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Quiz about Into The Woods The Casts
Quiz about Into The Woods The Casts

"Into The Woods": The Casts Trivia Quiz


This quiz features 10 questions about the cast of the original run of "Into the Woods".

A multiple-choice quiz by movie_mac. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
movie_mac
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
119,948
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
912
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who originally played Cinderella's Stepmother? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Chuck Wagner played Rapunzel's Prince. Which role did he understudy for? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Chip Zien (The Baker) served as announcer for what talk show? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Robert Westenberg (Cinderella's Prince/Wolf) married a co-star. Who was she? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Danielle Ferland appeared in a Woody Allen movie before "Into the Woods". What movie was it? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How many original members of the cast had appeared in "Sunday in the Park with George"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The full original cast were in the PBS "Great Performances" special.


Question 8 of 10
8. Joanna Gleason (The Baker's Wife) has appeared in many movies. Which movie was she NOT in in? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Both The Baker (Chip Zien) and The Baker's Wife (Joanna Gleason) are from Canada?


Question 10 of 10
10. How many cast members (not including understudies or standbys) were in the original cast of "Into the Woods"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who originally played Cinderella's Stepmother?

Answer: Joy Franz

Merle Louise played Cinderella's Mother, Jean Kelly played Snow White, and Maureen Davis played Sleeping Beauty.
2. Chuck Wagner played Rapunzel's Prince. Which role did he understudy for?

Answer: Cinderella's Prince

Wagner later went on to understudy The Beast and Gaston in Broadway's "Beauty & the Beast".
3. Chip Zien (The Baker) served as announcer for what talk show?

Answer: The Caroline Rhea Show

Zien has also had guest spots on "Law & Order", "Son of the Beach", "Deadline", "Judging Amy", "Now & Again", "Cosby", and "Wings".
4. Robert Westenberg (Cinderella's Prince/Wolf) married a co-star. Who was she?

Answer: Kim Crosby (Cinderella)

In a match made in the Martin Beck Theatre, Cinderella & Cinderella's Prince were married.
5. Danielle Ferland appeared in a Woody Allen movie before "Into the Woods". What movie was it?

Answer: Radio Days

Although she appeared in "Mighty Aphrodite" after "Into the Woods", she only had appeared in "Radio Days" before dawning the red cape.
6. How many original members of the cast had appeared in "Sunday in the Park with George"?

Answer: Four

Bernadette Peters (The Witch), Barbara Bryne (Jack's Mother), Danielle Ferland (Little Red Riding Hood), and Robert Westenberg were all in "Sunday in the Park with George", another Sondheim classic.
7. The full original cast were in the PBS "Great Performances" special.

Answer: False

Only Jean Kelly (Snow White) was not part of the PBS "Great Performances" presentation. She was replaced by Cindy Robinson.
8. Joanna Gleason (The Baker's Wife) has appeared in many movies. Which movie was she NOT in in?

Answer: What About Bob?

Joanna played Adult Gertrude Lang in "Mr. Holland's Opus", Dirk's Mother in "Boogie Nights", and Kitty Donolly in "The Wedding Planner". Her co-star in "Into the Woods", Tom Aldredge was in "What About Bob?", but not her.
9. Both The Baker (Chip Zien) and The Baker's Wife (Joanna Gleason) are from Canada?

Answer: False

Gleason was born in Winnipeg, but Zien was born in Wisconsin.
10. How many cast members (not including understudies or standbys) were in the original cast of "Into the Woods"?

Answer: 19

Tom Alderedge (Narrator/Mysterious Man), Kim Crosby (Cinderella), Ben Wright (Jack), Chip Zien (The Baker), Joanna Gleason (The Baker's Wife), Bernadette Peters (The Witch), Danielle Ferland (Little Red Riding Hood), Robert Westenberg (Cinderella's Prince/Wolf, Chuck Wagner (Rapunzel's Prince), Pamela Winslow (Rapunzel), Barbara Bryne (Jack's Mother), Joy Franz (Cinderella's Stepmother), Kay McClelland (Florinda), Lauren Mitchell (Lucinda), Edmund Lyndeck (Cinderella's Father), Merle Louise (Cinderella's Mother/Grandmother/Giant), Philip Hoffman (Steward), Jean Kelly (Snow White), and Maureen Davis (Sleeping Beauty) made up the original cast of "Into the Woods".
Source: Author movie_mac

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