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1. Who wrote the smash hit 'RENT'? Stephen Sondheim Andrew Lloyd Webber Joanthan Larson Oscar Wilde

2. Which of the following did Bertolt Brecht NOT write? 'The Good Woman of Setzuan' 'Mother Courage and Her Children' 'In the Jungle of the Cities' 'Marat-Sade'

3. Which of these men is not considered a writer in the 'Theatre of the Absurd'? Sam Shepard Eugene Ionesco Samual Beckett Edward Albee

4. Who wrote the crazy suspense satire 'The Mystery of Irma Vep: A Penny Dreadful'? Eric Bogosian John Leguizamo Caryl Churchill Charles Ludlam

5. Okay, so it failed on Broadway, but 'Chess' is one of my favorite musicals. Who did NOT sing on the original concept album? Judy Kuhn Elaine Paige Murray Head Tommy Korberg

6. The Lerner and Lowe musical 'My Fair Lady' is based on a play by George Bernard Shaw. Name this play. 'Man and Superman' 'Pygmalion' 'Arms and the Man' 'The Millionairess'

7. What was the fate of Blanche's husband in Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar named Desire'? He left her for another woman He was a homosexual who killed himself He killed himself after learning that she cheated on him He was a homosexual and because of this, she killed him

8. Who wrote the rioutous comedy 'Picasso at the Lapin Agile'? Martin Short Woody Allen Steve Martin Neil Simon

9. The play of which writer inspired the musical 'Hello, Dolly!'? Tennessee Williams Thornton Wilder George Bernard Shaw Oscar Wilde

10. 'Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk' opened off-Broadway. True or false? Answer: (You got a 50-50 chance, my friend!)