Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit Quiz

Answer: Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman does not get mentioned. However, the other movie stars are mentioned in the following contexts.

Billy Crystal - In the opening number of the soundtrack, the woman sings that they will 'drug Annie with Billy Crystal'.

Kevin Bacon - In 'No Leading Lady Tonight' (the opening number of Act Two), the songs go 'I went to see Elaine Stritch, there was a technical glitch. She came on stage and had turned into Kevin Bacon. That was an interesting switch'.

Hugh Jackman - There are two songs dedicated to Hugh Jackman and 'The Boy From Oz'. One of the singers imitates him in the songs 'Welcome to the Tonys' and 'I Go To Rio'.

Answer: Merman WAS Mama Rose

In the song, Bernadette is sick and tired of people comparing her performance of Mama Rose in 'Gypsy' to Ethel Merman's performance of Mama Rose. When Bernadette played Mama Rose on Broadway, it was to very mixed reviews.

Answer: Cats

This is a song sung by a woman imitating Patti Lupone, and is all about how she loves Patti Lupone in the many roles that she played. During the song, she mentions lead roles in 'Les Mis', 'Evita' and 'Can-Can'.

Answer: 29

We know that she is 29 years old when we meet her, because she opens the show with 'I'm 30 years old tomorrow'. In the song she is lamenting that she hasn't worked since she was 10 years old which was when she played Annie.

Answer: Jerry Orbach

We meet Jerry Orbach (well, someone impersonating him) who has turned up to investigate the death of the woman who played Annie. As well as being on the hit show 'Law and Order', in real life Jerry Orbach was a Broadway star, playing many lead roles that included Billy Flynn in 'Chicago'.

Answer: Madonna

Fyedke says to Chava 'I've brought you a book. It's Madonna's latest. It's full of eye-popping photos'. In the real 'Fiddler on the Roof', Fyedke and Chava have to elope as they have very different backgrouns and Chava's father, Tevye, does not approve of them even speaking to each other, let alone getting married.

Answer: Stephen Sondheim

What starts as a declaration of their love for 'Assassins' composer Stephen Sondheim, quickly turns to anger and hate as they realise his songs are just too hard to sing.

'Teach me to count in five-four time'
'Put me through music theory hell'

Answer: Monkeys

During 'Defying Chenoweth', we hear monkey sounds on the soundtrack, and we hear them chasing Kristin Chenoweth away.

Answer: Fly

Idina sings 'In all the big shows lately all the leading ladies have to fly'. 'Wicked' was one of the hit shows at the Tony awards of 2004, hosted by Hugh Jackman, and Idina Menzel won the award for Best Actress in a Musical. Idina is married to another Broadway star, Taye Diggs.

Answer: Kathy Bates

Edie sings 'Ma, don't mention Kathy Bates, she's weird as can be. She's so brilliant I could choke her'. Her mother replies with 'You're the one that's mediocre'. Edie is best known for her Emmy award winning work as Carmella Soprano in the hit TV show 'The Sopranos'.