Join Me for 'A Little Night Music' Quiz

Answer: Gigi

'Gigi' is based on a 1944 French novel by Colette. It was made into a successful musical in 1958 with music by Alan Jay Lerner and lyrics by Frederick Loewe. The story is about a young Parisian girl, played by Lesley Caron, who is being trained by her aunt to be a courtesan. Gigi and her grandmother are good friends with a rich young man called Gaston.

Hermione Gingold and Maurice Chevalier who play Gigi's grandmother and Gaston's uncle add greatly to the charm of this movie.

Answer: Tonight Tonight

'West Side Story' is a musical by Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents. It is based on the Shakespeare story 'Romeo and Juliet' about two lovers who come from opposite sides of an inter family feud. The movie was nominated for eleven academy awards, and won ten including best picture.

Answer: Eyes

This song was written by Benjamin Weisman, Dorothy Wayne, and Marilyn Garrett. In 1958 it was a hit for Bobby Vee, and has been covered by many other artists including The Carpenters and the glam rock band Mud.

Answer: Comedy Tonight

'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' was originally performed on Broadway in 1962. The music and lyrics were by Stephen Sondheim and the story was by Bert Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. It tells of a slave's attempts to win his freedom by helping the son of his master to gain the favour of a girl. It was inspired by ancient Roman farce.

Answer: Agustin Magaldi

This wonderful musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice traces the career of Eva Peron, known as Evita. Agustin Magaldi is a tango club singer and is the first man that Eva makes use of on her climb to the top as the wife of President Juan Peron of Argentina.

Answer: State Fair

'State Fair' is one of Rogers and Hammerstein's lesser known musicals, which is a pity because it has some lovely songs including 'It Might As Well Be Spring'. 'It's a Grand Night for Singing' was also used as the title of a review featuring Rogers and Hammerstein's musical work together.

Answer: I Could Have Danced All Night

'My Fair Lady' is based on the play 'Pygmalion' by George Bernard Shaw. The lyrics are by Alan Jay Lerner and the music is by Frederick Loewe. The story is about a professor of linguistics who is trying to pass off a poor cockney flower seller to London society as a lady.

Answer: The Bee Gees

'Saturday Night Fever' is a story about a young working class man, played by John Travolta, who lives in the Bronx, New York. His one obsession is dancing at the disco on a Saturday night. The music and dancing in this movie are iconic. The story is based on a 1976 article by British writer Nick Kohn. Kohn was assigned to write an article by the 'New Yorker' magazine about the disco culture in New York.

In the 1990s he admitted that he based his article on the British mod culture because he knew nothing about the American disco scene.

Answer: A Hard Day's Night

The song and the movie were a huge success in 1964 when the Beatles were at the height of their popularity. The song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The film is a zany comedy and makes full use of the Beatles' Liverpudlian charm, and of course provides a vehicle for performances of their songs.

A very funny version of 'A Hard Days Night' was released by Peter Sellers in 1965. He recited the lyrics in the manner of an old Shakespearean actor.

Answer: Phantom of The Opera

'Phantom of the Opera', the musical, was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Charles Hart in 1986. The song 'Music Of The Night' is reminiscent of a theme in Puccini's opera 'La Fanciullia Del West' and Andrew Lloyd Webber was sued for plagiarism, but the case was settled out of court. The story of the Phantom musical is based on a novel by Gaston Leroux.