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Broadway Women Trivia Quiz

This quiz will test your knowledge of leading women on Broadway. Choose the answer that BEST suits the question.

A multiple-choice quiz by bway14. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bway14

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
207,670

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
611

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Dance of the Vampires" was a musical starring which leading lady? Hint

Mandy Gonzalez

Felicia Finley

Alice Ripley

Sutton Foster

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which woman is NOT heard on the Dream Cast CD of "Les Miserables"? Hint

Alice Ripley

Ruthie Henshall

Lea Salonga

Judy Kuhn

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Question 3 of 10

3. This Broadway star appeared as Jo March in "Little Women", and played the role from opening to closing night. Hint

Sutton Foster

Jane Krakowski

Christina Applegate

Sarah Uriarte Berry

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Question 4 of 10

4. This leading lady played the role of Amneris in "Aida" for both the National Tour and then continuing on Broadway in 2004. Hint

Sherie Rene Scott

Idina Menzel

Felicia Finley

Lisa Brescia

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Question 5 of 10

5. This talented woman could have been seen in "Annie", "Les Miserables", "Miss Saigon" and "Flower Drum Song", to name a few. Hint

Sarah Jessica Parker

Lea Salonga

Anita Allis

Jodi Long

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who starred as Lucy in the original Broadway production of "Jekyll & Hyde"? Hint

Christiane Noll

Linda Eder

Emily Skinner

Carolee Carmello

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which musical DID NOT feature the powerful singing and stage perfomances of Audra Mcdonald? Hint

Marie Christine

Caroline or Change

Ragtime

Master Class

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Question 8 of 10

8. This theatrical star has won Tony Awards for best actress in a musical for her roles in "Song and Dance", and "Annie Get your Gun". Hint

Bernadette Peters

Cheryl Ladd

Susie McMonagle

Ethel Merman

9. This Broadway legend starred as Grizabella in "Cats" for five years while also having played roles in "Miss Saigon", "Merrily we Roll Along", and "Baby", in which she received a Tony nomination. Hint

Liz Callaway

Suzanne Viverito

Tesha Buss

Lynne Morrissey

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which character is NOT included in the Broadway musical "Aida"? Hint

Amneris

Aida

Nehebka

Sphinxa

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Dance of the Vampires" was a musical starring which leading lady?

Answer: Mandy Gonzalez

Mandy Gonzalez starred in "Dance of the Vampires" on Broadway, a musical by Jim Steinman and Michael Kunze.

2. Which woman is NOT heard on the Dream Cast CD of "Les Miserables"?

Answer: Alice Ripley

Though Alice Ripley appeared in the National Tour of "Les Miserables" in 1993 and then at the Imperial as Fantine on Broadway in 1998, she does not sing on the Dream Cast CD of "Les Miserables".

3. This Broadway star appeared as Jo March in "Little Women", and played the role from opening to closing night.

Answer: Sutton Foster

Sutton Foster won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Millie Dillmount in "Thoroughly Modern Millie" at the 2002 Tony Awards.

4. This leading lady played the role of Amneris in "Aida" for both the National Tour and then continuing on Broadway in 2004.

Answer: Lisa Brescia

Brescia toured internationally for five years as a singer with The Mamas and the Papas.

5. This talented woman could have been seen in "Annie", "Les Miserables", "Miss Saigon" and "Flower Drum Song", to name a few.

Answer: Lea Salonga

Lea Salonga has not only graced the stage with her singing talent, but she can also be heard singing in Disney's animated films "Aladdin" and "Mulan" as well. A Lawrence Olivier and Tony Award winner for her portrayal of Kim in "Miss Saigon", she garnered these awards having never graced the West End or Broadway stages ever before.

6. Who starred as Lucy in the original Broadway production of "Jekyll & Hyde"?

Answer: Linda Eder

In April 1997, "Jekyll & Hyde" made its way to New York City, and Linda made her Broadway debut, for which she won a Theater World Award.

7. Which musical DID NOT feature the powerful singing and stage perfomances of Audra Mcdonald?

Answer: Caroline or Change

Audra has won several awards including the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in "Raisin in the Sun", and "Master Class" as well as winning Best Featured Actress in a musical for "Carousel". Out of the five Broadway productons she was in, she was nominated for all roles, and won three out of the five awards.

8. This theatrical star has won Tony Awards for best actress in a musical for her roles in "Song and Dance", and "Annie Get your Gun".

Answer: Bernadette Peters

In June 2002, Bernadette Peters made her Radio City Music Hall solo debut in a concert entitled "Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein".

Answer: Liz Callaway

The Winter Garden Theater is most famous for "Cats", Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash hit that played for nearly 20 years showing an amazing 7,485 performances. Callaway is also a Tony winner for her first role on Broadway in "Baby" the musical and played opposite Lea Salonga in the Original Cast of "Miss Saigon" on Broadway.

10. Which character is NOT included in the Broadway musical "Aida"?

Answer: Sphinxa

In the Original Broadway cast of "Aida", the role of Amneris was played by Sherie Ren� Scott, Nehebka was played by Schele Williams and Aida was played by Heather Headley.

Source: Author bway14

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