Q.1
True or false: Stephen Sondheim is currently rewriting one of his musicals in order to turn the main character in it openly gay.
True
False
Q.2
Six shows opened on Broadway in October, two musicals and four plays. Which of the plays is a new original work for the stage, neither a revival nor an adaptation?
A Time To Kill
Betrayal
The Snow Geese
The Winslow Boy
They are all new, original works
None are new, original works
Q.3
In which of the six shows that opened on Broadway in October did two of the characters kiss passionately, although the stage direction in the script says: “They stand still, looking at each other.”
A Night With Janis Joplin
A Time To Kill
Betrayal
Big Fish
The Snow Geese
The Winslow
That happens in all the shows
That doesn't happen in any of the shows
Q.4
Which of the following actresses did NOT at some point play Elphaba the green witch on Broadway in Wicked, which in October celebrated its tenth anniversary?
Shoshana Bean
Stephanie J. Block
Idina Menzel
Lindsay Mendez
Julia Murney
Willemijn Verkalk
Teal Wicks
They all played Elphaba on Broadway
None played Elphaba on Broadway
Q.5
The Lion King broke a record in October. What was it?
It is the first show to gross a billion dollars on Broadway alone
It has now grossed more money that any other stage show in the world
It is now the longest running show on Broadway
Q.6
Bryan Cranston, who just ended a run as Walter White in the television series Breaking Bad, is set to play what character in a new play opening on Broadway sometime this season?
Darth Vader
JFK
J. Edgar Hoover
LBJ
Rocky
Mr. Science
Q.7
What is true about the Classic Stage Company production of Romeo and Juliet, which opened in October?
Romeo wears a Winnie the Pooh head
Juliet wears combat boots
Tybalt “stabs” Mercutio with his finger
Lady Capulet is a teased blonde in leopard-print blouse with matching shoes, and pink slacks
All of it is true
None of it is true
Q.8
The cast for the Broadway revival of Les Miz was announced in October. Who was NOT hired (at least not yet)?
Samantha Barks
Nikki James
Ramin Karimbo
Caissie Levy
Will Swenson
They have all been cast
None have been cast
Q.9
James Franco and Chris O’Dowd are reportedly mulling making their Broadway debuts together in what revival?
Disco Pigs by Enda Walsh
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Sleuth by Anthony Shaffer
Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein
Two for the Seesaw by William Gibson
Zoo Story by Edward Albee
Q.10
In the patter in-between the songs of A Night With Janis Joplin, which opened on Broadway in October, Mary Bridget Davies as Janis Joplin OMITS mention of what central experience in the singer’s life?
Her album Cheap Thrills
Her relationship with Leonard Cohen, who wrote the song “Chelsea Hotel” about her.
Jimi Hendrix
The Monterey Pop Music festival
Her album I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
The psychedelic scene of 1960s San Francisco
Her self-destructive impulses
Her album Pearl
Woodstock
She omits all of the above
She mentions all of the above. After all, it’s a musical about Janis Joplin.