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Quiz about Sondheims Putting It Together
Quiz about Sondheims Putting It Together

Sondheim's 'Putting It Together' Quiz

This quiz is about the 1999 Broadway production of the Sondheim revue 'Putting It Together' starring Carol Burnett, George Hearn, Ruthie Henshall, John Barrowman, and Bronson Pinchot.

A multiple-choice quiz by trishtea. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
trishtea
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
273,366
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
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203
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Question 1 of 15
1. Who plays the role of Carol Burnett's long-suffering husband? Hint


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Question 2 of 15
2. Complete the song title from the first half of the show: 'Everybody ought to have a ____'

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 15
3. The opening number to the show is the title song 'Putting It Together'.


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Question 4 of 15
4. Complete the line from 'My Husband the Pig':
The Wife: 'I think love's a ____
_____'
The Younger Woman: 'So do I' Hint


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Question 5 of 15
5. From what show is the song 'Bang!' taken, during which the younger characters consummate their relationship? Hint


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Question 6 of 15
6. Complete this song title, originally from 'Follies': 'Country ___'

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 15
7. Which song kicks off the second half of the show? Hint


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Question 8 of 15
8. From which show is the beautiful song 'Unworthy of Your Love' taken? Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. At the end of 'Could I Leave You?' what is the wife's decision - will she leave her husband?


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Question 10 of 15
10. During the opening of Act 2, what prop does Carol Burnett pull from behind the curtain? Hint


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Question 11 of 15
11. During 'It's Hot Up Here', whose room is tiny with a chair that's 'totally out of proportion'? Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. During 'Live Alone and Like It', how does 'The Younger Man' (John Barrowman) get from his room at the top of the set down to the stage? Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. Who is 'Not Getting Married Today'? Hint


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Question 14 of 15
14. At the end of 'There's Always A Woman', who rips the earrings from the ears of 'The Younger Woman'? Hint


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Question 15 of 15
15. In which Broadway theatre was this 1999 production staged? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who plays the role of Carol Burnett's long-suffering husband?

Answer: George Hearn

 George Hearn is fantastic as 'The Husband', John Barrowman plays 'The Younger Man', and Bronson Pinchot is 'The Observer'. Stephen Sondheim is of course the composer and lyricist.
2. Complete the song title from the first half of the show: 'Everybody ought to have a ____'

Answer: Maid

 'Everyone Ought to have a Maid' is a delightful comedy number performed by 'The Wife' (Carol Burnett) and 'The Observer' (Bronson Pinchot) as the wife's retaliation to her husband eyeing up 'The Younger Woman' (Ruthie Henshall).
3. The opening number to the show is the title song 'Putting It Together'.

Answer: False

'Putting It Together' is the second number, the opening is sung by 'The Observer' (Bronson Pinchot) directly to the audience and is called 'Invocation and Instructions to the Audience'. This comedy number includes instructions such as 'Please don't try to match us up with our headshots...we don't look like that anymore'!
4. Complete the line from 'My Husband the Pig': The Wife: 'I think love's a ____ _____' The Younger Woman: 'So do I'

Answer: dirty business

 'My Husband the Pig' is sung by 'The Wife' with short echoes from 'The Younger Woman'. It is a sad song about feeling used and lonely in a relationship.
5. From what show is the song 'Bang!' taken, during which the younger characters consummate their relationship?

Answer: A Little Night Music

 All of these shows have songs featured in 'Putting It Together', which is composed of a collection of songs from Sondheim's works loosely woven around the stories of two couples and their different perspectives on life and love.
6. Complete this song title, originally from 'Follies': 'Country ___'

Answer: House

 During this song the husband and wife try to find a solution to their flagging relationship. Following rows over differing ideas and conflicting schedules they finally decide on the title of a country house.
7. Which song kicks off the second half of the show?

Answer: Back in Business

 All of the other songs are also featured in the show: "Pretty Women" comes early in the first half, 'More' and 'The Road You Didn't Take' are both in the second half.
8. From which show is the beautiful song 'Unworthy of Your Love' taken?

Answer: Assassins

 All of these shows have songs in 'Putting It Together'. 'Unworthy of Your Love' is a wonderfully sweet song, where the two younger characters realise they do truly care about each other.
9. At the end of 'Could I Leave You?' what is the wife's decision - will she leave her husband?

Answer: No

At the end of the song she concludes that although she could quite happily leave her husband (and she lists the many reasons why it would be a good idea!), she would never actually leave.
10. During the opening of Act 2, what prop does Carol Burnett pull from behind the curtain?

Answer: a chair

 Carol gets fed up of trying to weave her way in and out of the curtain during the song so in the end decides to pull up a chair and sit down while the others dance around her.
11. During 'It's Hot Up Here', whose room is tiny with a chair that's 'totally out of proportion'?

Answer: The Younger Woman

 In this scene we see 'The Younger Woman' (played splendidly by Ruthie Henshall) crouched in a tiny space holding a chair that is only just bigger than her hand!
12. During 'Live Alone and Like It', how does 'The Younger Man' (John Barrowman) get from his room at the top of the set down to the stage?

Answer: lowered by a rope

 John Barrowman is expertly lowered down by a rope; later on in this scene while singing 'More', Ruthie Henshall is helped down a ladder by 'The Observer'.
13. Who is 'Not Getting Married Today'?

Answer: The Wife

 This song shows a scene from the wife's 'first wedding day'! She gets cold feet and ends up sending all the guests away.
14. At the end of 'There's Always A Woman', who rips the earrings from the ears of 'The Younger Woman'?

Answer: The Wife

 'There's Always A Woman' is a song about jealousy between the two women and their contempt for each other. During the song they each plot various ways to secretly kill the other.
15. In which Broadway theatre was this 1999 production staged?

Answer: Ethel Barrymore Theatre

 'Putting It Together' ran for 101 performances at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, which is now (as of October 2007) home to the play 'November'. The other theatres are currently showing 'Wicked' (George Gershwin Theatre), 'Avenue Q' (John Golden Theatre), and 'A Chorus Line' (Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre).
Source: Author trishtea

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