Alphabetical ALW : The Final Test... Quiz

Answer: Love Changes Everything

"Love Changes Everything" is the first song of the musical. It is sung by Alex at the railway station at Pau.

"With One Look" is sung by Norma in "Sunset Boulevard."

The children sing "No Matter What" in "Whistle Down The Wind."

"Close Every Door" is Josephs' big number from "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat."

Answer: Football

The musical revolves around the local football team amidst the religious intolerance of 1960s Ireland.

Answer: Grizabella

Old Deuteronomy explains at the beginning of Act Two that the cat he will choose will be the cat who has found meaning to their past happiness.

"Moonlight, turn your face to the moonlight
Let your memory lead you
Open up, enter in
If you find there the meaning of what happiness is
Then a new life will begin"

Answer: Del

Del is the Protestant boy who is in love with Christine.

Dustin is the Big Hopper and Dinah the Dining car from "Starlight Express".

Demeter is a nervy female from "Cats".

Answer: Another Suitcase In Another Hall

"Another Suitcase In Another Hall" is sung by Peron's young mistress when Eva throws her out.

The movie has Eva singing it after she has followed Magaldi to his apartment and been left outside while he goes in to his wife.

I personally found this detracting from the movie as, at this stage, Eva is only 15 and Magaldi her only lover which does not fit with the lyrics to the song.

Answer: The Woman In White

Count Fosco is the scheming friend of the villain Sir Percival Glyde.

Answer: Giulietta

Giulietta Trapani begins the musical as George's mistress and ends it as his nephew Alex's.

Greaseball is from "Starlight Express".

Grizabella is from "Cats".

Gus is the Theatre Cat from "Cats".

Answer: Holly And The Ivy

"Holly And The Ivy" is sung during Laura and Percival's wedding.

"Haven In The Sky" is from "Tell Me On A Sunday".

The children sing "Home By Now" in "Whistle Down The Wind".

"Hallo Song" is from "Jeeves".

Answer: Mary

Mary Magdalene in "Jesus Christ Superstar", singing of her feelings for Jesus.

Answer: Jekyll And Hyde

"Jekyll And Hyde" is by Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse, based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Answer: Herod

King Herod was married ten times - all political matches - which produced 15 children.

Antipas, Philip and Phasael were three of his sons.

Answer: True story

The musical is based on the life of Thomas John Barnardo, an Irish philanthropist who was responsible for the foundation of many homes for destitute children.

Answer: Macavity

Macavity is responsible for a multitude of crimes both small and large.

In the musical he kidnaps Old Deuteronomy.

"Macavity! Macavity's a mystery cat
He's called the Hidden Paw
For he's a master criminal who can defy the law
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard
The Flying Squad's despair
For when they reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there!"

Answer: Sunset Boulevard

Norma is the aging former silent movie star who wants to make a comeback.

She develops feelings for the much younger Joe Gillis.

She is always slightly eccentric but descends into full blown insanity at the end of the movie and kills Joe rather than let him leave her.

Answer: Only He

"Only He" is sung by Pearl when she finally realises that Rusty is the one for her.

"Only he has the power to move me
And together we'd make the whole world move in sympathy
But I couldn't see before
That only he
Has the power to move me
Take me, hold me, mold me, change me and improve me
It's not funny any more."

"Off Ramp Exit To Paradise" is sung by Candy in "Whistle Down The Wind".

All the brothers sing "One More Angel In Heaven" in "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat".

"Oh What A Circus" is by Ché in "Evita".

Answer: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again

She sings "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" at her father's grave.

"All I Ask of You" is a duet with Raoul.

"Angel of Music" is sung with Meg.

"The Mirror" is Christine and The Phantom.

Answer: Starlight Express

"Starlight Express" is about a train race with the engines coming from all over the world to compete for the title of "Fastest Engine in the World".

The Engines must qualify for the final by winning one of the three heats.

Answer: Raoul

Raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny, is the the new patron of the Opéra Populaire.

He is a childhood sweetheart of Christine's and they fall in love after meeting again.

Rose Vibert is from "Aspects Of Love".

Rusty is the hero of "Starlight Express".

Rumpleteazer is from "Cats".

Answer: Songs For A New World

"Songs For A New World" is by Jason Robert Brown.

Opening in New York in 1995, it is a revue of 16 of his cabaret and theatre songs.

Answer: Paris

The musical begins in London.

After a bad breakup our unnamed heroine leaves for New York.

She meets a new man there (Sheldon Bloom in the original and Tyler King in the rewrite) and follows him out to Los Angeles.

Answer: Tell Me On A Sunday

Sang by our heroine after she meets her 'younger man.'

"Now, no matter where I am
No matter what I do
I see your face appearing
Like an unexpected song
An unexpected song
That only we are hearing"

Answer: Song And Dance

"Variations" is a classic rock cello composition that ALW wrote for his brother Julian.

Act Two of "Song And Dance" is a ballet choreographed to "Variations".

Act One being "Tell Me On A Sunday".

Answer: Sparrow

The three main siblings are all named after birds.

Swallow is the eldest at sixteen.

Bluejay, known as Brat, is her younger sister.

Their younger brother Robin is called Poor Baby.

Answer: You Must Love Me

Eva sings "You Must Love Me" just after she has been released from the hospital with terminal cancer.

It was added to the musical for the 1996 film.

"You Can Get Away With Anything" is sung by Fosco in "The Woman In White".

"You Made Me Think You Were In Love" is from "Tell Me On A Sunday".

Syrie and the children sing "You Can Never Make It Alone" in "The Likes Of Us".

Answer: Simon

Simon is always identified by an extra name to differentiate him from Simon Peter.

Matthew and Mark refer to him as 'Kananaios'. Luke and the Acts call him 'Zelotes' or 'the zealot'.

All of these titles come from the Hebrew word 'qana' which means 'The Zealous.'