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See What I Wanna See Trivia Quiz

"See What I Wanna See" debuted Off-Broadway in 2005 with book, music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa. It won an award for most outstanding musical, and was nominated for many more.

A multiple-choice quiz by anthonyrappfan. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
anthonyrappfan

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
231,835

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The musical was divided into two acts, each with a different story. What was the title of the first act? Hint

Gloryday

Mato and Kimari

Coffee

R shomon

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the title of the second act? Hint

R Shomon

Gloryday

3:00 PM

The Lake

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who originated the role of The Wife? Hint

Mary Testa

Sara Uriarte Berry

Sara Gettelfinger

Idina Menzel

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Question 4 of 10

4. Aaron Lohr played The Thief in the first act, but what role did he play in the second act? Hint

The Priest

The Husband

The Monsignor

A Reporter

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Question 5 of 10

5. What murder weapon was used to kill The Husband? Hint

A gun

A stilleto

A club

He was strangled

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Question 6 of 10

6. What illegal drug is referenced in the Act Two song "Coffee"? Hint

LSD

Cocaine

Ecstasy

Heroin

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Priest has an aunt who is an atheist.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which actress originally played the Psychic in Act One? Hint

Mary Testa

Randy Graff

Tovah Feldshuh

Joanna Gleason

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Question 9 of 10

9. Complete the lyric: "Tonight I _________ my lover for the last time."

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. This cast member also was an original cast member of the Broadway musical "Titanic". Hint

Martin Moran

Mary Testa

Henry Stram

Michael Cerveris

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The musical was divided into two acts, each with a different story. What was the title of the first act?

Answer: R shomon

The Husband describes how he and his wife were coming back from watching Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon". He remembers that the "A" was not lit on the marquee, so the title appeared as "R shomon"

2. What was the title of the second act?

Answer: Gloryday

"Gloryday" is about a priest who has lost his faith in God. He decides to play a joke on believers and declares that Christ will rise out of a lake at 3:00 PM in a few weeeks.

3. Who originated the role of The Wife?

Answer: Idina Menzel

Idina Menzel won a Tony Award for her role as Elphaba in "Wicked". She has also been in "Rent" and "The Wild Party", as well as "Aida". She was nominated for an award for her work with this show.

4. Aaron Lohr played The Thief in the first act, but what role did he play in the second act?

Answer: A Reporter

Aaron Lohr was seen in the 2005 movie version of "Rent" as a member of the Life Support group, but in "See What I Wanna See" his first act role is more interesting. He plays The Thief who boldly confesses his murder of The Husband, but did he really do it?

5. What murder weapon was used to kill The Husband?

Answer: A stilleto

The murdered Husband speaks through a psychic in Act One, "R shomon". He describes how it felt to have the knife pulled out of him, and he claims his death was a suicide.

6. What illegal drug is referenced in the Act Two song "Coffee"?

Answer: Cocaine

"Coffee" is sung by an Actress (Idina Menzel) who has just finished shooting a coffee commercial. Shortly afterwards she is in a car crash and is seriously injured. The Actress is one of the characters who believes in the Priest's prank.

7. The Priest has an aunt who is an atheist.

Answer: True

Aunt Monica describes God as "the greatest practical joke". She does begin to believe in God towards the end of the act, causing the Priest to question the prank that he has set in motion.

8. Which actress originally played the Psychic in Act One?

Answer: Mary Testa

Mary Testa also played Aunt Monica in Act Two. She has also been seen on Broadway as Domina in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", in "A New Brain" Off-Broadway and in "Chicago" on Broadway.

9. Complete the lyric: "Tonight I _________ my lover for the last time."

Answer: Kiss

This lyric is sung in the first song of both acts, "Kesa" and "Morito", respectively. In the first act, The Wife sings the song, and in the second act, The Husband sings it.

10. This cast member also was an original cast member of the Broadway musical "Titanic".

Answer: Henry Stram

Henry Stram played George Widener and a variety of other roles in the 1997 musical "Titanic". He later replaced Allan Corduner as Henry Etches, the First Class Steward.

Source: Author anthonyrappfan

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