer: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

These lines are sung by the narrator in the shows prologue as she prepares to tell the audience the story of Joseph. I say she because it is very rare, though not impossible, for the narrator to be played by a male. It really is the only significant singing role for a woman in the show as all the major characters are male.

From Quiz Leading Men Lyrics

Answer: Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny

In "All I Ask Of You" from "The Phantom Of The Opera". Raoul is trying to comfort Christine after she talks of her fear of the Phantom and his power over her. The song begins with his reassurance that he will guard and protect her, but then becomes a powerful love duet.

From Quiz ALW : Who Goes With Which?

Answer: "The Phantom Of The Opera"

Meg GIRY - Christine's best friend in the ballet. She is also Madame Giry's daughter. Ubaldo PIANGI - The opera company's leading man. He is married to Carlotta. Carlotta GIUDICELLI - The opera company's 'Prima Donna' who becomes extremely jealous of Christine.

From Quiz Andrew Lloyd Webber Basics

Answer: P. G. Wodehouse

The original 1975 version of this show (which was simply titled "Jeeves") was fairly unsuccessful, while the 1996 rewrite saw greater success. "By Jeeves" was first produced on Broadway in 2001.

From Quiz Wee Andy Webber

Answer: Whistle Down the Wind

Originally by Meatloaf, this song was later covered by Boyzone in the 90s.

From Quiz Works of Andrew Lloyd Webber

Answer: Phantom of the opera & The Phantom of the opera

The song is sung by Carlotta until the phantom switches her spray bottle which makes her lose her voice and start croaking. In the film version, Minnie Driver plays Carlotta, but does not provide the singing voice.

From Quiz Aspects of Lloyd Webber

Answer: will I live or die

This line is from the song "Close Every Door" from the musical "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." The musical tells the story of Joseph, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, who can interpret dreams. "Joseph..." is the first collaboration between Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. It was first performed in 1968, then it was expanded and re-opened in 1991. Some of the actors who have played the part of Joseph are Jason Donovan, Michael Damian, Donny Osmond, Stephen Gately of Boyzone, and H of Steps.

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