A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is based on the work of a Roman comedy writer. Who is it?
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This one-act play which takes place on and around a park bench in New York City was originally entitled Peter and Jerry. Who wrote this play and under what title is it known?
Rodgers and Hart collaborated on close to 40 musicals. What was their last collaboration?
The Magic Show was a musical that ran for close to 2,000 performances on Broadway and starred one of the most popular magicians of the 1970s and ‘80s. Who was that magician?
What big hit song came from The Three Penny Opera? (Hint, there’s a lot of splish splashing of blood in the song).
In 1879 an English operetta came to the U.S. and created quite a craze. It was written by Gilbert and Sullivan and it influenced American composers and musical theatre for the next 20 to 30 years. What was the name of that operetta?
The Three Penny Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill is adapted from another show. What show is that?
More of a current events question- what play won this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Drama and who wrote it?
Who directed Matilda The Musical?
What is the source material for the story of Motown The Musical?
Laura Osnes plays Cinderella on Broadway. For what show did she receive a Tony nomination?
Who wrote the one-woman show Ann, which is presently on Broadway?
Where was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical Cinderella first produced?
Who plays Vanya in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike?
In Matilda The Musical what is the name of the headmistress at Matilda’s school and who plays the role?
In what play did Robin Williams, Steve Martin, F. Murray Abraham and Bill Irwin appear in 1988? Who wrote it?
Shia LaBeouf was supposed to make his Broadway debut this season but pulled out of the show due to “creative differences.” What show was it and with whom did he have those differences?
In the 1980 revival of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance by the Public Theatre, which starred Kevin Kline as the Pirate King, what rock stars played Frederick and Mabel?
Which night of the week is traditionally the one night off in the theatre?
What late 19th to early 20th century actor was famous for his recitations of the poem “Casey at the Bat?” {spoiler] That would be comedian, actor and singer DeWolf Hopper. Hopper made a name for himself on the musical stage but his trademark became the poem about the baseball slugger who struck out in the big game. Hopper was married six times including to gossip columnist Hedda Hopper.[/spoiler]
The musical MAMMA Mia! was created using various songs written by the group ABBA, What does “ABBA” stand for?
In the original 1960 Broadway production of Camelot who played King Arthur?
Who played Tracy Turnblad, the lead in the musical Hairspray, on Broadway? Was it Rikki Lake, Marissa Jaret Winokur or Nikki Blonsky?
Who wrote the book Mary Poppins, which originally became a hit movie and then much later a Broadway musical?
In the original Broadway production of Pippin who played Pippin’s grandmother?
Who wrote the groundbreaking play What Price Glory?, which was produced on Broadway in 1924?
What Roman tragedian is known for having inspired Elizabethan playwrights, including Shakespeare? How did this Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist die?
In 1982, she won acclaim for her rendition of the Andrew Lloyd Webber song Memory. Who is she and from what musical is the song?
William Daniels was in the original Broadway production of 1776. Who did he play and what was unusual about his Tony nomination?
The Broadway play Lucky Guy, starring Tom Hanks, was written by the late Nora Ephron. What two films did Ehpron write that starred Hanks?
Three actresses are well known for playing the role of Peter Pan in the musical. Who are they?
Who played the two leads, the Phantom and Christine Daee’, in The Phantom of the Opera?
What plays brought Harvey Fierstein to prominence in in the early ’80s and what was his connection to these plays?
Who starred in the movie a Christmas Story as the little boy who wanted the Red Ryder air rifle and what was the name of the character?
Who is the actor/director/teacher who is credited with creating The Method, which has been the primary type of acting technique taught in the U.S. for close to 100 years? What was his nationality?
Ann, Annie and Annie Get Your Gun are all shows about females with the first name “Ann.” Name each titular character.
What musical was a hit, running for 1,543 performances and almost 4 years yet lost more than $1.5 million.
This hit musical with book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot premiered in 1967 Off-Broadway and the following year on Broadway.
Actress Billie Burke, who played on Broadway and in radio, fim and TV, is best known for her portrayal of Glinda the Good Witch in the movie The Wizard of Oz. Burke was married to a famous mover and shaker in the theatre. Who was it?
Rita Moreno is one of the few performers to win a Tony, Emmy and Oscar. For what Broadway show did she win her Tony?
What was the name of the sequel to the musical Bye, Bye Birdie?
The hit musical Guys and Dolls, which premiered on Broadway in 1950 and ran for 1,200 performances, is based on colorful short stories by an American writer. Who is that writer?
Yul Brynner became a lengend for his performance as the King of Siam in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I. He was also infamous for his participation in another musical (this one ill-fated) in which he played Odysseus. It premiered on Broadway in 1976 after a very long road tour and ran one performance. What was the title of this show?
In Ancient Athens, Socrates was condemned for various crimes including corrupting the youth of Athens. A playwright was also convincted around the same time for his intellectual ideas. Unlike Socrates, who decided to face death rather than exile, this playwright chose exile. Who was this Athenian radical?
