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2004 Tony Awards Trivia Quiz

On June 6, 2004, the 58th Annual Tony Awards were held. This quiz will test your knowledge on winners in fifteen of the categories. The 2004 Tony Awards were hosted by Hugh Jackman.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ilona_Ritter. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Ilona_Ritter

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
182,029

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who won for "Best Orchestrations"? Hint

Paul Bogaev

Larry Hochman

Michael Starobin

William David Brohn

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who won the Tony for "Best Choreography"? Hint

Wayne Cilento

Kathleen Marshall

Jerry Mitchell

Anthony Van Laast

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who won for "Best Direction of a Musical"? Hint

George C. Wolfe

Kathleen Marshall

Joe Mantello

Jason Moore

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who won for "Best Costume Design"? Hint

Mark Thompson

Jess Goldstein

Susan Hilferty

Mike Nicholis and Bobby Pearce

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who won for "Best Scenic Design"? Hint

Robert Brill

Eugene Lee

Ralph Funicello

Tom Pye

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who won for "Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical"? Hint

Beth Fowler

Karen Ziemba

Jennifer Westfeldt

Anika Noni Rose

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who won for "Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical"? Hint

John Cariani

Michael Cerveris

Michael McElroy

Denis O'Hare

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Question 8 of 20

8. Who won for "Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play"? Hint

Daphne Rubin-Vega

Essie Davis

Audra McDonald

Sanaa Lathan

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who won for "Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play"? Hint

Tom Aldredge

Omar Metwally

Ben Chaplin

Brian F. O'Byrne

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who won the Tony for "Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical"? Hint

Tonya Pinkins

Kristin Chenoweth

Idina Menzel

Donna Murphy

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who won for "Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical"? Hint

John Tartaglia

Hunter Foster

Hugh Jackman

Alfred Molina

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Question 12 of 20

12. Who won for "Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play"? Hint

Swoosie Kurtz

Eileen Atkins

Phylicia Rashad

Tovah Feldshuh

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who won for "Best Performance by an Leading Actor in a Play"? Hint

Simon Russell

Christopher Plummer

Kevin Kline

Jefferson Mays

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Question 14 of 20

14. What show won for "Best Revival of a Musical"? Hint

Assassins

Fiddler on the Roof

Big River

Wonderful Town

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Question 15 of 20

15. What show won for "Best Revival of a Play"? Hint

Henry IV

King Lear

Jumpers

A Raisin in the Sun

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Question 16 of 20

16. Who won for "Best Original Score"? Hint

Jeanne Tesori and Tony Kushner

Stephen Schwartz

Boy George

Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who won for "Best Original Book of a Musical"? Hint

Tony Kushner

Jeff Whitty

Martin Sherman

Winnie Holzman

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which show won for "Best Musical"? Hint

Caroline, or Change

Wicked

The Boy from Oz

Avenue Q

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Question 19 of 20

19. What show won for "Best Play"? Hint

I Am My Own Wife

The Retreat from Moscow

Frozen

Anna in the Tropics

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who presented the award for "Best Musical" along with Sarah Jessica Parker? Hint

Nathan Lane

Hugh Jackman

Matthew Broderick

Adam Pascal

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won for "Best Orchestrations"?

Answer: Michael Starobin

Michael Starobin did the orchestrations for "Assassins". This was his first Tony Award.

2. Who won the Tony for "Best Choreography"?

Answer: Kathleen Marshall

Kathleen Marshall won for "Wonderful Town". This was her first Tony Award. She was also nominated for "Best Direction in a Musical".

3. Who won for "Best Direction of a Musical"?

Answer: Joe Mantello

Joe Mantello directed "Assassins". This is his second Tony Award. He won for "Best Direction of a Play" in 2003 for the play "Take Me Out".

4. Who won for "Best Costume Design"?

Answer: Susan Hilferty

Susan Hilferty won for "Wicked". This was her first Tony Award.

5. Who won for "Best Scenic Design"?

Answer: Eugene Lee

Eugene Lee won for "Wicked". This is his third Tony Award. He won in 1974 for "Best Scenic Design" for "Candide" and again in 1979 for "Best Scenic Design" for "Sweeny Todd".

6. Who won for "Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical"?

Answer: Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose won for her role in "Caroline, or Change". This was her first Tony Award.

7. Who won for "Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical"?

Answer: Michael Cerveris

Michael Cerveris won for "Assassins". This is his first Tony Award.

8. Who won for "Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play"?

Answer: Audra McDonald

Audra McDonald won for her role in "A Raisin in the Sun". This is her fourth Tony Award. She has also won for "Best Featured Actress in a Musical" for "Carousel" in 1994, "Best Featured Actress in a Play" for "Master Class" in 1996, and "Best Featured Actress in a Musical" for "Ragtime".

9. Who won for "Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play"?

Answer: Brian F. O'Byrne

Brian F. O'Byrne won for "Frozen".

10. Who won the Tony for "Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical"?

Answer: Idina Menzel

Idina Menzel won for "Wicked." This is her first Tony, although she was nominated for "Rent" in 1996 where she played Maureen.

11. Who won for "Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical"?

Answer: Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman won for "The Boy from Oz". This was his first Tony Award.

12. Who won for "Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play"?

Answer: Phylicia Rashad

Phylicia Rashad won for "A Raisin in the Sun". This is her first Tony Award.

13. Who won for "Best Performance by an Leading Actor in a Play"?

Answer: Jefferson Mays

Jefferson Mays won for "I Am My Own Wife". This was his first Tony Award.

14. What show won for "Best Revival of a Musical"?

Answer: Assassins

"Assassins" was written by Stephen Sondheim. It opened on Broadway on April 22, 2004. It won 6 of the 8 Tony Awards it was nominated for.

15. What show won for "Best Revival of a Play"?

Answer: Henry IV

"Henry IV" was written by William Shakespeare. It won 2 out of the 6 Tony Awards it was nominated for.

16. Who won for "Best Original Score"?

Answer: Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

Lopez and Marx won for "Avenue Q". This is the first Tony Award for both.

17. Who won for "Best Original Book of a Musical"?

Answer: Jeff Whitty

Jeff Whitty won for "Avenue Q". It was his first Tony Award.

18. Which show won for "Best Musical"?

Answer: Avenue Q

"Avenue Q" opened on Broadway on July 31, 2003. It uses puppets as well as people. It features many great songs including "The Internet is for Porn" and of course the title song "Avenue Q". It won 3 out of 6 awards.

19. What show won for "Best Play"?

Answer: I Am My Own Wife

"I Am My Own Wife" opened on Broadway on December 3, 2003. It is a one man show starring Jefferson Mays. Mays plays 40 characters in the show. It won 2 out of 3 Tony Awards. It also won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

20. Who presented the award for "Best Musical" along with Sarah Jessica Parker?

Answer: Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane is in the movie remake of "The Producers" with Sarah Jessica Parker's husband Matthew Broderick. They have also done Broadway shows together.

Source: Author Ilona_Ritter

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