Loaded Questions 1/26/23 - Theatre
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Happy Thursday everyone! Hope all is well with you and your kin. We’ve got a new set of questions for everyone, all about the stage, as shown on your screen. Enjoy, and have a great weekend ahead!
1. Along with Moss Hart, what American playwright won two Pulitzers for Drama for the plays "Of Thee I Sing" and "You Can't Take It With You"?
2. Name the two songs that are duets between Tony & Maria in "West Side Story".
3. Wall Street analyst Herbert Magruder and his fiancé Kate are central characters in what 1967 musical that features the song "Step to the Rear"?
4. What playwright wrote the trilogy of plays "The Coast of Utopia" in 2002? Its 2007 debut on Broadway earned the plays 7 awards (the most ever), including Best Play?
5. Will Parker returns from Kansas City with souvenirs in what 1943 musical?
6. Paying tribute to "River Deep - Mountain High", what is the finale song of the musical "Hairspray"?
7. While the movies features the group T-Birds, what is the name of Danny and Kinickie's greaser group in the musical "Grease"?
8. What is the name of Tevye's sharp-tongued wife?
9. What does the King do, in the title of a Victor Hugo play?
10. What is the name of the fictional play in "Hamlet" performed by the troupe? At one point, this play is also called "The Mousetrap".
11. What German word describes the first time a theater's performers sit and run through the full score with the orchestra?
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1. Along with Moss Hart, what American playwright won two Pulitzers for Drama for the plays "Of Thee I Sing" and "You Can't Take It With You"?
George S. Kaufman
2. Name the two songs that are duets between Tony & Maria in "West Side Story".
Tonight & One Hand, One Heart
3. Wall Street analyst Herbert Magruder and his fiancé Kate are central characters in what 1967 musical that features the song "Step to the Rear"?
How Now, Dow Jones
4. What playwright wrote the trilogy of plays "The Coast of Utopia" in 2002? Its 2007 debut on Broadway earned the plays 7 awards (the most ever), including Best Play?
Tom Stoppard
5. Will Parker returns from Kansas City with souvenirs in what 1943 musical?
Oklahoma!
6. Paying tribute to "River Deep - Mountain High", what is the finale song of the musical "Hairspray"?
You Can’t Stop the Beat
7. While the movies features the group T-Birds, what is the name of Danny and Kinickie's greaser group in the musical "Grease"?
Burger Palace Boys
8. What is the name of Tevye's sharp-tongued wife?
Golde
9. What does the King do, in the title of a Victor Hugo play?
Amuses Himself
10. What is the name of the fictional play in "Hamlet" performed by the troupe? At one point, this play is also called "The Mousetrap".
The Murder of Gonzago
11. What German word describes the first time a theater's performers sit and run through the full score with the orchestra?
Sitzprobe