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Forbidden Broadway: Summer Shock!

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Introduction:
""Forbidden Broadway: Summer Shock!" made its debut in July of 2004. I went to see it in August. It parodied nearly all the hit shows on Broadway at that time, and even a few that had recently closed. See if you can answer these questions about the show!"


1. In "Beauty's Been Decreased", which of these is NOT replaced by a smaller version?
    Belle's basket
    Belle's dress
    Belle's hairpiece
    Belle herself


2. One piece parodied "Avenue Q", "The Lion King", and "Little Shop of Horrors" all in one, proclaiming "You gotta get a ________". What?
    Answer: (One Word -- What do the three have in common?)


3. The Broadway revival of "Fiddler on the Roof" had a long parody sequence to itself. In this, it made fun of several aspects of the show and implied still more. Which of these was NOT made fun of in the song?
    nobody having Jewish accents
    Golde looking like a fashion model
    the new song "Topsy Turvy" not fitting in
    everything being directed wrong


4. What "Hairspray" song did they use to parody the 2004 Tonys?
    "Welcome to the '60s"
    "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now"
    "You Can't Stop the Beat"
    "Big, Blonde and Beautiful"


5. "Wicked" had a spoof section all to itself as well. The first half portrayed a power play between Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel (the stars of the show), and the rivalry between the two to get the Tony for Best Actress. At the very end of the sequence, there's something else that's laughed at about Idina Menzel. What is it?
    her loud singing
    her height
    her singing technique being incorrect and how she's going to damage her voice
    her former role in "Rent"


6. "Forbidden Broadway" has made fun of Stephen Sondheim's wordy lyrics and difficult scores before with the song "Into the Words". In "Summer Shock!" they did this yet again with a parody of what "Assassins" song?
    Unworthy of Your Love
    The Ballad of Booth
    Gun Song
    Everybody's Got the Right


7. In their parody of "Phantom of the Opera", they claimed that they did what whenever the actor playing the Phantom didn't hit the correct note?
    turn the reverb on
    speed up the tempo of the music
    drop the chandelier on him
    make the music louder


8. A tribute to musical movies was performed, which included two songs from "Mary Poppins", one from "Hello, Dolly!", and one from which Lerner and Loewe musical?
    Camelot
    Gigi
    Paint Your Wagon
    My Fair Lady


9. Several "star cameos" appeared throughout the show, including "Bernadette Peters" toward the end, singing a spoof of one of the songs from her show "Gypsy". Which song?
    Some People
    Small World
    Everything's Coming Up Roses
    Rose's Turn


10. "The Producers", which won more Tonys than any other musical in history, showed up only briefly, in a song entitled, "Have You Ever Heard a Mel Brooks Song?" This song stated that songs by Mel Brooks were... what?
    too offensive
    too difficult to sing
    too tuneless
    too amateur


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