Fractured Showtunes Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Music of the Night

In "The Phantom of the Opera," the Phantom sings "The Music of the Night" to his muse, the chorus-girl-turned-leading-lady Christine, after he leads her from her dressing room into his underground lair.

"Let your mind start a journey
through a strange, new world!
Leave all thoughts
of the world you knew before!
Let your soul take you where you long to be!
Only then can you belong to me!

DID YOU KNOW that when "The Phantom of the Opera" premiered on Broadway in January 1988, Michael Crawford (The Phantom) was almost 20 years (18 years 7 months to be exact) older than his co-star Sarah Brightman who played Christine?

Answer: What I Did For Love

Led by Diana, the dancers in the company of "A Chorus Line" sing "What I Did For Love" as they profess their deep love for the art form--dance--which blessed them with talent and supported them throughout their lives.

"Look my eyes are dry
The gift was ours to borrow
It's as if we always knew
And I won't forget
What I did for love."

DID YOU KNOW that in the somewhat dreadful movie of "A Chorus Line," the context behind "What I Did For Love" was completely changed? Instead of being a song about seventeen gypsies (chorus dancers) and their passion for dance, "What I Did For Love," became an unneeded song about Cassie professing her love for Zach.

Answer: As Long As He Needs Me

In "Oliver!" Nancy sings "As Long As He Needs Me," as she contemplates her difficult situation and firmly avers her love for her abusive boyfriend Bill Sykes.

"I won't betray his trust
Though people say I must
I got to stay true, just
As long as he needs me."

DID YOU KNOW that Georgia Brown (Broadway's original Nancy) was born Lillian Klot? The classic Louis Armstrong song, "Sweet Georgia Brown" was the inspiration for her stage name.

Answer: Wilkommen

In "Wilkommen" the eccentric Emcee welcomes everyone to the Kit Kat Klub, a place where are all the troubles of Nazi Germany are forgotten.

"(spoken) Leave your troubles outside
So--life is disappointing? Forget it!
We have no troubles here!
Here, life is beautiful...
The girls are beautiful...
Even the orchestra is beautiful!"

DID YOU KNOW that the movie of "Cabaret" holds the record for most Academy Awards won in a single year without winning the Best Picture award? "Cabaret" took home eight Oscars, but "The Godfather" won Best Picture.

Answer: Rainbow Tour

In "Rainbow Tour," Che, "Evita"'s somewhat omniscient narrator, sings of Evita Peron's tour of Europe and the beginnings of her ultimately fatal battle with uterine cancer.

"Let's hear it for the Rainbow Tour
It's been an incredible success
We weren't quite sure
We had a few doubts
'Would Evita win through?
And the answer is 'yes!'"

DID YOU KNOW that of all the roles Mandy Patinkin (the original Che in "Evita") has played in his career, his all-time favorite was his hilarious turn as Inigo Montoya in "The Princess Bride"? It was he that delivered the oft-quoted line "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!"

Answer: Someone Like You

In "Jekyll and Hyde," Lucy, a prostitute who befriends Henry Jekyll, sings "Someone Like You" as he cares for her after she is abused by his evil alter-ego Edward Hyde.

"But if someone like you
Found someone like me
Then suddenly,
Nothing would ever be the same.
My heart would take wing
And I'd feel so alive!
If someone like you found me!"

DID YOU KNOW that "Jekyll and Hyde" composer Frank Wildhorn was married to his star (the original Lucy in "Jekyll and Hyde") and muse Linda Eder from 1998 until 2004?

Answer: The American Dream

In "Miss Saigon," the sleazy Engineer sings "The American Dream," as he dreams of America, the "land of opportunity," and the material and extravagant wealth that he believes exists in abundance there.

"I'm fed up with small-time hustles
I'm too good to waste my talent for greed
I need room to flex my muscles
In an ocean where the big sharks feed
Make me Yankee
They're my fam'ly
They're selling what people need."

DID YOU KNOW that in 1990, just before "Miss Saigon" came to Broadway, Actors Equity ruled that Asian actors must be given equal casting opportunities? It is because of this that Jonathan Pryce, who had played the role of the Engineer in London, was almost not allowed to reprise his role on Broadway.

Answer: Somewhere That's Green

In "Somewhere That's Green," Audrey sings of her dreams of a perfect world in suburbia where she is far away from the slums of Skid Row and her abusive relationship.

"Between our frozen dinner
And our bedtime--nine-fifteen
We snuggle watchin' 'Lucy'
On our big, enormous twelve-inch screen."

DID YOU KNOW that "Little Shop of Horrors," originally a small, campy, off-Broadway show, was based on an even smaller-budget, campy 1960 Robert Corman film of the same name with a cast that included a young actor named Jack Nicholson?

Answer: Wouldn't It Be Loverly

The poor Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle sings "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" as she dreams of a life of luxury.

"Ow, so loverly sittin' abso-bloomin'-lutely still.
I would never budge 'til spring
Crept over me windowsill
Someone's 'ead restin' on my knee
Warm an' tender as 'e can be
Who takes good care of me
Ow, wouldn't it be loverly."

Although it is hard to believe, DID YOU KNOW that Julie Andrews was almost fired during rehearsals of "My Fair Lady"?

Answer: Defying Gravity

Elphaba sings "Defying Gravity" as she makes the fateful decision to rebel against the Wizard's tyranny and become, in the minds of the people of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West.

"So if you care to find me
Look to the western sky
As someone told me lately
'Ev'ryone deserves a chance to fly'
And if I'm flying solo
At least I'm flying free!"

DID YOU KNOW that Idina Menzel and Sherie Rene Scott have each replaced the other in a show? Idina Menzel was the original Maureen in "Rent" and was first succeeded in the role by Sherie Rene Scott. Sherie Rene Scott originated the role of Amneris in "Aida" and was first replaced by Idina Menzel.

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