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From Broadway to Hollywood Trivia Quiz

Actors and actresses have starred in shows on Broadway but Hollywood selected other stars to play the roles in films. Can you name them?

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

Author
Audreybraff

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
95,964

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
884

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Question 1 of 15

1. Angela Lansbury starred in the title role of "Mame" on Broadway but who took the part in the movies? Hint

Barbra Streisand

Rosalind Russell

Lucille Ball

Ethel Merman

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Question 2 of 15

2. The star of "Annie Get Your Gun" was Ethel Merman on Broadway but Hollywood chose what actress to play the part in the movie? Hint

Judy Garland

Betty Hutton

Betty Grable

Debbie Reynolds

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Question 3 of 15

3. The Frank Loesser musical "Guys and Dolls" opened on Broadway with Robert Alda as Sky Masterson. Who played the part in the movie? Hint

Gene Kelly

Frank Sinatra

Marlon Brando

Alan Alda

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Question 4 of 15

4. John Raitt starred as Billy Bigelow in "Carousel", who took that part in the movie? Hint

Gordon MacRae

Gene Kelly

Frank Sinatra

Howard Keel

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Question 5 of 15

5. Ethel Merman starred as Mama Rose in "Gypsy", who starred in the movie? Hint

Barbra Streisand

Tyne Daley

Angela Lansbury

Rosalind Russell

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Question 6 of 15

6. Ezio Pinza starred in the Rogers & Hammerstein musical of "South Pacific". Who starred in the movie in the same role of Emile? Hint

Jean Pierre Amount

Rossano Brazzi

Louis Jourdan

Ray Walston

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Question 7 of 15

7. Gertrude Lawrence opened on Broadway in "The King and I". Who starred in the movie? Hint

Deborah Kerr

Claudette Colbert

Loretta Young

Irene Dunne

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Question 8 of 15

8. Lisa Kirk played Bianca/Lois in "Kiss Me Kate" on stage. Who played the role in the movie? Hint

Vera Ellen

Kathryn Grayson

Cyd Charisse

Ann Miller

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Question 9 of 15

9. Julie Andrews was Eliza Doolittle in Lerner & Loewe's production of "My Fair Lady" on Broadway. Who played the Hollywood role? Hint

Doris Day

Deborah Kerr

Julie Andrews

Audrey Hepburn

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Question 10 of 15

10. Sidney Chaplin starred on Broadway in the role of Nicky Arnstein in "Funny Girl" with Barbra Streisand. Who did she co-star in the movie with? Hint

Omar Sharif

Walter Pidgeon

Dean Martin

Burt Reynolds

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Question 11 of 15

11. Carol Lawrence starred as Maria in "West Side Story". Who took that role in the Hollywood version? Hint

Rita Moreno

Chita Rivera

Debbie Renyolds

Natalie Wood

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Question 12 of 15

12. Zero Mostel was Tevye in the 1964 Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof". Who did Hollywood cast in that role for the movie? Hint

Burl Ives

Herschel Bernardi

Topol

Theodore Bikel

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Question 13 of 15

13. Gene Kelly played Joey Evans in the 1940 Broadway production of "Pal Joey". Who played the part in the movie version? Hint

Frank Sinatra

Howard Keel

Fred Astaire

Gordon MacRae

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Question 14 of 15

14. Betty Buckley played the part of Martha Jefferson in the 1969 Broadway production of "1776". Who took the part in the movie? Hint

Inger Stevens

Doris Day

Blythe Danner

Hope Lange

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Question 15 of 15

15. "Hello, Dolly" opened on Broadway in 1964 starring Carol Channing. Who starred in the movie? Hint

Ethel Merman

Angela Lansbury

Barbra Streisand

Rosalind Russell

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Angela Lansbury starred in the title role of "Mame" on Broadway but who took the part in the movies?

Answer: Lucille Ball

The Broadway musical of "Mame", which was an adaption of the Patrick Dennis story of "Auntie Mame" opened on Broadway in 1974 and was scored by Jerry Herman. Lucille Ball and Robert Preston starred in the movie.

2. The star of "Annie Get Your Gun" was Ethel Merman on Broadway but Hollywood chose what actress to play the part in the movie?

