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"Forbidden Broadway" is an Off-Broadway show that parodies musicals, primarily Broadway shows. The original was written and produced by Gerard Alessandrini, but it has been rewritten over the years to update the relevance of the material.
5 Forbidden Broadway quizzes and 50 Forbidden Broadway trivia questions.
1.
  Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you've heard the 'Forbidden Broadway: SVU' soundtrack as often as I have, this quiz should be easy.
Difficult, 10 Qns, rosieh, Nov 01 06
Difficult
rosieh
256 plays
2.
  Wickeder    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you know about the "Forbidden Broadway" version of "Wicked"?
Average, 10 Qns, naybabe83, Apr 18 11
Average
naybabe83
141 plays
3.
  Forbidden Broadway: Summer Shock!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Forbidden Broadway: Summer Shock!" made its debut in July of 2004. I went to see it in August. It parodied nearly all the hit shows on Broadway at that time, and even a few that had recently closed. See if you can answer these questions about the show!
Difficult, 10 Qns, Jacifan, Sep 04 06
Difficult
Jacifan
290 plays
4.
  Forbidden Broadway    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on "Forbidden Broadway", one of my favorite shows and is so funny. I hope you enjoy this quiz!
Tough, 10 Qns, RoxieHart101, Oct 25 07
Tough
RoxieHart101
364 plays
5.
  Forbidden Broadway Parodies    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Easy. Questions spanning the many "Forbidden Broadway" shows!
Tough, 10 Qns, damncoppertop, Aug 06 07
Tough
damncoppertop
328 plays
trivia question Quick Question
What famous Broadway star actually came and sang a song with the cast, saying "Imitation is the Highest Form of Flattery"?

From Quiz "Forbidden Broadway"





Forbidden Broadway Trivia Questions
1. Finish the lyric. "Aren't you glad, I starred in 'Wicked'?/I'm ______ ______."

From Quiz Wickeder

Answer: Kristin Chenoweth

The music throughout this song is all from "Wicked" but set to lyrics which provide a humourous take on the show.

2. What year did "Forbidden Broadway" premiere?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway

Answer: 1982

It opened in January 1982 at the Palsson's Supper Club. The original cast was Gerald Alessandrini, Nora Mae Lyng, Bill Carmichael, Chloe Webb, and piano player Fred Barton.

3. Which musical is parodied with the song "Old Revivals!"?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway Parodies

Answer: Oklahoma!

In this song you hear "Old revivals are the hit shows sweeping up awards/New ones can't compete with plastic wheat..."

4. Finish the lyric. "I hope you're proud how you have stole from me the Tony/You ____ ____ ____ ____"

From Quiz Wickeder

Answer: vulgar one trick pony!

This is a crack at how Idina Menzel has only had minor roles since her performance as Elphaba.

5. In the section of the soundtrack where a woman impersonates Bernadette Peters, what does Bernadette NOT say about Ethel Merman?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit

Answer: Merman WAS Mama Rose

In the song, Bernadette is sick and tired of people comparing her performance of Mama Rose in 'Gypsy' to Ethel Merman's performance of Mama Rose. When Bernadette played Mama Rose on Broadway, it was to very mixed reviews.

6. What musical is made fun of for its big, dark sets and complicated plot?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway

Answer: Ragtime

Also commented about the musical is that the song "Wheels of a Dream" ends on "A Really Long Note".

7. One piece parodied "Avenue Q", "The Lion King", and "Little Shop of Horrors" all in one, proclaiming "You gotta get a ________". What?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway: Summer Shock!

Answer: puppet

All these shows use puppets as cast members: "Avenue Q" is a show where puppets are the main characters, several characters from "The Lion King" - including Rafiki and Timon - are played by puppets, and Audrey II from "Little Shop of Horrors" is a puppet.

8. Easy. Which show is parodied with the song "76 Hit Shows"?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway Parodies

Answer: The Music Man & Music Man

There is also "Trouble in New York City", which talks about the lack of new shows on Broadway.

9. How does this line, sung by the imitation Glinda, end? "I am so happy how I won your little Tony/You ___ ___ ___!"

From Quiz Wickeder

Answer: cute obnoxious phony

This is the accompanying lyric to the one in Question 2 and is poking fun at Krisin Chenoweth's bubbly personality and unusual voice.

10. In the song 'I Love Patti', which show does not get mentioned?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit

Answer: Cats

This is a song sung by a woman imitating Patti Lupone, and is all about how she loves Patti Lupone in the many roles that she played. During the song, she mentions lead roles in 'Les Mis', 'Evita' and 'Can-Can'.

11. What Broadway actor is said to be "Somewhat Overindulgent"?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway

Answer: Mandy Patinkin

This song pokes at Mandy Patinkin for being way too overdramatic in basically every show.

