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1. Yul Brynner won an Academy Award for Best Actor and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a musical for his portrayal of the memorable character in the film and Broadway production of which of these?

Answer: The King and I

Margaret Landon is the author of the book "Anna and the King of Siam", which this musical was based upon. The story is about a British woman and her cultural struggles as governess to the children of the King of Siam.

The adaptation came about when the representative for actress Gertrude Lawrence, Fanny Holtzmann, was shopping for a project for her client. Holtzmann approached Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein with the concept of creating a musical version of the book, however, it was with some reticence that they agreed.

Upon completion, it was their initial idea that Rex Harrison, who had starred as the King in the movie adaption of the book, be the lead in the Broadway production as well. Fortunately for Yul Brynner, Harrison had scheduling conflicts and Brynner was hired to star as the character that would become his most memorable and closely identifiable role in theatre and film.

2. This musical began in Los Angeles at the King King Club in 2005, before making its way to Broadway in 2009. Its score consists of rock music by artists such as Journey, Pat Benatar, Poison, Styx as well as several other 1980s classic rock artists. While the theatrical production has enjoyed long-term success, its film adaptation, with a star-studded cast, was unable to garner any kind of following and brought in a mere $38.5 million in its domestic USA box office receipts. A huge loss considering its approximate $75 million budget. Which film is it?

Answer: Rock Of Ages

"Rock of Ages" is a rock musical featuring the struggles of a small-town girl and boy trying to make it in the music industry, while dealing with the trials of the large city and interacting with a colorful collection of celebrities.

Even though it had the likes of Tom Cruise, Alex Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Russell Brand, the film was given poor word of mouth and the critique-driven website, Rotten Tomatoes, gate it a score of only 41%.

3. The original play was introduced on Broadway in 1926 and ran for 172 performances. The adaptation of this version was brought to the silver screen as a silent film by Cecil B DeMille, and later remade with Ginger Rogers in the lead role. In 1975, the play was remade into a musical and later a hugely successful film. Which movie is it?

Answer: Chicago

The original play, written in 1926 by newswoman Maurine Dallas Watkins, was based on the true-story murder trials of Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner. Watkins' coverage of the murders of the women ultimately acquitted of murder was so popular that she penned the play, sensationalizing the courtroom drama.

In the 1960s, the wife of Bob Fosse, Gwen Verdon, read the play and encouraged Fosse to create a musical adaptation. Watkins had refused to sell the rights, having changed her beliefs later in life and feeling that the play glamorized murder. After her death in 1969, the estate of Watkins finally sold the rights and Fosse was able to collaborate with John Kander and Fred Ebb to fashion the musical version.

4. While this play had a successful, seven-year run in London between 1973-1980, with close to 3,000 performances, its 1975 Broadway debut lasted only 45 shows before closing. Though it didn't prove to be to the liking of the New York theatre crowd, its movie found a following that has kept it alive, making it the longest running theatrical film release at 37 years as of 2012. Which film is it?

Answer: Rocky Horror Picture Show

"Rocky Horror Picture Show" is an homage to the 1950s "B" sci-fi movies. It is about Janet and Brad, a newly engaged couple, who get a flat tire and seek help at the nearby castle, unaware that they just walked in to the lair of the eccentric "sweet transvestite", Dr. Frank-N-Furter. While their stay begins innocently enough with a dance, it quickly deteriorates into voyeurism, cannibalism, and ultimately murder.

"Rocky Horror Picture Show" received only one Tony Award nomination and no Academy Award or Golden Globe recognition, but the movie has continued to have a midnight showing every week across the United States. The cult following that has developed morphed the film into an interactive experience where the audience shows up in costume and performs along with the movie. For new audience members who have never seen the film in the theatre, there is a hazing ritual that consists of having a lipstick V written on the forehead, as well as various games that are racy, if not somewhat demeaning for the faint of heart.

5. Even though she never performed this role on Broadway, Liza Minnelli is largely identified for her role as Sally Bowles in which of the following film adaptations?

Answer: Cabaret

"Cabaret" was released on film in 1972 and won eight of its ten Academy Awards nominations, including Best Actress for Liza Minnelli. Its story revolves around the life of Bowles, a performer at the Kit Kat Klub, and an American writer during the 1930s Nazi rise to power.

The Broadway production originally opened in 1966 and through the decades has starred a wide array of talented actresses in the lead role. Some of the stars have included Natasha Richardson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Molly Ringwald, Teri Hatcher and Brooke Shields.

6. In which film did they veer off from the traditional method of creating movie musicals by using the live performance in lieu of a dubbed studio recording?

Answer: Les Miserables

"Les Miserables" is about a man who paroled after having been imprisoned for stealing bread in order to feed his family. While being doggedly pursued by Inspector Javert, Jean Valjean meets up with an array of idealists setting up a barricade in the street to make a stand in the uprising of 1832.

The 2012 film release of "Les Miserables" sparked a debate among critics and industry professionals about the value of dubbing the music from a studio recording when producing movie musicals. While universally praised for its visual production and talented array of actors, the live music was given a mixed and often lack-luster welcome. Even with this critique, "Les Miserables" managed to perform well in the box office and bring home three of the eight Oscars and three of the four Golden Globes for which it was nominated.

7. This story is based on the autobiography of its main character, about a troubled star's rise in fame while dealing with a demanding show business mother. Which play originally hit the stage in 1959 and was released as a film a few years later in 1962?

Answer: Gypsy

"Gypsy" was based on the life of burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee and her mother's push for her to a successful career in show business. The movie starred Natalie Wood as Gypsy and Rosalind Russell as Mama Rose. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards (Best Cinematography, Best Costume, Best Musical Score) but didn't win any of them.

8. "It won't be easy, you'll think it strange, when I try to explain how I feel" about the first British musical to win a Tony Award for Best Musical. It achieved this honor in 1978 after having moved from London's West End to Broadway. It took nearly twenty years for which of the following to be modified for the silver screen?

Answer: Evita

This Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice musical began on London's West End in 1978. It moved to Broadway in 1979 where it went on to win the first Tony Award for Best Musical for a British musical.

In 1996, the film "Evita" was released starring Madonna, as the titled character, and Antonio Banderas. The story follows the life of the beloved and worshiped wife of Argentinian President Juan Peron from her early years, to the works which earned her the love of her people, until her untimely death.

9. The theatrical version was "one musical sensation", however the 1985 movie version starring Michael Douglas was given mixed critical reviews and was a financial disaster. Which film was it?

Answer: A Chorus Line

"A Chorus Line" is a bare-bones yet compelling presentation about seventeen performers vying for the lead roles in a Broadway musical.

In 1975, "A Chorus Line" opened on Broadway, ran for over 6,000 performances and was honored with nine out of it's twelve Tony Award nominations.

While its film version was not as financially successful, it was nominated for three Academy Awards and three Golden Globes.

10. The Broadway production of this musical opened in 1982, starring Raul Julia, ran for 729 performances and won five Tony Awards. Its film adaptation was released in 2009, starred Daniel Day-Lewis as the lead character and garnered more than 35 nominations for different awards and categories, including four Oscar nominations. What film is this?

Answer: Nine

"Nine" is an adaptation of the semi-autobiographical book "8 1/2" by film director Federico Fellini. The telling follows the life of the director as he deals with a mid-life crisis, chaotic relationships with women (past and present) that he is battling to come to terms with, and a career that is floundering.

In 1982, the Broadway production was nominated for twelve Tony Awards and won five in the categories of Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Costume Design, and Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.

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