Alphabetical ALW : Something Beginning With M... Quiz

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."

Answer: Grizabella

"Memory" is the big hit from "Cats".

It is sung by Grizabella towards the end of the show when she is explaining why she should be the one to be reborn: so she can have a second chance to live her life.

She wants a chance to make different choices, to go back to when she was beautiful - before she left the tribe and began her life on the streets.

"Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again"

Answer: Whistle Down The Wind

Mary Hayley Bell was the wife of actor John Mills. The marriage lasted 64 years and produced three children: Juliet, Hayley and Jonathon.

Juliet and Hayley are well known actresses and Jonathon is a writer/film producer.

She wrote "Whistle Down The Wind" in 1961.

It was also adapted into a film in 1961, starring her daughter Hayley, and was adapted into the musical version in 1996.

"Jeeves" is based on P. G. Wodehouse's novels.

"Aspects Of Love" is from a David Garnett novel.

Gaston Leroux wrote "The Phantom Of The Opera".

Answer: Mermaid Song

Jenny and Alex sing this in the second act not long after he first meets her. She is 12 at this time.

Alex also refers to it at the end of the musical when he arguing with her about their feelings being wrong:

"When you're older you will thank me
Come on Jenny
Little mermaid"

"Montage" is from "Evita". Different parts of different songs are sung as Eva is dying.

"Married Man" is sung in "Tell Me On A Sunday". Our unnamed girl is explaining what a perfect mistress she will be.

"Man Of The World" is sung towards the end of "The Likes Of Us". Barnardo and Syrie have just got married and two of the children are impersonating them.

Answer: The Mystery Cat

Macavity is the villian of the show "Cats"; the other cats are nervous of him and he does manage to kidnap Old Deuteronomy.

He is known to be involved in all sorts of bad things but is too clever to be caught.

"Macavity's a mystery cat
He's called the Hidden Paw
For he's a master criminal who can defy the law
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard
The Flying Squad's despair
For when they reach the scene of crime, Macavity's not there!"

Mr. Mistoffelees is the Magical Cat.

The Theatre Cat is Gus.

Skimbleshanks is the Railway Cat.

Answer: Marion

Marion Halcombe is the heroine of the show.

She is Laura's half sister and it is her strong-willed determination that leads to the unraveling of the mystery and Sir Percy's downfall.

Meg Giry is Christine's friend from the ballet in "The Phantom Of The Opera".

Mary appears as the name of a main character in both "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "The Beautiful Game".

Marcel is Rose's producer in "Aspects Of Love".

Answer: Starlight Express

Many revisions were made to 'Starlight' after the original 1984 production. This was added to Act One at that time.

It is sung by Pearl while she is trying to decide whether to race with Rusty or Electra.

"One of them has style, sets the world alight
The other makes me smile, so who gets the part?
Make up my mind, make up my heart"

Answer: Moments of Happiness

"Moments of Happiness" is the opening number in Act Two of "Cats."

Old Deuteronomy is explaining to the Jellicle tribe that he will choose the cat who has found meaning to their happiness.

It is also the precursor for "Memory".

"Moonlight, turn your face to the moonlight
Let your memory lead you
Open up, enter in
If you find there the meaning of what happiness is
Then a new life will begin"

Answer: Tell Me On A Sunday

Marti Webb began replacing Elaine Paige in "Evita" in 1979.

ALW and Don Black had just begun work on "Tell Me On A Sunday".

She was asked to work with them when only two songs had been written, so the rest of the show was written for her character and voice.

Answer: Magaldi

Augustin Magaldi is the tango singer from "Evita".

He visits Junin and has a brief affair with the 15-year-old Eva, who then blackmails him into taking her back to Buenos Aires with him.

One wonders how he feels at that becoming his claim to fame!

Ché does make that comment during the song.

"Seems to me there's no point in resisting,
She's made up her mind, you've no choice.
Why don't you be the man who discovered her?
You'll never be remembered for your voice."

Mr. Mistoffelees is the magical cat.

Mungojerrie is one of the cat burglars with Rumpleteazer.

Munkustrap is the storyteller and protector of the tribe.