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Quiz about Forbidden Broadway Summer Shock

Forbidden Broadway: Summer Shock! Quiz

"Forbidden Broadway: Summer Shock!" made its debut in July of 2004. I went to see it in August. It parodied nearly all the hit shows on Broadway at that time, and even a few that had recently closed. See if you can answer these questions about the show!

A multiple-choice quiz by Jacifan. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Jacifan

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
189,494

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. In "Beauty's Been Decreased", which of these is NOT replaced by a smaller version? Hint

Belle's dress

Belle's basket

Belle herself

Belle's hairpiece

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Question 2 of 10

2. One piece parodied "Avenue Q", "The Lion King", and "Little Shop of Horrors" all in one, proclaiming "You gotta get a ________". What?

Answer: (One Word -- What do the three have in common?)

3. The Broadway revival of "Fiddler on the Roof" had a long parody sequence to itself. In this, it made fun of several aspects of the show and implied still more. Which of these was NOT made fun of in the song? Hint

nobody having Jewish accents

Golde looking like a fashion model

the new song "Topsy Turvy" not fitting in

everything being directed wrong

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Question 4 of 10

4. What "Hairspray" song did they use to parody the 2004 Tonys? Hint

"Big, Blonde and Beautiful"

"You Can't Stop the Beat"

"Welcome to the '60s"

"Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now"

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Wicked" had a spoof section all to itself as well. The first half portrayed a power play between Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel (the stars of the show), and the rivalry between the two to get the Tony for Best Actress. At the very end of the sequence, there's something else that's laughed at about Idina Menzel. What is it? Hint

her singing technique being incorrect and how she's going to damage her voice

her loud singing

her height

her former role in "Rent"

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Forbidden Broadway" has made fun of Stephen Sondheim's wordy lyrics and difficult scores before with the song "Into the Words". In "Summer Shock!" they did this yet again with a parody of what "Assassins" song? Hint

Everybody's Got the Right

Gun Song

Unworthy of Your Love

The Ballad of Booth

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Question 7 of 10

7. In their parody of "Phantom of the Opera", they claimed that they did what whenever the actor playing the Phantom didn't hit the correct note? Hint

drop the chandelier on him

turn the reverb on

speed up the tempo of the music

make the music louder

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Question 8 of 10

8. A tribute to musical movies was performed, which included two songs from "Mary Poppins", one from "Hello, Dolly!", and one from which Lerner and Loewe musical? Hint

My Fair Lady

Paint Your Wagon

Camelot

Gigi

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Question 9 of 10

9. Several "star cameos" appeared throughout the show, including "Bernadette Peters" toward the end, singing a spoof of one of the songs from her show "Gypsy". Which song? Hint

Rose's Turn

Everything's Coming Up Roses

Some People

Small World

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Question 10 of 10

10. "The Producers", which won more Tonys than any other musical in history, showed up only briefly, in a song entitled, "Have You Ever Heard a Mel Brooks Song?" This song stated that songs by Mel Brooks were... what? Hint

too amateur

too tuneless

too offensive

too difficult to sing

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "Beauty's Been Decreased", which of these is NOT replaced by a smaller version?

Answer: Belle's hairpiece

The show makes fun of budget cuts for "Beauty and the Beast". They replace Belle's basket with a tiny one, her dress with a miniskirt, and, at the very end of the song, Belle herself with a Barbie.

2. One piece parodied "Avenue Q", "The Lion King", and "Little Shop of Horrors" all in one, proclaiming "You gotta get a ________". What?

Answer: puppet

All these shows use puppets as cast members: "Avenue Q" is a show where puppets are the main characters, several characters from "The Lion King" - including Rafiki and Timon - are played by puppets, and Audrey II from "Little Shop of Horrors" is a puppet.

Answer: the new song "Topsy Turvy" not fitting in

I actually liked "Fiddler" and didn't notice any of the things they mentioned, but the long spoof sequence claimed everything was misdirected, nobody sounded Jewish, the dance moves were too modern, Nahum the beggar's part was too big... Long, long list.

4. What "Hairspray" song did they use to parody the 2004 Tonys?

Answer: "Welcome to the '60s"

The song became, of course, "Welcome to the Tonys."

Answer: her loud singing

She starts off singing about "Defying Chenoweth" (a parody of "Wicked"'s "Defying Gravity") but ends up singing about how "no one is going to turn her down" because her voice has so much sheer volume.

Answer: Unworthy of Your Love

The song became "Unworthy of Your Words" and has lyrics such as, "I am unworthy of your words, Stephen, darling, and I can't sing your minor thirds" and - my personal favorite - "I would sing Passion, I would sing Follies, I would sing anything but Frogs...I couldn't make it through Frogs!"

7. In their parody of "Phantom of the Opera", they claimed that they did what whenever the actor playing the Phantom didn't hit the correct note?

Answer: turn the reverb on

"...simply flip the reverb switch from left to right..." When I went to see "Phantom", the actor stayed on key the whole time, but there sure was a lot of reverb!

8. A tribute to musical movies was performed, which included two songs from "Mary Poppins", one from "Hello, Dolly!", and one from which Lerner and Loewe musical?

Answer: My Fair Lady

The "Mary Poppins" spoofs made fun of Dick Van Dyke's accent and the silliness of making up new words to sing about. "Hello, Dolly!" showed Barbra Streisand hogging the spotlight and refusing to relinquish it, even to the great Louis Armstrong. And the "My Fair Lady" spoof, titled "Dub Me", proclaimed that Audrey Hepburn's only talent was wearing a hat and that it was vital she be dubbed.

9. Several "star cameos" appeared throughout the show, including "Bernadette Peters" toward the end, singing a spoof of one of the songs from her show "Gypsy". Which song?

Answer: Rose's Turn

The song claimed Bernadette's voice sounded too much like a young child's. At the end of the song, "Ethel Merman" showed up, who, of course, had played the same role in "Gypsy" when it first opened. Both performers playing Bernadette and Ethel were pretty fantastic - sounded just like them!

Answer: too offensive

Mel Brooks is famous for pushing the limits with his movies as far as offensiveness goes. In "The Producers", there were many people who were offended because of the "Springtime For Hitler" segment, which puts a silly, light spin on Hitler and the Holocaust.

Source: Author Jacifan

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