Broadway: An American Musical

1. Written especially for Judy Holliday, "Bells Are Ringing," which opened at the Shubert Theater in 1956, included among its creative team these talented individuals:

• Agnes de Mille, Richard Rodgers, and Oscar Hammerstein
• Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Hal Prince
• Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
• Jerome Robbins, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green

2. This superstar never played the Palace Theater, which was considered the mecca of vaudeville performers during the 1910s, 1920s, and early 1930s. Who was he?

• Bob Hope
• Al Jolson
• Eddie Cantor
• Milton Berle

3. The TKTs booth, which has been around since 1973, offers what?

• Discount theater tickets
• Free movie passes
• Specialty ice cream
• Horse and buggy rides

4. What was the last Broadway musical Rodgers and Hammerstein created, which starred Mary Martin and debuted in 1959?

• "Allegro"
• "South Pacific"
• "The Sound of Music"
• "The King and I"

5. Which actress caused a sensation when she played Fanny Brice in the 1964 musical "Funny Girl?"

• Mary Martin
• Anne Bancroft
• Eydie Gorme
• Barbra Streisand

6. A helicopter was the unforgettable set piece of this musical, which opened in 1991:

• "Evita"
• "This is the Army"
• "Miss Saigon"
• "Big Deal"

7. The groundbreaking musical "Chicago" opened in 1975 and was later revived in 1997. Pick the two stars who appeared in the original and the revival respectively:

• Jerry Orbach and Bebe Neuwirth
• Ben Vereen and Ann Reinking
• Mary Tyler Moore and Richard Gere
• Ted Danson and Sarah Jessica Parker

8. What 1989 musical was performed without an intermission and was directed and choreographed by Tommy Tune?

• "Grand Hotel"
• "My One and Only"
• "All that Jazz"
• "Nine"

9. The Music Box theater was built to showcase the owner's revues during the 1920s. Who was he?

• Moss Hart
• Richard Rodgers
• Irving Berlin
• Murray Box

10. The 1960 Lerner and Loewe musical about the mythical king and queen of Camelot starred which pair of actors?

• Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave
• Nicol Williamson and Penny Fuller
• Peter O'Toole and Katherine Hepburn
• Richard Burton and Julie Andrews

11. Which of these original cast members from "Wicked" made their Broadway debut in the musical "Rent?"

• Kristin Chenoweth
• Idina Menzel
• Joel Grey
• Nobert Leo Butz

12. The first song in the original production of "Cabaret" opens with which of these lines?

• "Come to the Cabaret"
• "Hey, big spender"
• "C'mon babe"
• "Wilkommen, bienvenue"

13. The producers of "Avenue Q" chose to not have the show tour the country, but, instead, try its luck playing in only one other city. Which is it?

• Atlantic City
• Las Vegas
• Los Angeles
• Chicago