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Questions
Choices
1. Come To My Garden
Secret Garden
2. The Story Goes On
Aladdin
3. I'm Alive
Hairspray
4. Jenny Rebecca
Waitress
5. The Glamorous Life
Miss Saigon
6. Proud of Your Boy
A Little Night Music
7. I'd Give My Life For You
To Whom It May Concern
8. Mama Says - You Can't Back Down
Next To Normal
9. Everything Changes
Baby
10. Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now
Footloose
Select each answer
Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Come To My Garden
Answer: Secret Garden
Collin has been abed his entire life. Mary wants to take him out to the garden, but he hesitates until a ghost of his mother sings to him.
"Come to my garden,
Nestled in the hills.
There I'll keep you safe beside me."
2. The Story Goes On
Answer: Baby
Lizzie finds out that she's pregnant, but she still doesn't want to marry Danny. It's only when she's alone that she contemplates what her future with a child will be like.
"So this is the tale my mother told me
That tale that was much too dull to hold me
And this is the surge and the rush she said would show
Our story goes on"
3. I'm Alive
Answer: Next To Normal
Diana suffers from a bipolar disorder, which causes her to sometimes see her dead child, Gabe. In her vision, Gabe is determined to remain in her life.
"I'm alive, I'm alive, I am so alive
And I feed on the fear that's behind your eyes
And I need you to need me, it's no surprise
I'm alive, so alive
I'm alive."
4. Jenny Rebecca
Answer: To Whom It May Concern
Long before it was included in the score of the off-Broadway musical, this song became popular when recorded by Barbra Streisand. In the musical, a new mother cradles her child as she sings.
"Jenny Rebecca, four days old,
how do you like the world so far?
Jenny Rebecca, four days old,
what a lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, girl you are."
5. The Glamorous Life
Answer: A Little Night Music
Because her mother, Desiree, is never happy unless performing, Fredrika is in the care of her grandmother, Madam Armfeldt. Fredricka opens this song with her wish for an ordinary mother.
"Ordinary mothers lead ordinary lives,
Keep the house and sweep the parlor,
Cook the meals and look exhausted."
6. Proud of Your Boy
Answer: Aladdin
Aladdin promises to make his mother proud. He admits to his past faults, and promises to turn over a new leaf.
Originally written and discarded from the film version in 1992, the song was added to the musical stage version.
"Proud of your boy
I'll make you proud of your boy
Believe me, bad as I've been, Ma
You're in for a pleasant surprise"
7. I'd Give My Life For You
Answer: Miss Saigon
Kim struggles to survive in a war-torn country with the son of an American soldier. In desperation she tries to make a better life for him.
"You didn't ask me to be born
You,
Why should you learn of war or pain?
To be sure you're not hurt again,
I swear I'd give my life for you."
8. Mama Says - You Can't Back Down
Answer: Footloose
Ren finds it hard to believe that dancing could be banned. He's ready to talk to the town council, but nervous. Willard provides advice from his mother.
"Everything I ever learned
That gets me through the worst
I learned at my Mama's knee
Now, anytime I'm turned around
I turn to Mama first"
9. Everything Changes
Answer: Waitress
When her child is born into an abusive marital relationship, it gives Jenna the final push to start over. Jenna has a different perspective now.
"Today's a day like any other
But I am changed, I am a mother"
10. Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now
Answer: Hairspray
Tracy, Penny and Amber all want to audition for "The Corny Collins Show", but their mothers refuse. How will they convince their mothers that they're old enough?
"Once upon a time I was a shy young thing
Could barely walk and talk so much as dance and sing
But let me hit that stage, I wanna take my bow
'Cause mama, I'm a big girl now"
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