Test your knowledge of Broadway. Points available: 10 1: The musical "The Song of Norway" was based on the works of which classical composer? A) Amadeus Mozart B) Frederick Chopin C) Edvard Greig D) Johann Bach 2: The musical "Man of La Mancha" was based on what classic novel? A) The Man In the Iron Mask B) Don Quixote C) The Prisoner of Zenda D) The Count of Monte Cristo 3: The musical "Les Miserables" was taken from the novel by what classical author? A) Victor Hugo B) Alexandre Dumas C) Edgar Allen Poe D) William Shakespeare 4: Which of the following musicals was not a movie FIRST? A) On a Clear Day You Can See Forever B) The Scarlet Pimpernel C) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde D) Sunset Blvd. 5: Which of the following musicals takes place in The United States? A) Cabaret B) The Sound of Music C) Miss Saigon D) Flower Drum Song 6: Which of the following actresses did not star in either the movie version or the various stage versions of GYPSY? A) Tyne Daly B) Bernadette Peters C) Rosalind Russell D) Doris Day 7: Which of the following plays by William Shakespeare was made into a musical? A) Hamlet B) The Taming of the Shrew C) A Midsummer Night's Dream D) The Merchant of Venice 8: What star of "The Big Chill" starred in "The Pirates of Penzance" .. an operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan? A) Tom Berenger B) Kevin Kline C) Jeff Goldblum D) William Hurt 9: What star of "The Big Chill" starred in "Sunset Boulevard" the musical? A) Mary Kay Place B) Meg Tilly C) JoBeth Wiiliams D) Glenn Close 10: Who is not a choreographer? A) Stephen Sondheim B) Tommy Tune C) Agnes DeMille D) Bob Fosse