12. Which show is parodied as an infomercial that says "We got parts...they're multiplying..."?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway Parodies

Answer: Grease

The song continues to say "There are so many roles you can choose from...Sandy, Danny, Teen Angel, Miss Lynch...We're practically giving them away!"

13. Finish this lyric which pokes fun at the final number of Act 1. "With death defying lack of ___."

From Quiz Wickeder

Answer: subtlety

This particular moment is a spoof of "Defying Gravity" and how the music and staging is designed to blow the audience away, literally.

14. At the very start of the soundtrack, we meet a woman who once played the title role of 'Annie' Broadway. How old is this woman when we meet her?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit

Answer: 29

We know that she is 29 years old when we meet her, because she opens the show with 'I'm 30 years old tomorrow'. In the song she is lamenting that she hasn't worked since she was 10 years old which was when she played Annie.

15. What famous Broadway star actually came and sang a song with the cast, saying "Imitation is the Highest Form of Flattery"?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway

Answer: Carol Channing

At the beginning of the song, one of the performers is imitating Carol Channing and she comes out and sings the song.

16. What "Hairspray" song did they use to parody the 2004 Tonys?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway: Summer Shock!

Answer: "Welcome to the '60s"

The song became, of course, "Welcome to the Tonys."

17. What lyrics (sung by the imitation Elphaba) finish this phrase (sung by both leads)? "We're both so happy now/We're both so happy how she ____ ____ ____ ____."

From Quiz Wickeder

Answer: gets the big ovation

This is commenting on how, during the curtain call, both singers receive a standing ovation despite the fact that Menzel has the bigger part and is more popular.

18. What show is said to be way too long, sung in too high a key, and very expensive to see?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway

Answer: Les Miserables

This song also says that the actors dreamed a dream to have a normal part in a show, the sets weren't just piles of rubble, and that the plot is too complicated.

19. Which Broadway mogul is parodied with the song "My Souvenir Things"?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway Parodies

Answer: Cameron Mackintosh

"It's my marketing of souvenirs that's more of a success..."

20. What song from "Wicked" is being spoofed whilst these lyrics are being sung? "You're in all the PR shots and the promo spots/You even look attractive green."

From Quiz Wickeder

Answer: Popular

This is a comment on how, despite the idea that both singers have equal parts, Menzel is the one that appears in more promotional items.

21. In the song medley from 'Fiddler on the Roof', Fyedke gives Chava a book written by a celebrity. Which celebrity wrote the book?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit

Answer: Madonna

Fyedke says to Chava 'I've brought you a book. It's Madonna's latest. It's full of eye-popping photos'. In the real 'Fiddler on the Roof', Fyedke and Chava have to elope as they have very different backgrouns and Chava's father, Tevye, does not approve of them even speaking to each other, let alone getting married.

22. What actress is said to not have been able to hit the note because she hadn't been on Broadway for years?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway

Answer: Julie Andrews

During the song, they drop the key almost a whole octave. Also, they say that her vocal chords play tricks and that her upper range is dead.

23. Who is to blame for the "pain tonight" during the Lion King segment?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway Parodies

Answer: Julie Taymor

"I hate Julie Taymor/She doesn't have a clue/My neck is breaking wearing her designs..."

24. Fill in the missing word from this lyric. "And once the cast has changed/I'll grab top ___ when you go."

From Quiz Wickeder

Answer: billing

This is a reference to Chenoweth being the better known of the two leads.

25. In 'Forbidden Assassins', who do Squeaky and John want to kill?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit

Answer: Stephen Sondheim

What starts as a declaration of their love for 'Assassins' composer Stephen Sondheim, quickly turns to anger and hate as they realise his songs are just too hard to sing. 'Teach me to count in five-four time' 'Put me through music theory hell'

26. What show is said to be very hard to get tickets to and that the costumes are back breaking torture?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway

Answer: The Lion King

"Can you feel the pain tonight the strain this headress brings, the cracking bones the tearing cartelige, kills all living things..."

27. In their parody of "Phantom of the Opera", they claimed that they did what whenever the actor playing the Phantom didn't hit the correct note?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway: Summer Shock!

Answer: turn the reverb on

"...simply flip the reverb switch from left to right..." When I went to see "Phantom", the actor stayed on key the whole time, but there sure was a lot of reverb!

28. Which show is parodied with the song "Too Cute" ?

From Quiz Forbidden Broadway Parodies

Answer: Footloose

29. This lyric is sung by the imitation Elphaba, can you figure out the missing two words? "It's time I tried ____ ____."

From Quiz Wickeder

Answer: defying Chenoweth

Following from Question 7, this is referring to Menzel defying Chenoweth's greater reputation to become the star of the show.

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