Jazz hands at the ready! Can you answer these questions about the Great White Way? (Answers are on page 363.)
1. When Carousel opened on Broadway in 1945, the top ticket price (even higher than Oklahoma! across the street) was…
a. $5
b. $6
c. $10
d. $12
2. Which of these shows did not win a Tony for Best Musical?
a. Rent
b. Hairspray
c. A Chorus Line
d. West Side Story
3. The British are coming, the British are coming! Which of these playwrights (who had at least one show on Broadway) is not British?
a. Peter Shaffer
b. Alan Ayckbourn
c. Harold Pinter
d. John Guare
4. Sometimes things work backward, and a movie becomes a Broadway show. Three of these shows were films first. Which one wasn’t?
a. Mary Poppins
b. Chicago
c. The Color Purple
d. Billy Elliot
5. When Broadway (or Off-Broadway) plays and musicals become Hollywood films, the leading actress from the Broadway production is often passed over in favor of a more bankable Hollywood star. That’s what happened with these pairs of stars. Which show was at stake? (Remember: The Broadway star comes first here.)
a. Mary Martin, Julie Andrews
b. Julie Andrews, Audrey Hepburn
c. Jill Haworth, Liza Minnelli
d. Carol Channing, Barbra Streisand
6. Broadway has a fondness for one-word titles, like Amadeus or Evita or Camelot. Which of these wasn’t actually the name of a Broadway play?
a. Ballroom
b. Wicked
c. Annie
d. Sherlock
7. Every once in a while there’s a year when Broadway produces a bumper crop of memorable shows. In what year did all these hits open on the Great White Way: Bus Stop, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Diary of Anne Frank, A View from the Bridge, Inherit the Wind, A Hatful of Rain, Silk Stockings, and Damn Yankees?
a. 1935
b. 1945
c. 1955
d. 1965
8. What’s the longest running show on Broadway (so far)?
a. Les Miserables
b. Oh, Calcutta!
c. The Phantom of the Opera
d. Mamma Mia!
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