Alphabetical ALW : Something Beginning With H... Quiz

Answer: Cats

The Heaviside layer is an actual scientific structure referring to a layer of ionised gas at 90 - 150 km above the earth.

In the musical it is used as a symbol for Heaven. Every year, at The Jellicle Ball, Old Deuteronomy chooses one cat who may go up and begin a new life.

It has been suggested that T.S. Eliot was using a scientific pun here as an Ionosphere is made up of both anions and CATions.

Answer: High Flying Adored

"High Flying Adored" is from "Evita".
It is sung at the inauguration ball - Ché sings the first three verses asking Eva what the price of her fame will be.

She answers him in the final verse.

"High flying, adored, I've been called names but they're the strangest
My story's quite usual, local girl makes good, weds famous man
I was slap in the right place at the perfect time
Filled a gap--I was lucky
But one thing I'll say for me
No-one else can fill it like I can."

Answer: By Jeeves

Honoria is Bertie's ex-fiancée whom his friend, Bingo Little, is now interested in.

There is a classic moment of English farce when Bertie (who is driving his car) comes across Bingo who is competing in a charity walk for hedgehogs to try and impress Honoria.

Bingo jumps in Bertie's car but then they come across Honoria further along the road. Bingo doesn't want Honoria to know he was cheating so he jumps in the boot but then they find out that Honoria has twisted her ankle so she jumps in the car for a ride.

Honoria then starts reminiscing with Bertie about their past and what could have been...

Answer: Laura Fairlie and Sir Percival Glyde

This is sung by the congregation during their wedding in "The Woman In White".

Answer: Whistle Down The Wind

This is sung by Swallow, Brat and Poor Baby near the beginning of the musical.

They have gotten held up by saving the sack of kittens that Ed threw in the river to drown. It's getting dark and they know they will get into trouble.

"The locusts are singing, the sun is red
It's gotten so late somehow
There's gonna be trouble
You know what Dad said
We should have been home by now."

Answer: He Whistled At Me

Pearl sings this is the first act when she is explaining her dream train to Rusty.

"And then he whistled at me
He looked in my direction
He whistled at me
This could be my connection
All because he whistled at me
He sure knew how to woo me
He whistled at me
I'm gonna hitch him to me"

Dinah sings the reprise towards the end of the second act when she disconnects Electra and makes some rather scathing comments about his 'sexuality'.

"I'm fed up with all this racing,
This electric thin I'm chasing,
Doesn't have that certain something,
That a girl expects to hear,
He never whistles at me!
It's damaging my status,
I don't think he can whistle at me!
He lacks the apparatus."

Both "Half A Moment" and "Hallo Song" are from "By Jeeves".

"Heaven On Their Minds" is the first song from "Jesus Christ Superstar."

Answer: The Likes Of Us

The musical is based on the life of Thomas John Barnardo.

Barnardo was born in Ireland in 1845. He left Dublin in 1866 and moved to London to study medicine. His purpose was to become a medical missionary and work with the poor in China but, while living in London, he realised how many poor and destitute children there were in his own country so chose to stay and work with them instead.

He founded his first Home in 1870 and by the time of his death,in 1905, he had rescued 60,000 children.

Answer: Make the sun move in the sky - You can do it if you try

Herod has heard about the miracles Jesus has performed and is looking forward to some fun but Jesus sits silent and refuses to respond to his jibes.

Herod decides that he's just another fake messiah and doesn't want to waste his time on him so he sends him back to Pilate.

Answer: The Phantom Of The Opera

The story of 'Phantom' begins at the rehearsal for the company's production of "Hannibal".

We meet the characters during it and we see the opening night performance where Christine sings in place of Carlotta..

Answer: Hosanna

This is sung on Palm Sunday during Jesus and his disciples' entry into Jerusalem.

Caiaphas meets Jesus and demands he disband the crowd that has gathered.
Jesus replies that there would be no point :

"Why waste your breath moaning at the crowd?
Nothing can be done to stop the shouting
If ev'ry tongue was still the noise would still continue
The rocks and stones themselves would start to sing"

"Haven in the Sky" is sung in "Tell Me On A Sunday."

The Company sings "Hitching and Switching" in "Starlight Express."

"Hand Me the Wine and the Dice" is sung during George's wake in "Aspects Of Love."