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Highlands Playhouse Challenge
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: 2020/08 – August
While you wait for 2020-21 Highlands Playhouse’s latest news, here’s a show/movie quiz to challenge your film/show acumen. Answers below.
1. What is the longest running play on Broadway? A. Phantom of the Opera B. Cats C. Lion King D. Chorus Line
2. Where was that play set? A. Paris B. London C. Africa D. Junkyard
3. In what year was the Highlands Playhouse building constructed? A. 1936 B. 1942 C. 1969 D. 1938
4. HP’s highest grossing play of 2019 was Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. What was our second highest, Oklahoma or Always, Patsy Cline?
5. Who’s won the most Broadway Tony Awards (21 total)? A. Hal Leonard B. Hal Prince C. Mel Brooks d. Bob Fosse
6. Which Broadway musical premiered Nov. 14, 1996? A. All That Jazz B. Chicago C. Oklahoma! D. Le Miserables
7. How many seats does the Highlands Playhouse currently have? A. 229 B. 187 C. 175 D. All of the above
8. Downton Abbey, Rocketman, The Good Liar, and Pavarotti are four of HP’s Top 5 Films from 2019. What’s the fifth? A. Little Women B. Judy C. The Upside D. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
9. From what show does the song Memory come? A. You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown B. Cats C. Phantom of the Opera D. The Way We Were
10. How many people worldwide have seen Les Miserables? A. 10 million B. 1 billion C. 50 million D. 70 million+
1. What group’s music is featured in Mama Mia? A. Mamas & The Papas B. Beach Boys C. ABBA D. Monkees
12. In the original Wizard of Oz film who played the Wicked Witch of the West? A. Margaret Hamilton B. Joan Crawford C. Louise Fletcher D. Barbara Stanwyk
13. What musical featured the song, If I Were a Rich Man? A. The Gold Diggers B. Cabaret C. How to Steal a Million D. Fiddler on the Roof
14. What musical is based on the play Pygmalion? A. Babe B. Funny Face C. My Fair Lady D. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
15. Cyndi Lauper wrote lyrics for which musical? A. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun B. Kinky Boots C. Jersey Boys D. Mean Girls
Score 10 or more, give yourself 2 thumbs-up. Score 9 or fewer, give yourself a Baloney Tony. Stay up-to-date with All-Things-Playhouse by visiting highlandsplayhouse.org.
Answers:
1. a. Phantom of the Opera began January, 1988 and is still running.
2. a. Paris
3. d. 1938
4. Always Patsy Cline
5. b. Actor/director Harold (Hal) Prince
6. b. Chicago
7. b. 187
8. a. Little Women
9. b. Cats
10. d. 70 million+
11. c. ABBA
12. a. Margaret Hamilton
13. d. Fiddler on the Roof
14. c. My Fair Lady
15. b. Kinky Boots
