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Songs For A New Quiz

This is a quiz about the original Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown's "Songs for a New World" and the original cast recording. How much do you think you know?

A multiple-choice quiz by sockmonkey17. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
sockmonkey17

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
221,771

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
165

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many people were in the original version of this play? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which song contains the line "Tomorrow we'll be free, my love, we'll never be afraid"? Hint

Hear My Song

She Cries

The World Was Dancing

I'd Give It All For You

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Question 3 of 10

3. Whose voice was featured on the play's soundtrack, that took the place of Billy Porter? Hint

Ty Taylor

Adam Pascal

Brooks Ashmanskas

Kevin Pariseau

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which song did Jason Robert Brown (the composer) sing in? Hint

Flying Home

The Steam Train

The New World

Hear My Song

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following songs was a solo sung by Jessica Molaskey? Hint

I'd Give It All For You

I'm Not Afraid of Anything

Just One Step

Christmas Lullaby

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which song contains the line "A new world just across the river, A new world where I'll have it all" Hint

The Steam Train

On The Deck of A Spanish Sailing Ship, 1492

The New World

The River Won't Flow

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who sang the song "The Flagmaker, 1775"? Hint

Andrea Burns

Jessica Molaskey

Ty Taylor

Adam Pascal

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Question 8 of 10

8. Finish this line from "Stars and The Moon". "Warm summer rain. And I thought, You know, I'd rather have _____" Hint

A ring

a train

champagne

a plane

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where did the show move to when it first left New York? Hint

Chicago

South Africa

Canada

England

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these plays did Jason Robert Brown compose? Hint

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Seussical

Les Miserables

The Last Five Years

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many people were in the original version of this play?

Answer: 4

The play featured two men and two women. Jessica Molaskey, Andrea Burns, Brooks Ashmanskas, and Billy Porter (whose voice was replaced on the recording)

2. Which song contains the line "Tomorrow we'll be free, my love, we'll never be afraid"?

Answer: The World Was Dancing

Although the song is said to be performed by Brooks Ashmanskas, all of the performers sang a little in the song.

3. Whose voice was featured on the play's soundtrack, that took the place of Billy Porter?

Answer: Ty Taylor

Kevin Pariseau was in the musical "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" and Adam Pascal was in "Aida".

4. Which song did Jason Robert Brown (the composer) sing in?

Answer: Hear My Song

Jason Robert Brown was behind the piano for the play, and sang from there towards the end of "Hear My Song".

5. Which of the following songs was a solo sung by Jessica Molaskey?

Answer: Just One Step

The other three songs were sung by Andrea Burns. Brooks Ashmanskas sang with her in "I'd Give It All For You".

6. Which song contains the line "A new world just across the river, A new world where I'll have it all"

Answer: The Steam Train

The words "a new world" were put into four songs and each time, the tune of that part was the same although the rest of each song was completely different. The songs were "The New World", "On the Deck of a Spanish Sailing Ship", "The Steam Train", and "Hear My Song".

7. Who sang the song "The Flagmaker, 1775"?

Answer: Jessica Molaskey

Jessica had many solo songs in the play, including "The Flagmaker", "Just One Step", "Stars and the Moon", and "Surabaya Santa".

8. Finish this line from "Stars and The Moon". "Warm summer rain. And I thought, You know, I'd rather have _____"

Answer: champagne

This song is about a woman who meets some very nice men who offer her stars and the moon and other wonderful things, but she wants the life of a movie star. Unfortunately for her, she gets it and finds that she regrets not keeping her chance at the moon.

9. Where did the show move to when it first left New York?

Answer: England

The play was left The WPA Theater in New York after 28 performances, but in 2001 made a premiere in the Bridewell Theatre in England.

10. Which of these plays did Jason Robert Brown compose?

Answer: The Last Five Years

"Joseph..." was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, "Les Mis..." by Claude-Michel Schoenberg, and "Seussical" by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens. "The Last Five Years" was a two person play starring Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott.

Source: Author sockmonkey17

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