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A Mixture Of Musicals Trivia Quiz

Questions about musical theatre!

A multiple-choice quiz by br04dw4y848y. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
br04dw4y848y

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
262,687

Updated
Jul 17 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Complete this lyric. 'Oh the thinks you can think, When you think about _____'. Hint

Home

Food

Seuss

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these musicals is the Gershwin song 'I Can't Be Bothered Now' from? Hint

Shall We Dance

My One & Only

Crazy For You

Kiss Me Kate

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote the music for the Broadway musical 'Side Show'? Hint

Stephen Schwartz

William Finn

Stephen Sondheim

Henry Krieger

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who starred as 'Albin' in the original Broadway production of 'La Cage Aux Folles'? Hint

Jerry Orbach

Harvey Fierstein

Terrance Mann

George Hearn

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which club is most of the musical 'Cabaret' set in? Hint

Snickers Club

Mars Club

Kit Kat Club

Bounty Club

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Question 6 of 10

6. When did the stage version of the musical 'Funny Girl' open on Broadway? Hint

March 26, 1964

February 14, 1967

May 2, 1961

December 17, 1958

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many performances did 'Kiss Me Kate' run for in its original Broadway run starting in 1948? Hint

1,077

876

2,365

1,634

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which musical do the four songs 'No More Candy', 'Will He Like Me', 'Dear Friend' and 'Grand Knowing You' come from?
Hint

Wicked

Nine

1776

She Loves Me

9. Next, let's look at the musical 'Sweet Charity'. When talking about the costume for the character 'Charity', who said, "I want her in a plain black dress, and she'll wear it the entire time"? Hint

John McMartin (Original 'Oscar' Charity's love interest)

Gwen Verdon (Original Broadway 'Charity')

Bob Fosse (Director & Choreographer)

Irene Sharaff (Costume Designer)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who directed the original Broadway production of the musical 'Hair', which opened at the Biltmore Theater in April of 1968? Hint

Julie Arenal

Tom O'Horgan

Galt MacDermot

Michael Butler

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Complete this lyric. 'Oh the thinks you can think, When you think about _____'.

Answer: Seuss

This is from the song 'Oh The Thinks You Can Think', from the Broadway musical 'Seussical'. The musical is a compilation of the books written by Dr Seuss.

2. Which of these musicals is the Gershwin song 'I Can't Be Bothered Now' from?

Answer: Crazy For You

Susan Stroman was tapped to create the dances for the smash hit musical 'Crazy For You'. Her work, a love letter to her beloved 1930s musicals, provided Broadway with its most inventive period choreography in years! This song was originally sung by Fred Astaire in the 1937 movie 'A Damsel in Distress'.

3. Who wrote the music for the Broadway musical 'Side Show'?

Answer: Henry Krieger

'Side Show' was the first Broadway production for which two actresses were 'Co-Nominated' for a Best Actress in a Musical Tony award. Unfortunately, they did not win it in the end!

4. Who starred as 'Albin' in the original Broadway production of 'La Cage Aux Folles'?

Answer: George Hearn

When George Hearn auditioned for 'La Cage Aux Folles', he sang the song 'My Heart Belongs To Daddy' in full drag.

5. Which club is most of the musical 'Cabaret' set in?

Answer: Kit Kat Club

People claimed that they had heard the song 'Tomorrow Belongs To Me', from the musical 'Cabaret', in Nazi Germany. Lyricist Fred Ebb received many letters accusing him of using an actual Nazi Anthem!

6. When did the stage version of the musical 'Funny Girl' open on Broadway?

Answer: March 26, 1964

Here's an amazing fact! Both Garson Kanin (Director) and Jerome Robbins (Production Supervisor) wanted the hit song 'People' cut from the score.

7. How many performances did 'Kiss Me Kate' run for in its original Broadway run starting in 1948?

Answer: 1,077

At the dress rehearsal for 'Kiss Me Kate', before it even went on its pre-Broadway tour, Moss Hart and Agnes De Mille proclaimed it a flop. This, despite the fact that they had nothing to do with production!

8. Which musical do the four songs 'No More Candy', 'Will He Like Me', 'Dear Friend' and 'Grand Knowing You' come from?

Answer: She Loves Me

At the opening night party for the New Haven tryout of 'She Loves Me', director Harold Prince surprised the company by playing Lena Horne's soon-to-be-released pop recording of the show's title song.

9. Next, let's look at the musical 'Sweet Charity'. When talking about the costume for the character 'Charity', who said, "I want her in a plain black dress, and she'll wear it the entire time"?

Answer: Bob Fosse (Director & Choreographer)

When she got tired, Gwen Verdon would cut the number 'Where Am I Going?' from the show. When she received an angry letter from a theatre-goer, she calculated the time the number took in the show, the length of the show, and the price of the ticket, then sent the audience member a pro-rated refund!

10. Who directed the original Broadway production of the musical 'Hair', which opened at the Biltmore Theater in April of 1968?

Answer: Tom O'Horgan

Julie Arenal was the dance director, Galt MacDermot wrote the music & Michael Butler produced the original production.

Late in the run, the cast of 'Hair' was paid an extra $1.50 if they took part in the 'Nude' scene. Paul Jabara (the original 'General Grant') once mooned at the audience and was only paid 75 cents!

Source: Author br04dw4y848y

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