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Tony Award Winners Trivia Quiz

Tony Awards don't always go to the most obvious nominee! See if you can select the Tony winner for best Musical, Actor or Actress for selected years from 1947 to the current day.

A multiple-choice quiz by LemonCurry. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
LemonCurry

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
174,868

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
850

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who won the 1976 Tony Award for Actress in a Musical? Hint

Gwen Verdon ('Chicago')

Vivian Reed ('Bubbling Brown Sugar')

Donna McKechnie ('A Chorus Line')

Chita Rivera ('Chicago')

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which show won the 1983 Tony for Best Musical? Hint

Blues in the Night

Cats

Merlin

My One and Only

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Question 3 of 15

3. It's 2000 - who won the Tony for Actor in a Musical? Hint

Craig Bierko ('The Music Man')

George Hearn ('Putting It Together')

Brian Stokes Mitchell ('Kiss Me Kate')

Mandy Patinkin ('The Wild Party')

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which show from 1949 won the very first Best Musical Tony? Hint

Anything Goes

Oklahoma!

Kiss Me Kate

South Pacific

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical in 1957? Hint

Julie Andrews ('My Fair Lady')

Judy Holliday ('Bells Are Ringing')

Ethel Merman ('Happy Hunting')

Dolores Grey ('Destiny Rides Again')

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which show won the Musical Tony for 2002? Hint

Mama Mia!

Urinetown

Sweet Smell of Success

Thoroughly Modern Millie

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Question 7 of 15

7. It's 1964: who won the Tony for Actress in a Musical? Hint

Inga Swenson ('110 in the Shade')

Barbra Streisand ('Funny Girl')

Carol Channing ('Hello, Dolly!')

Beatrice Lillie ('High Spirits')

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Question 8 of 15

8. It's still 1964! Which musical grabs the Tony? Hint

Hello, Dolly!

High Spirtits

Funny Girl

She Hates Me

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Question 9 of 15

9. The first winner of the Tony for Best Actor in a Musical - presented in 1948 - went to which actor? Hint

Paul Hartman ('Angel in the Wings')

Thomas MItchell ('Hazel Flagg')

Ray Bolger ('Where's Charley?')

Walter Slezak ('Fanny')

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Question 10 of 15

10. What show won the Best Musical Tony in 1972? Hint

Grease

Two Gentlemen of Verona

Follies

Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which musical tied with 'The Sound of Music' in the 1960 Tonys? Hint

Gypsy

One More for the Road

Take Me Along

Fiorello!

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who won the 1984 Tony for Actress in a Musical? Hint

Chita Rivera ('The Rink')

Liza Minelli ('The Rink')

Rhetta Hughes ('Amen Corner')

Bernadette Peters ('Sunday in the Park with George')

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Question 13 of 15

13. The nominees for the 1958 Musical Tony were as follows - but which show won? Hint

West Side Story

New Girl in Town

Jamaica

The Music Man

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Question 14 of 15

14. We're still in 1958; who won the Tony for Actor in a Musical? Hint

Robert Preston ('Music Man')

Eddie Foy, Jr. ('Rumple')

Ricardo Montalban ('Jamaica')

Tony Randall ('Oh, Captain')

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who won the Tony for Actress in a Musical in 1960? Hint

Ethel Merman ('Gypsy')

Eileen Hurle ('Take Me Along')

Carol Burnett ('Once Upon a Mattress')

Mary Martin ('Sound of Music')

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the 1976 Tony Award for Actress in a Musical?

Answer: Donna McKechnie ('A Chorus Line')

Donna McKechnie danced her way to the Tony for her role as Cassie in the original 'concept' musical, 'A Chorus Line' . . . but Chita and Gwen were stunning in the original 'Chicago'!

2. Which show won the 1983 Tony for Best Musical?

Answer: Cats

This is one of the more obvious Tonys! Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Cats' continued to run for years!

3. It's 2000 - who won the Tony for Actor in a Musical?

Answer: Brian Stokes Mitchell ('Kiss Me Kate')

That's tough competition with Broadway stalwarts Mandy Patinkin and George Hearn!

4. Which show from 1949 won the very first Best Musical Tony?

Answer: Kiss Me Kate

Actually, the Tonys weren't up-and-running for the original productions of 'Oklahoma!' or 'Anything Goes' . . . and 'South Pacific' didn't bag the Best Musical Tony until 1950.

5. Who won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical in 1957?

Answer: Judy Holliday ('Bells Are Ringing')

My money would've been on Miss Andrews . . . Sadly she has never won a Tony! Ethel only ever won a single Tony for 'Call Me Madam' in 1951 and dear Dolores never did ride Destiny again . . .

6. Which show won the Musical Tony for 2002?

Answer: Thoroughly Modern Millie

Great selection . . . Millie won on sheer pizzazz value!

7. It's 1964: who won the Tony for Actress in a Musical?

Answer: Carol Channing ('Hello, Dolly!')

Funnily enough, Babs went on to do the film versions of not only 'Funny Girl' but also 'Hello, Dolly', recreating Miss Channing's role in a rather lacklustre way. Carol Channing was considered by Hollywood to be "too weird . . ." to play Dolly!

8. It's still 1964! Which musical grabs the Tony?

Answer: Hello, Dolly!

'Dolly' might've had Jerry Herman at the helm . . . but 'Funny Girl' had Streisand!

9. The first winner of the Tony for Best Actor in a Musical - presented in 1948 - went to which actor?

Answer: Paul Hartman ('Angel in the Wings')

Ray Bolger went on to do 'Damn Yankees' among other things. Paul Hartman was probably exhausted after doing 'Angel' . . . The 1947 Tony Awards didn't have a specific award for Best Actor in a Musical.

10. What show won the Best Musical Tony in 1972?

Answer: Two Gentlemen of Verona

Oddly enough, 'Grease' - which didn't win - has gone on and on and on and on . . .

11. Which musical tied with 'The Sound of Music' in the 1960 Tonys?

Answer: Fiorello!

I bet there were a few debates over 'Gypsy' missing out on that one!

12. Who won the 1984 Tony for Actress in a Musical?

Answer: Chita Rivera ('The Rink')

An intriguing line-up of talent! Liza and Rita from the same show and Broadway's darling, Bernadette Peters. Poor Rhetta Hughes was seriously out-classed . . .

13. The nominees for the 1958 Musical Tony were as follows - but which show won?

Answer: The Music Man

Another interesting call; 'West Side Story' is still regarded as a vitally important landmark musical. 'The Music Man' was fun, but . . .

14. We're still in 1958; who won the Tony for Actor in a Musical?

Answer: Robert Preston ('Music Man')

No real surprises here! Just interesting to see Ricardo Montalban and Tony Randall struttin' their stuff on the musical stage!

15. Who won the Tony for Actress in a Musical in 1960?

Answer: Mary Martin ('Sound of Music')

Broadway never has been terribly kind to Carol Burnett, and this particular year, even the Queen of the Brassy Belters (Merman) lost out to sweet, demure Mary Martin.

Source: Author LemonCurry

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