Neglected Songs from the Musicals Quiz

Answer: Far from the Home I Love

Perchik, the man who Hodel loves, has been sent to Siberia and she is determined to join him there. In the film a wide area with no signs of life is shown, and they are waiting by the railway track in the middle of nowhere. The train stops and Hodel gets on and it is very evident that she will be travelling a very long distance and may never see her father or family again.

The music was written by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.

Answer: Honey Bun

Nellie Forbush, played by Mitzi Gaynor, dressed as a sailor to sing and dance; she was helped by one of the ratings who took the part of 'Honey Bun', and got a lot of mockery from the audience. The song was written by Rogers and Hammerstein, who wrote all the songs in this musical.

Answer: A Boy Like That

The music for this wonderful show was written by Leonard Bernstein, and the lyrics were by Stephen Sondheim. It is based on 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare, which was the story of two young people from rival families in Italy who fall in love.

The story in 'West Side Story' follows the same theme, but in this case it is about racial tensions between the resident New Yorkers and the Hispanic immigrants from Puerto Rico. Both stories come to the same tragic end. Anita, girlfriend of Maria's brother Bernardo, discovers the lovers' secret, and sings this passionate song to try to get Maria to break it off with Tony.

Answer: Evita

Magaldi, a small time nightclub singer who is the man used by Evita to get her to Buenos Aires, sings this song early in the show. Eva and Magaldi also sing together a song called 'Eva, Beware of the City' in which they are joined by Eva's family and Che. The musical is written by Tim Rice (lyrics) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (music).

Answer: Oliver

The musical 'Oliver' was written by Lionel Bart, and is based on the novel 'Oliver Twist' by Charles Dickens. Oliver sings this after being thrown into the cellar of a funeral parlour for getting into a fight with Noah Claypole, the bullying servant of the undertaker. Mrs Bedwin, Mr. Brownlow's housekeeper, also sings 'Where is Love' later in the show.

Answer: Gigi

Gigi sings this lively song while drinking champagne with her grandmother and their family friend Gaston, who later becomes Gigi's suitor. This 1958 musical was written by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. It was based on the 1944 novel by the French writer Colette.

Answer: Mr. Cellophane

Poor Amos never seems to be noticed. People look straight through him and often call him Andy. His wife Roxie has no regard for him at all and is only interested in getting a career in showbiz. John Kander wrote the music for 'Chicago' and Fred Ebb wrote the lyrics. The original Broadway production opened in 1975.

Answer: Mr. Doolittle

This musical was based on the play 'Pygmalion' by George Bernard Shaw. Alan J. Lerner wrote the lyrics and the music was written by by Frederick Loewe. It is the story of a language expert who trains a poor flower girl in an effort to pass her off as a lady. Julie Andrews was a great success as the flower girl Eliza in the original stage version, and there was much controversy when Audrey Hepburn was chosen to star in the movie version.

Answer: Married

This musical is loosely based on the life of the exotic dancer Gypsy Rose Lee. The music was written by Jule Styne and the lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It is a story about a single mother who is determined that her daughters should have stage careers. In this wistful song it is revealed that the girls would really prefer a more conventional and settled life.

Answer: The Lambeth Walk

The music for 'Me and My Girl', first performed in 1937, was written by Noel Gay and its original book and lyrics were by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose. It has been revived many times since and new songs have been added e.g. in 1952 the song 'Leaning on a Lamppost' was added.

The story is about a cockney man who finds that he is related to the aristocracy. At a party he tries to impress his new upper class set, but soon drops the pretense and teaches the aristocrats the Lambeth Walk.