Do You Know About Broadway?
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- 1.In what Broadway play did David Bowie once have the leading role?
- A.
Elephant Man
- B.
Victor, Victoria
- C.
Cats
- D.
A Streetcar Named Desire
- 2.Irene Ryan (Granny Clampett) died while starring in which Broadway play?
- A.
Pippin
- B.
Phantom Of The Opera
- C.
Oklahoma
- D.
Jesus Christ Superstar
- 3.What was the name of James Dean's first Broadway character?
- A.
Wally Wilkins
- B.
Mercutio
- C.
Hamlet
- D.
Bachir
- 4.In the Broadway musical "Rent", what was the name of the TV show that Mark got a job for?
- A.
Buzzline
- B.
Vampire Welfare Queens
- C.
The Cat Scratch Club
- D.
Today 4 U
- 5.At which theater did Barbra Streisand make her Broadway debut?
- A.
The Majestic
- B.
The Plymouth
- C.
The Shubert
- D.
The Winter Garden
- 6.Which U.S. President is a character in the Broadway show "Annie"?
- A.
Herbert Hoover
- B.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- C.
Calvin Coolidge
- D.
Harry S. Truman
- 7.Which Shakespearean play begins with the words "Now is the winter of our discontent"?
- A.
The Winter's Tale
- B.
Richard III
- C.
Othello
- D.
Henry V
- 8.Which Broadway play is a musical comedy set in 1933 New York City and Philadelphia?
- A.
42nd Street
- B.
Chicago
- C.
Beauty And The Beast
- D.
The Graduate
- 9.Where and when is the setting for the Broadway play "Cabaret"?
- A.
London 1955-56
- B.
Hollywood 1912-1915
- C.
Berlin 1929-30
- D.
New York City 1980-1981
- 10.What were Florenz Ziegfeld's legendary musical extravaganzas called?
- A.
Funny Girls
- B.
Broadway Follies
- C.
Ziegfeld Follies
- D.
Florenz-Aganzas
- 11.What is a common nickname for Broadway?
- A.
Tinsel Town
- B.
The Great White Way
- C.
Playland
- D.
Back Lot USA
- 12.Which Broadway musical featured the songs of Billy Joel?
- A.
42nd Street
- B.
Movin' Out
- C.
Wicked
- D.
Mamma Mia!
- 13.Who was the Broadway star who was the original Little Orphan Annie?
- A.
Andrea Mcardle
- B.
Julianne Moore
- C.
Anna Paquin
- D.
Colm Meaney
- 14.Which Oscar-winning director brought "Spamalot" to the stage in its original production?
- A.
Mike Nichols
- B.
Sam Mendes
- C.
Stanley Donen
- D.
Rob Marshall
- 15.In which 2005 play did Brian F. O'Byrne play a troubled priest?
- A.
The Good Body
- B.
Doubt
- C.
The Pillowman
- D.
The Night Of The Iguana
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