The Audience Rewards program allows you to earn points (1-5 depending on the question) for answering trivia questions. To save everybody some time I’ve listed some of the questions and their answers below.
- Which of the following musicals contains the song “Rare Wines”? A Doll’s Life
- Dedicated to performing the full score of rarely heard musicals, what program at New York City Center opened in 1994 with Fiorello!? Encores!
- Which of the following theatres has The Accidental Pervert NOT yet played as of October, 2014? New World Stages
- Which lyric is corrent from New York, New York in On the Town: New York, New York, a helluva town. The Bronx is up, but the Battery’s down. The people ride in a hole in the groun’. New York, New York, it’s a helluva town!
- Wolf Hall Parts I & II takes place during the reign of which king? Henry VIII
- What is Application Pending essentially about? NYC private school admissions
- Although Ronald Reagan auditioned for a role in the original production of The Best Man, he did not join the cast. Why? Gore Vidal didn’t think Reagan was right for the role of a president.
- True or False? There IS a Broadway theatre named after William Shakespeare currently. False
- Jack O’Brien, director of Much Ado About Nothing, went where for college? University of Michigan
- Which of the following lines is correct for the song “I’ve Decided to Marry You” from A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder? I confess that I’m frightened too, but, unless I am wrong, you long for love as much as I!
- How many times did It’s Only A Play break Schoenfeld house record sales? Three
- True or False? Copies of the book, Fifty Shades of Grey, are featured in the onstage show 50 Shades!, The Musical. True
- A Delicate Balance is set in what time period? Present Day
- True or False? Gregory Hines won a Tony Award for his performance in Sophisticated Ladies. False
- In its infant stages, Next to Normal was originally titled what? Feeling Electric
- True or False? In “I Get a Kick Out of You” from Anything Goes, wine is mentioned as something the singer does not get a kick out of. False
- What was said to have been Shakespeare’s original title for King Lear? The True Chronicle of the History of the Life and Death of King Lear and His Three Daughters
- The New York Spring Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall this spring stars what leading lady? Laura Benanti
- Finish this lyric: I have a dream, a song to sing. To help me ___________ anything   cope with
- In the show, It’s Only a Play, which other Broadway show’s cast throws a snowball at the window? Matilda
I’m pretty stupid so I got most of the questions wrong, I also think some people get different questions. If you have an question and answer not listed, please comment below. Please copy and paste the full question and the correct answer, if you got a question wrong please do not list the wrong answer (as it’s a pain in the ass for those quickly searching).
Thanks for these answers, guys! Any more answers you have would be appreciated, since I collect Audience Rewards points.
Wow David that was awesome. Did you get most of those answers via searching Google?
ha, yeah. Searched what I could. I guessed if the answers weren’t easily found and only posted the right ones.
What Andrew Lloyd Webber show contains a song with “wine” in its title? Aspects of Love
Godspell started as a college project performed by students at what university? Carnegie Mellon
True or False? Copies of the book, Fifty Shades of Grey, are featured in the onstage show 50 Shades!, The Musical. True
Much Ado About Nothing is set in what country? Italy
Which of the following lines is correct for the song “I’ve Decided to Marry You” from A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder? I confess that I’m frightened too, but, unless I am wrong, you long for love as much as I!
How many times did It’s Only A Play break Schoenfeld house record sales? Three
What theatre did It’s Only A Play move to after a promised engagement at the Schoenfeld? Jacobs
What song in Kinky Boots includes the following lyric: “Oh, papa’s got a brand new shoe. A life of broken heels”? Everybody Say Yeah
The main character in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is how old? 15
What recent Off Broadway revival was ALSO recently on the big screen? Into the Woods
Which famed drama teacher did Katie Finneran study with? Uta Hagen
Who is playing Hillary Clinton in the new Off Broadway show, Clinton, the Musical? Kerry Butler
Which of the following is the correct lyric from Bullets Over Broadway? Up a lazy river by the old mill run
Who played Effie in the original production of Dreamgirls? Jennifer Holliday
Who directed the original Broadway production of Flower Drum Song? Gene Kelly
Disenchanted is about what? Fictional princesses
Layon Gray, the writer of Black Angels of Tuskegee, was born and raised where? Louisiana
Jack O’Brien, director of Much Ado About Nothing, went where for college? University of Michigan
Who turned down the lead in the original production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, but played Pseudolus in the tenth anniversary production in Los Angeles? Phil Silvers
In its infant stages, Next to Normal was originally titled what? Feeling Electric
What actress is taking over for Lena Hall in Hedwig and the Angry Inch? Rebecca Naomi Jones
The lyrics “I’ve wasted time , I’ve wasted me. So say I’m slow for my age. A late bloomer, Okay, I agree” are from what song in Aladdin? Proud of You Boy
The Visit stars what legendary Broadway diva? Chita Rivera
In what year did It’s Only A Play originally open Off Broadway? 1986
In what city did Movin’ Out tryout? Chicago
Porgy and Bess was first performed in what year? 1935
The recent Off-Broadway show about John Lennon is called Lennon:Through the Glass ___? Onion
It’s Only A Play is the second Terrence McNally play Micah Stock has performed in. What was the first? And Away We Go
Which of the following is the correct lyric for Always Starting Over from If/Then? Am I always starting over in a brand new story? Am I always back at one?
What was the recent Off-Broadway production about Edgar Allan Poe called? Nevermore
Located in the heart of midtown Manhattan, New York City Center is one block away from what famous concert venue? Carnegie Hall
New York City Center was the original home to NYC Opera for what period of time? 1944-1946
About what historical figure is the new musical written by and starring Lin Manuel Miranda being featured Off Broadway(soon to be Broadway!)? Alexander Hamilton
Who directed the original Broadway production of Ain’t Misbehavin’? Richard Maltby, Jr.
The Broadway theatre named after Shakespeare was also known as all but which of the following: Trick question: all of the above!
What theatre in NYC did The Accidental Pervert first play? 45th St Theatre
Wow, there are a lot of these. I’ll might post more later.