Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What musical features the Broadway standard "Send in the Clowns," a chart topping hit for artists like Frank Sinatra and Judy Collins?
"Send in the Clowns" by Stephen Sondheim, from the 1973 musical "A Little Night Music," eventually became a Billboard hit for several recording artists such as Frank Sinatra, Judy Collins, and Barbra Streisand.
- Multiple Choice
2. Which 1980s musical relies on crowd participation and features the characters Rosa Bud, Durdles, Bazzard, and The Princess Puffer?
Based on the final work by Charles Dickens, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" opened on Broadway in 1985 and wowed audiences by allowing them to decide which roles the characters play, as the original Dickens story was never finished.
- Multiple Choice
3. In 2013, NBC mounted a live broadcast of "The Sound of Music" starring "American Idol" alum ______________.
The 2013 production of "The Sound of Music," starring Carrie Underwood, was largely panned by critics and nearly derailed several proposed television musicals.
- Multiple Choice
4. Which musical from composer Stephen Schwartz had "Magic To Do" in telling the story of Emperor Charlemagne's son?
FUN FACT
Despite being the driving force behind some of the most beloved musicals of the last fifty years, including "Pippin" (1972), "Godspell" (1971), and "Wicked" (2003), Stephen Schwartz has yet to win a competitive Tony Award.
- Multiple Choice
5. Which of these "Sunday Funnies" has NOT yet been adapted into a musical?
"Doonesbury" was adapted into a musical of the same name in 1983, "Peanuts" has been the source of several musicals, and in 2006, "Luann" was turned into the musical "Luann: Scenes in a Teen's Life."
Artist Berkeley Breathed's beloved "Bloom County" has NOT been adapted for the stage.
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