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1. Ethel Merman was the first one asked to play the title role in "Hello Dolly", but she turned it down. Barbra Streisand played the role in the film - but who was the original Dolly Levi?
2. John Travolta played the role of Danny Zuko in the film version of "Grease" but what role did he play with the original touring company of "Grease"?
3. Despite having the title role in "Finian's Rainbow", Albert Sharpe hardly sang a note in the Broadway show. The film version saw Finian singing and dancing at every opportunity - who played the role?
4. Tim Curry played the role of Frank N. Furter in both the film and the original Broadway production of "The Rocky Horror Show" but who first played the role in London?
5. Lucille Ball limped her way through the role of Mame Dennis in the film of "Mame" - who was Broadway's original musical Mame?
6. Jeff Fenholt was the first Broadway Jesus to sing "Gethsemane" but who sang the role of Jesus in the film of "Jesus Christ Superstar"?
7. When Richard Kiley sang "The Impossible Dream", "Man of La Mancha" became a surprise stage hit in 1965. Who played Cervantes/Don Quixote in the 1972 film version?
8. The role of Sally Bowles in "Cabaret" was supposedly written for Liza Minnelli but she was too American to play the very British role demanded of the stage show. Who first created the role on Broadway?
9. Shirley MacLaine made a splash in "Sweet Charity" in the film version but who was the first Charity on Broadway?
10. Zero Mostel created the role of Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof" but who dreamed of being a rich man in the 1971 film version?
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