New York Theater October 2016 Quiz

Q.1

Who was not interviewed in Hamilton’s America, the documentary about the musical Hamilton, which debuted on PBS in October?

Former President George W. Bush
Nas
President Barack Obama
Former Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson
House Speaker Paul Ryan
Stephen Sondheim
Senator Elizabeth Warren
Javier Munoz

Q.2

Both Christopher Jackson, who plays George Washington in the musical Hamilton, and Anthony Ramos, who plays both Hamilton’s best friend and his son in the musical Hamilton, announced in October that they will leave the show in November. True or false: Once they leave, none of the named characters will be portrayed by the performers who originated the roles.

True
False

Q.3

In which of the shows that opened on Broadway in October did the producer bar theater critics from attending before opening night, eliminating press previews that have been standard for decades?

The Cherry Orchard
Falsettos
The Front Page
Heisenberg
Holiday Inn
Oh, Hello

Q.4

The Broadway production of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard starring Diane Lane, which opened in October, cast African-American actors as the Russian serfs and ex-serfs, and changed any mention in the script of “serf” to “slave.”

True
False

Q.5

Which of the following shows was the only one announced in October that is NOT set to open on Broadway in April, 2017?

Bandstand
Groundhog Day
Indecent
Present Laughter
Six Degrees of Separation
Sunset Boulevard
War Paint

Q.6

Indecent will mark 64-year-old Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Paula Vogel’s Broadway debut

True
False

Q.7

Which show has not been involved in a public legal dispute?

The Golden Girls: A Puppet Parody
Hand to God
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Tick...Tick...Tick....Boom

Q.8

Which performer held a concert in October of popular music throughout American history that lasted a continuous 24 hours?

Laura Benanti
Barbara Cook
Michael Feinstein
Taylor Mac
Meow Meow
Patti LuPone

Q.9

Following the announcement in June that Monopoly is being made into a Broadway musical, what other board game did the same team announce in October that they plan to adapt for the stage as well?

Angry Birds
Checkers
Clue
Play-Doh

Q.10

Tammy Grimes died in October at the age of 82. What is not true about her?

Amanda Plummer is her daughter
She grew up in England, the daughter of the manager of a country club.
She made her Broadway debut at the age of 22, in a show that also starred Joel Grey.
She won the first of her two Tony Awards at age 27 for The Unsinkable Molly Brown
A columnist claimed that her early success had gone to her head -- that she was given to hitting or biting her fellow actors.
She said: “I don’t want to be America’s Sweetheart; I’d rather be something they don’t quite understand.”
She said she was “about as ambitious as a water buffalo.”
She said: “If things get too bad, well, there are always far-off cities and cowboys with guitars, new clothes, music boxes and large funds of traveler’s checks.”