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1. Rex Harrison originated the role of Henry Higgins in "My Fair Lady". Who was the original Henry in the first road company of the show in 1957?
2. What leading man created the role of Cliff Bradshaw in the original cast of "Cabaret"? (He later went on to become a game show host.)
3. Robert Preston played Harold Hill for the entire length of the Broadway run of "The Music Man."
4. Two actors have played the same part in two different productions. The actor who recreated the parts in the two shows won Tony Awards for his performance. Who are the two actors and the two musicals?
5. What actor created the role of David in "Torch Song Trilogy" during its off-Broadway run in 1982? He later went on to fame on screen and Broadway.
6. On June 30, 1985, the curtain rang down on Yul Brynner's 4,000th performance in "The King and I". He died the next day.
7. Alan Cumming created the role of The Emcee in the 1993 revival of "Cabaret." He gave The Emcee a degree of sex appeal. In this production he bared something for the entire audience to see. What was it?
8. This leading man has appeared in "Sweeney Todd", "La Cage Aux Folles", "Follies" and "Sunset Boulevard". He is a 3 time Tony Award winner
9. One of Broadway's greatest leading men almost lost his first job. He was out of town with a play and the entire cast signed a petition to have him fired due to his bad behavior. The producer let him stay and he won rave reviews and went on to Broadway stardom in other shows. It was 1955 and the show starred Ruth Gordon. Who was the young man?
10. What actor played the title role in the musical version of "Purlie" in 1972? He was on the television show "Soap" in 1977 and got his own spinoff called "Benson."
11. Which of these men was NOT in the original cast of "Follies" in 1971?
12. This leading man appeared in many Broadway musicals and plays. "Redhead","No Strings", "Kismet" are just a few. His signature role was playing Don Quixote in the 1965 production of "Man of La Mancha." Name the actor.
13. This actor has appeared on Broadway and in films. One of his greatest roles was in 1973 in the play "That Championship Season". He has a daughter who won an Academy Award in 1995.
14. Campbell Scott is the son of two famous actors. Who was his mother?
15. Lewis J Stadlen is a Broadway actor who has worked in many productions. His debut was in "Minnie's Boys" in 1970 with a wonderful impersonation of Groucho Marx. He later went on to star in "The Sunshine Boys". In 2003 he was in the national company of a high profile smash musical. What was the show?
16. When Steven Weber leaves the Broadway production of "The Producers" in mid December he will be replaced by the original Leo, Matthew Broderick.
17. This actor created the part of the Leading Player in "Pippin" in 1971. He later appeared on Broadway 2002, in "I'm Not Rappaport". Who is he?
18. Who played Paul, the gay dancer, in the original production of "A Chorus Line"? He won a Tony Award for his performance.
19. This leading actor began his career in the 1954 production of "Threepenny Opera". He created El Gallo in "The Fantasticks", was in "Promises, Promises", "Carnival", "6 Rms Riv Vu", the original "Chicago". He also starred on a hit TV series.
20. What actor starred opposite Robert Morse in "Sugar"? He later appeared in a hit Broadway comedy.
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