What actor was famous for his film portrayal of the great stage actor, producer, writer and composer George M. Cohan and what was the name of the movie?
Sure Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for Into the Woods and Sunday in the Park with George but who wrote the book for both and also directed the original productions?
What is the name of the playwright whose breakthrough work was The Children’s Hour?
What late 19th-early 20th century actress/singer was know for her hourglass figure?
William Shakespeare had three different jobs in the theatre. What were they?
What play focuses on a boy who blinds six horses and the doctor who treats him?
What was the first Broadway play to offer a racially integrated cast that featured a black actor in the lead role?
In the 1988 Broadway premere of David Mamet’s Speed-the-Plough what three stars were featured?
Studio 54 theatre started out as another type of venue. What was it originally?
In 1849 there was a famous theatre riot that erupted in NYC between the supporters of American actor Edwin Forrest and those who favored English actor William Charles Macready. Both were known for their Shakesperean chops. What was the name of that riot?
What was the last musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
What was the original purpose of the Winter Garden Theatre?
He was a great war hero and as a playwright is credited with adding the second lead actor to the theatre.
What was the name of the first permanent theatre in London that was built with the sole purpose of putting on theatrcal productions?
What was the Palace Theatre, where the revival of Annie is playing, originally famous for?
Traditionally, plays have always played New York first before winning the Pulitzer. But that trend has changed. What was the first play to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama before it ever played New York and when did that occur?
What was the last Kander and Ebb musical to be done on Broadway?
They wrote The Fantasticks and many other musicals. Which wrote the lyrics? Harvey Schmidt or Tom Jones?
He wrote the lyrics and not the music for West Side Story.
She came from a showbiz family and was one of the theatre’s premium lyricists. Her songs include The Sunny Side of the Street and The Way You Look Tonight.
Actress Leslie Uggams will play Lena Horne on Broadway this fall in the musical Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Story. Uggams won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical for playing Georgina in Hallelujah, Baby! What’s ironic about that?
Who was the first African-American actress to win the Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play and what year did she win it?
The play is known as Marat/Sade. The Peter Weiss play directed by Peter Brook opened on Broadway in 1965 and won five Tonys. What is the full name of this show?
In 1960 two musicals tied for the best musical Tony. Those that were nominated were Fiorello!, Gypsy, Once Upon a Mattress, Take Me Along and The Sound of Music. Which two won?
She was christened Caryn Elaine Johnson but changed her name to Whoopi Goldberg. Why did the comedienne/actress choose Whoopi as her first name?
For most of his career Richard Rodgers wrote the music and someone else wrote the lyrics. For what project did he first write the music and lyrics and in what year?
Scottish actor Alan Cumming will be starring in a one-man version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth on Broadway this season. Cumming has one Tony. For what did he earn that Tony?
Holland Taylor stars in a new one-woman show entitled Ann. Who is the show about and what was Ann noted for?
The new musical Kinky Boots has a score by a rock Grammy winner. This composer is making his/her Broadway debut. Who is it?
The late Nora Ephron will have a new play on Broadway this season. It’s called Lucky Guy. Who is it about and who will star in it?
What William Inge play won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for drama?
The Trip to Bountiful will be on Broadway once again with a revival starring Cecily Tyson, Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Vanessa Williams. Who wrote this touching play about an aging, emotionally fragile woman trying to reconnect with her childhood and family?
Bette Midler will be back on Broadway this season in I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers. In what show did she make her Broadway debut and in what other show did she win a Tony?
Rain is a tribute musical to what musical group?
We hope you get this answer. Who was the choreographer/director who created the massive hit A Chorus Line?
He was the original in The Fantasticks who sang “Try to Remember.” Who is the actor and what character did he play?
In what Broadway musical is the king found of saying “etcetera, etcetera” and in what country is he a king?
“You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun” is sung by this character in this Irving Berlin musical. Name the character and the show.
Her big break came when she played Ado Annie in the premere of Oklahoma! Apparently she really couldn’t say know as this actress was married five times, including to someone half her age when she was in her 90s.
Who played Juan Peron in the original Broadway production of Evita?
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is based the novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra. Who wrote it?
Rockabye Hamlet with music, lyrics and book by Cliff Jones is a rock musical based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The man who directed and choreographed this ill-fated musical also directed and choreographed 42nd Street. What’s his name?
The Ghost Sonata is a play by Sweden’s most famous playwright. He also write Dance of Death, Miss Julie and many more plays. Who is this late 19th-early 20th century writer?
In Rock of Ages what’s the name of the rock star and band that agrees to play their fairwell concert at The Bourbon Room before it is demolished?
The Bald Soprano is an absurdist play by the man who also wrote The Chairs and Rhinocerous. Who is the playwright?
Who wrote the book for Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music?
This week’s Theatre Trivia Tweets all have music or something related to music in the play or musical title. Here’s the first and it’s not that hard. (We think.) Name three: the composer, lyricist and bookwriter for The Music Man.