Answer: Betty Hutton

Judy Garland was originally scheduled to play the part but became ill. Ethel Merman opened on Broadway in 1946 with Ray Middleton as her co-star. Howard Keel was Betty Hutton's co-star in the movie.

3. The Frank Loesser musical "Guys and Dolls" opened on Broadway with Robert Alda as Sky Masterson. Who played the part in the movie?

Answer: Marlon Brando

Frank Sinatra played Nathan Detroit in the movie - Sam Levene took that part on Broadway and Vivian Blaine repeated her role from Broadway to Hollywood. Isabell Bigley was Sarah Brown on the stage and Jean Simmons took the part in the movie.

4. John Raitt starred as Billy Bigelow in "Carousel", who took that part in the movie?

Answer: Gordon MacRae

The Rogers and Hammerstein musical of "Carousel" opened on Broadway in 1945 with John Raitt and Jan Clayton. Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones played in the movie.

5. Ethel Merman starred as Mama Rose in "Gypsy", who starred in the movie?

Answer: Rosalind Russell

The Stephen Sondheim/Jules Styne musical of "Gypsy" opened on Broadway in 1959 starring Ethel Merman and Jack Klugman. Karl Malden took the part of Herbie in the movie.

6. Ezio Pinza starred in the Rogers & Hammerstein musical of "South Pacific". Who starred in the movie in the same role of Emile?

Answer: Rossano Brazzi

"South Pacific" opened on Broadway in 1949 starring Ezio Pinza and Mary Martin. The movie, however, starred Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor.

7. Gertrude Lawrence opened on Broadway in "The King and I". Who starred in the movie?

Answer: Deborah Kerr

Yul Brynner as the king repeated his role in the movie. The score was by Rodgers & Hammerstein.

8. Lisa Kirk played Bianca/Lois in "Kiss Me Kate" on stage. Who played the role in the movie?

Answer: Ann Miller

Cole Porter's 1948 production of "Kiss Me Kate" on Broadway starred Alfred Drake, Patricia Morrison and Lisa Kirk. Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson joined Ann Miller in the Hollywood version.

9. Julie Andrews was Eliza Doolittle in Lerner & Loewe's production of "My Fair Lady" on Broadway. Who played the Hollywood role?

Answer: Audrey Hepburn

"My Fair Lady" opened on Broadway in 1956. Rex Harrison was on stage and in the movie.

10. Sidney Chaplin starred on Broadway in the role of Nicky Arnstein in "Funny Girl" with Barbra Streisand. Who did she co-star in the movie with?

Answer: Omar Sharif

"Funny Girl" opened on Broadway in 1964. The score was written by Jules Styne and Bob Merrill. Walter Pidgeon did appear in the movie as Florenz Ziegfeld.

11. Carol Lawrence starred as Maria in "West Side Story". Who took that role in the Hollywood version?

Answer: Natalie Wood

"West Side Story" opened on Broadway in 1957 with Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence. Richard Beymer co-starred with Natalie Wood in the movie. The score was written by Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein.

12. Zero Mostel was Tevye in the 1964 Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof". Who did Hollywood cast in that role for the movie?

Answer: Topol

The Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick production of "Fiddler on the Roof" opened on Broadway in 1964. Topol did portray the part in a Broadway reproduction in the '90s.

13. Gene Kelly played Joey Evans in the 1940 Broadway production of "Pal Joey". Who played the part in the movie version?

Answer: Frank Sinatra

The Broadway production scored by Rodgers & Hart co-starred Vivienne Segal. The Hollywood version with Frank Sinatra co-starred Kim Novak and Rita Hayworth.

14. Betty Buckley played the part of Martha Jefferson in the 1969 Broadway production of "1776". Who took the part in the movie?

Answer: Blythe Danner

The Broadway production starred William Daniels, Howard Da Silva and Ken Howard, all of whom reappeared in the movie version in the same roles.

15. "Hello, Dolly" opened on Broadway in 1964 starring Carol Channing. Who starred in the movie?

Answer: Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand co-starred with Walter Mathau in the Hollywood version. Jerry Herman did the score and David Burns co-starred with Carol Channing on stage.

Source: Author Audreybraff

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