Theatre Trivia Tweet: Rocking On Broadway

Theatre Trivia Tweet: Rocking On Broadway

webber There is a new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical coming to Broadway this fall. What movie is it based on and who starred in the film?

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The movie is School of Rock and it starred Jack Black.

Theatre Trivia Tweet: Amazing Grace Writer

Amazing Grace

The musical Amazing Grace focuses on the man, who was the son of a slave trader, who penned that song. What is his name?

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The name of the writer, who is the main character in the musical Amazing Grace, is John Newton.

Theatre Trivia Tweet: Pippin’s Granny

The actress in her younger years.

What actress play the grandmother, Berthe, in the original Broadway production of Pippin?

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That was Irene Ryan, who was famous for creating the role of Granny on the TV show The Beverly Hillbillies. During the run of Pippin, Ryan suffered a stroke during a performance and died a few weeks later.

Theatre Trivia Tweet: Nathan “Tony” Lane

Lane in The Iceman Cometh at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Nathan Lane has won two Tonys and been nominated for two more. Name the two shows for which he won his Tonys and the two for which he received his nominations.

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He received his Tonys for The Producers and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and was nominated for Guys and Dolls and The Nance.

Theatre Trivia Tweet: Heights and Hamilton Creator

In the Heights.

He created the hit Broadway musical In the Heights as well as the hit Off-Broadway musical Hamilton. Who is he?

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It’s Lin-Manuel Miranda, who has written the music, lyrics, and book for both shows and has also starred in both. Hamilton will transfer to Broadway in the summer of 2015.