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1. Vivian Blaine portrayed Miss Adelaide in the original Broadway production of "Guys and Dolls". She played alongside Sam Levene, Robert Alda, and Isabel Bigley. Was Vivian Blaine the only member of those four to reprise his or her role in the movie-version of "Guys and Dolls"?
2. The autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee, celebrated burlesque dancer and striptease artist, was adapted for the stage in "Gypsy". She was heavily coerced by her assertive mother Rose, played by Ethel Merman. In which movie did Merman play Lieutenant Hurwitz, a shell-shocked soldier who "thought" he was Ethel Merman?
3. "Grease" was made into an iconic 1970s movie featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John. But before it appeared on any silver screen, it appeared on a stage. One of the original cast members was Adrienne Barbeau. Which character did she play?
4. Another iconic movie from the 1970s was "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". In it, a young couple's vehicle broke down, which made them enter the home of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a mad scientist from the planet Transsexual. Who played the doctor in both the movie and the musical?
5. Jerry Orbach played Billy Flynn, the lawyer representing murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart, in the 1975 production of "Chicago". He went on to play Detective Lennie Briscoe in which popular television series?
6. "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" featured a man who opened a barbershop to free London of the crooked upper class in hope of reuniting with his daughter. Sweeney's barbershop was above a shop that sold London's nastiest pies. Who played Mrs. Lovett, the lady who ran it?
7. Joanna Gleason played Morgan Winslow in the television series "Diff'rent Strokes" and its spinoff, "Hello, Larry". She also appeared in the original Broadway production of "Into the Woods". She even won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for playing which role?
8. Jesse L. Martin appeared in Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-winning musical. He portrayed Tom Collins, an AIDS-ridden homosexual who used to teach philosophy at MIT. Collins was in love with Angel, a drag queen with AIDS, in which play featuring the songs "Seasons of Love", "Out Tonight", and "Take Me or Leave Me"?
9. Idina Menzel was nominated for a Tony Award for her part as Maureen in the original Broadway production of "Rent". She did not take home the award, but she did take home the award for Best Actress in a Musical nearly a decade later for her role as Elphaba in which musical?
10. "Spamalot" premiered in 2005 and subsequently won three Tony Awards. It parodied Arthurian tales in a very Monty Python manner. King Arthur rounded up his knights and together they journeyed to find the Holy Grail. Sound familiar? Which of the following actors did not appear in the original Broadway cast?
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