Lyrics from Musicals Trivia Quiz

Answer: Songs For A New World

Composed of beautiful songs by Jason Robert Brown.

Answer: Passion

Giorgio loves a woman named Clara. When he goes into the military, he writes letters to Clara. While there, Giorgio meets Fosca, the sister of his Colonel. Fosca falls in love with Giorgio, who does not love her at the present time. Fosca ends up showing Giorgio what true love is and Giorgio's world comes tumbling down as he realizes he loves Fosca as well and must leave Clara behind.

Answer: Gypsy

The story of a power-hungry stage mom (Rose) who pushes her children into show business. Rose believes that her younger daughter June has more talent than the older Louise and builds her acts around June until June marries at a young age and leaves Rose, Louise and their agent/Rose's love interest Herbie alone. Rose is determined to build a whole new act around Louise and will do anything for her daughter to become a star.

She ends up causing Herbie to leave when she volunteers the young Louise to strip in the "star spot" in a strip club. Louise likes her new job and becomes the infamous Gypsy Rose Lee, leaving her mother behind. Rose is all alone and laments about her unappreciative daughters and unfulfilling life.

In the end, mother and daughter (Rose and Louise) are re-united and the two go on without Herbie.

Answer: Children of Eden

This show tells the Creation story as it appears in the Bible with Adam and Eve and their lives after being thrown out of the Garden of Eden.

Answer: Oh, Kay

Jimmy, a soon to be married man, realizes he is in love with Kay, a woman pretending to be a cook in Jimmy's house. The lyric is from the song "Someone to Watch Over Me", which also features in the show "Crazy For You".

Answer: Falsettoland

The third part of the Marvin Trilogy ("In Trousers", "Falsettos" and "Falsettoland"), it shows Marvin's struggle as his lover Whizzer is battling AIDS. Marvin's ex-wife Trina, his son Jason, his psychiatrist Mendel and his friends Dr. Charolette and Cordelia support both Marvin and Whizzer, until Whizzer dies. The story tells of Whizzer's death as well as Jason's Bar Mitzvah.

Answer: Once Upon A Mattress

An adaptation of the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea", it chronicles a kingdom's search for a princess for their hapless prince. One candidate for princess is a young girl named Winnifred who is spunky and the complete opposite of any "true royaly".

She proves that she is perfect after completing all of the evil Queen's absolutely impossible tests (one of which includes feeling a pea under many many mattresses). With a little help from her friends in the castle, Winnifred and Prince Dauntless are married and live "happily ever after".

Answer: Side Show

Based on the true story of conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton who performed in the early 1900's. One loves performing and the other does not but they compromise and find love.

Answer: Merrily We Roll Along

A story that is chronicled going backward in time (1976-1957).

Answer: Parade

Based on a true story about a man who is wrongfully accused of murdering a young factory worker in the early 20th century. Everyone except his wife and governor are against him. During his trial, false testimonies of several "witnesses" are given and he is found to be guilty and is lynched by a mob at the show's end.

Answer: Gypsy

This song is sung at the end of the show "Gypsy". Momma Rose finds herself left by both her daughters as well as her fiancee Herbie and in this song, Rose suffers a breakdown. She pushed her daughters into the limelight instead of taking in the fame for herself.

Answer: Song and Dance

An interesting way to portray a Broadway show, both the first and second act have only one character. The first act is one English girl who sings and presents a story without dialogue with other characters or interactions between herself and others. The second act is one boy who does nothing but dance (hence the title "Song and Dance")

Answer: Ragtime

The story of Coalhouse Walker, a ragtime pianist and a young woman named Sarah, who is taken in by "Mother" to be cared for along with her infant son. Sarah and Coalhouse had been lovers but they had been torn apart and Coalhouse wants her back. They are re-united and Coalhouse promises a better life for them and their child. Sarah is soon killed and after much drama, Coalhouse leaves his men and tells them to go out and tell their story. Upon leaving the building, Coalhouse is shot and later in the story, "Father" is also killed. "Mother" is left to care for the children from now on.

Answer: Company

One of Stephen Sondheim's more well-known musicals, it contains the songs "Being Alive", "You Could Drive a Person Crazy", "Another Hundred People" and "The Ladies Who Lunch"

Answer: Once On This Island

The story of a young peasant girl who prays to find love and falls in love with a rich boy on her island after saving his life. The show chronicals Ti Moune's journey to find the young Daniel and her eventual death when she gives her life for the boy she loves.

She is granted eternal life by the Gods Asaka (Mother of the Earth), Agwe (God of water), Erzulie (Beautiful Goddess of love) and Papa Ge (Sly Demon of death) by the show's end.

Answer: Cabaret

The story takes place in Nazi Germany where Sally Bowles, an eccentric night club singer finds love with a timid English writer. The show deals with the complications that several characters face including Herr Schultz, the Jewish fruit merchant. Schultz is discriminated against because of his religion and his love interest Frauline Schneider cannot marry him because he is a Jew. Along the way, Sally becomes pregnant and has an abortion, to give up her life with Cliff and go on with show business.

The Emcee, a frightening character throughout the show, deals with problems of his own in the show's final scene.

Answer: Brigadoon

Tells the story of a town called Brigadoon which only comes alive one day in each century.

Answer: Scarlet Pimpernel

The story takes place in 1792 in France during the French Revolution. The title is taken from the character who rescues the ill-fated Frenchmen who fall victim to "Madame Guillotine".

Answer: Jekyll & Hyde

The battle between good and evil, it tells of Dr. Jekyll's battle with himself when his experiment goes wrong and he creates his evil alter ego Edward Hyde.

Answer: I Can Get It For You Wholesale

"I Can Get It For You Wholesale" was Barbra Streisand's big break into Broadway fame. She costarred with her future husband Eliot Gould.