EGOT Winners - The Tonys Trivia Quiz

Answer: No Strings

"No Strings" was written as a collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Samuel A. Taylor, with Taylor writing the book and Rodgers responsible for the songs, making it the only theatrical score where Rodgers where wrote both the music and lyrics. The show was pioneering in that it makes implicit reference to the nascent civil rights movement; although there is nothing in either the book or song lyrics to suggest ethnicity, Rodgers had African-American actress Diahann Carroll cast in the female lead opposite white actor Richard Kiley. "No Strings" was nominated for a total of nine Tony Awards, winning three, including Best Original Score for Richard Rodgers.

Answer: Richard Burton

"Time Remembered" was written by Patricia Moyes as a translation of a French play, "Léocadia". Initially produced in London's West End in 1955, a Broadway production opened in 1957 with Richard Burton in the lead role of the Prince, and Helen Hayes as his aunt, the Duchess. Opening in November 1957 at the Morosco Theatre, it ran for 248 performances until June 1958, earning a total of seven Tony nominations, with two wins, including a second as Distinguished Dramatic Actress for Helen Hayes; her first win had been in the very first Tony Awards in 1947 for the play "Happy Birthday".

Answer: The Ritz

"The Ritz" was written by Terrence McNally during his time as playwright-in-residence at the Yale Repertory Theatre. Originally named "The Tubs", which was a slang term for baths, the play was put on at Yale in 1974 before being chosen to transfer to Broadway.

However, the title had to be changed, as there was already a play called "Tubstrip" playing in New York. Jack Weston was cast in the lead role, while Rita Moreno played Googie Gomez. "The Ritz" opened at the Longacre Theatre in January 1975 and played for 398 performances, earning Rita Moreno the Tony Award for Actress, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic).

Answer: Alan Ayckbourn

The majority of Scott Rudin's Tony wins have been for producing drama, with each of the three English dramatists Frayn, Bennett and Butterworth winning the award for Best Play alongside Rudin. Michael Frayn's play "Copenhagen" originally opened in London in 1998, before transferring to the Royale Theatre on Broadway in 2000. Alan Bennett's "The History Boys" ran at the National Theatre in London from May 2004 to February 2006, before the original cast took it to the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway from April to October 2006. Jez Butterworth's "The Ferryman" ran in London from April 2017 to May 2018, before moving to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York in October 2018.

Answer: Ondine

"Ondine" was originally written in French by Giraudoux, premiering in Paris in 1939. In 1954, an adaptation by Maurice Valency was staged at the 46th Street Theatre in New York, with Audrey Hepburn in the lead role. At that time, Hepburn had played the lead in "Gigi" on Broadway, but was not yet a major star.

However, six months prior to the opening of "Ondine", she had her first major film role starring in "Roman Holiday" - on 25 March 1954, Hepburn won the Best Actress Oscar for the film, while three days later she was awarded the Tony for Distinguished Dramatic Actress for "Ondine".

Answer: A Chorus Line

"A Chorus Line", a musical set during the auditions for a musical, originated from a series of workshop sessions with groups of dancers that were held with a view to forming a new dance company to put on workshops for Broadway dancers. The plan of "A Chorus Line" evolved out of these sessions, with an eventual plot line forming, which became the book written by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante. Marvin Hamlisch was brought in to write the score, with lyrics by Edward Kleban.

The show originally opened at the Shubert Theatre in July 1975, running for an eventual total of 6,137 performances, only closing in April 1990, making it the longest running production in Broadway history until its record was surpassed in 1997.

At the 1975 Tonys, it was nominated for a total of twelve, winning nine, including Marvin Hamlisch's for Best Original Score.

Answer: Brad Oscar

Although Mel Brooks had the idea of a terrible musical way back in 1962, this was as a satirical look at Broadway, rather than an actual musical itself. It was producer David Geffen who eventually persuaded Brooks that his classic movie "The Producers" would actually make a good Broadway show. Having been convinced, he approached Jerry Herman to write the songs, which Herman declined, telling Brooks that he was a good enough songwriter to do the job himself. Brooks subsequently wrote the book in collaboration with Thomas Meehan, and all of the songs in the show. "The Producers" opened at the St James Theatre in April 2001, and eventually closed in April 2007.

At the 2001 Tonys, "The Producers" won a total of twelve awards, with Brooks himself winning the Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score awards.

In the 2005 film, Brad Oscar, who played the role of Franz Liebkind in the show, had a small cameo, with Liebkind instead played by Will Ferrell.

Answer: Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" was originally produced on Broadway in 1949, with a number of revivals taking place in the decades following. In February 2012, a new revival, produced by Scott Rudin and directed by Mike Nichols, opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre for a limited 16 week run.

In this, Nichols, who as a teenager had seen the 1949 production directed by Elia Kazan, staged what was viewed as a reproduction of the original. The play received a total of seven Tony nominations, winning both Best Director of a Play for Mike Nichols, and Best Revival.

Answer: Thoroughly Modern Millie

In 1998, Whoopi Goldberg announced that she had reached agreement to co-produce a new stage version of the 1967 film musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie". The show went through a significant production process, initially starting out in workshops in 1999, before moving to previews in October 2000, and eventually opening at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway in April 2002, running for 903 performances until June 2004.

At the 2002 Tonys, the show was nominated for a total of eleven awards, winning six, including Best Musical.

Answer: Starlight Express

Andrew Lloyd Webber has won Tony awards for four of the shows that have transferred to Broadway. In 1980, he won his first when, alongside Tim Rice, he was awarded the Tony for Best Original Score for "Evita". Three years later, he won the same award for a second time, alongside the award for Best Musical, this time for "Cats".

In 1988, Lloyd Webber won his second Best Musical award, this time for "The Phantom of the Opera", while in 1995 he won Best Musical and, alongside Don Black and Christopher Hampton, Best Original Score for "Sunset Boulevard..