Broadway Quiz

19 Questions | By Cambronbill3 | Last updated: Jun 2, 2022 | Total Attempts: 123

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1.

Who did Rosie O'Donnell play in the Broadway show "Grease"?
- A.
  
  Frenchy
- B.
  
  Rizzo
- C.
  
  Sandy
- D.
  
  Jan
2.

What Broadway hit opened with Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane starring in it?
- A.
  
  The Full Monty
- B.
  
  Oklahoma!
- C.
  
  Rent
- D.
  
  The Producers
3.

Where is the setting for the Broadway play, "The Phantom of the Opera"?
- A.
  
  Paris Opera House
- B.
  
  Buckingham Palace
- C.
  
  Hawaii
- D.
  
  Transylvania
4.

What 1960's Broadway rock musical was about hippies?
- A.
  
  Guys And Dolls
- B.
  
  West Side Story
- C.
  
  Oklahoma!
- D.
  
  Hair
5.

What Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway play was about the king of Siam?
- A.
  
  Cats
- B.
  
  Summer And Smoke
- C.
  
  West Side Story
- D.
  
  The King And I
6.

"Mamma Mia" is a musical based on hits by which group?
- A.
  
  ABBA
- B.
  
  Bon Jovi
- C.
  
  Heart
- D.
  
  Bay City Rollers
7.

The 2005 Tony Award winner for Best Book of a Musical revolved around what type of competition?
- A.
  
  Foot Race
- B.
  
  Eating Contest
- C.
  
  Spelling Bee
- D.
  
  Dance Marathon
8.

"Say Goodnight, Gracie" is a one-man show about which legendary comedian?
- A.
  
  Jackie Gleason
- B.
  
  Bob Hope
- C.
  
  George Burns
- D.
  
  Milton Berle
9.

"Take Me Out" dealt with homosexuality in which sport?
- A.
  
  Baseball
- B.
  
  Basketball
- C.
  
  Hockey
- D.
  
  Soccer
10.

Which of cult director John Water's films was brought to Broadway in 2002?
- A.
  
  Cry-Baby
- B.
  
  Serial Mom
- C.
  
  Hairspray
- D.
  
  Pink Flamingos
11.

Which musical, debuting in 2003, features crass puppets?
- A.
  
  The Boy From Oz
- B.
  
  Wicked
- C.
  
  Taboo
- D.
  
  Avenue Q
12.

Which "X-Men" star wowed critics in 2003's "The Boy From Oz"?
- A.
  
  Ian McKellen
- B.
  
  Alan Cumming
- C.
  
  Hugh Jackman
- D.
  
  James Marsden
13.

Which musical features the songs "The Wizard and I" and "The Wicked Witch of the East"?
- A.
  
  The Light In The Piazza
- B.
  
  Wicked
- C.
  
  Avenue Q
- D.
  
  The Boy From Oz
14.

Which Steve Martin film was turned into a Broadway musical in 2005?
- A.
  
  Parenthood
- B.
  
  Roxanne
- C.
  
  The Jerk
- D.
  
  Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
15.

The musical "Good Vibrations" features the songs of which legendary band?
- A.
  
  Jan & Dean
- B.
  
  The Beach Boys
- C.
  
  The Drifters
- D.
  
  Jefferson Airplane
16.

The stories of which children's author were brought to the stage in a 2000 musical?
- A.
  
  R.L. Stine
- B.
  
  Chris Van Allsburg
- C.
  
  Dr. Seuss
- D.
  
  Maurice Sendak
17.

Which 2002 play, based on an Oscar-winning film, featured music by Simon and Garfunkel?
- A.
  
  The Look Of Love
- B.
  
  The Graduate
- C.
  
  I'm Not Rappaport
- D.
  
  Hollywood Arms
18.

"Golda's Balcony" was a one-woman show detailing the life of which world leader?
- A.
  
  Margaret Thatcher
- B.
  
  Indira Gandhi
- C.
  
  Queen Elizabeth I
- D.
  
  Golda Meir
19.

Which Broadway musical features the songs "Gun Song" and "The Ballad of Booth"?
- A.
  
  Avenue Q
- B.
  
  Urinetown
- C.
  
  Assassins
- D.
  
  Spamalot