Broadway Plays & Performers

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15 questions · Published September 21, 2020

Trivia questions (5 of 15)

Multiple Choice
1. What esteemed Broadway show features the ballad "The Music of the Night"?
FUN FACT
At nearly 14,000 performances when it finally closed on April 16, 2023, "Phantom of the Opera" (1986) is the longest running show in Broadway history.
Multiple Choice
2. What classic children's tale gets retold in the hit Broadway musical "Wicked"?
2003's "Wicked" reframes the story of "The Wizard of Oz" (1900) from the point of view of the witches.
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3. Before it was a hit movie starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John, what musical opened on Broadway in 1972?
The 1978 film version of "Grease" tones down much of the original musical's raunchier and more vulgar aspects.
Multiple Choice
4. What movie did 1980s pop star Cyndi Lauper adapt into a Tony-winning musical in 2012?
FUN FACT
Cyndi Lauper had never written a Broadway score before adapting "Kinky Boots" (2005) for the stage in 2012; she won a Tony Award for Best Original Score in 2013.
Multiple Choice
5. What former American Idol contestant sings "And I Am Telling You" in the film adaptation of "Dreamgirls"?
Jennifer Hudson's seventh place finish on her season of "American Idol" did not seem to negatively impact her career.
After winning an Oscar for her feature film debut in 2007's "Dreamgirls," Hudson went on to win all four of the major entertainment industry awards and is the youngest female EGOT winner in history.

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