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Original Broadway Cast

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Original Broadway Cast game quiz
"You know the shows, but do you know who originated the roles on Broadway? We name the role and the show, and you tell us who was the first to play the part on Broadway."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Who was the original Amos Hart in "Chicago"?
    Jerry Orbach
    Richard Korthaze
    Joel Grey
    Barney Martin


2. Who first played Bud Frump in "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"?
    Robert Morse
    Charles Nelson Reilly
    Anthony Teague
    Matthew Broderick


3. Who was the first Broadway Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof"?
    Topol
    Zero Mostel
    Herschel Bernadi
    Alfred Molina


4. Who was the first Judas in "Jesus Christ Superstar" on Broadway?
    Carl Anderson
    Ken Page
    Jeff Fenholt
    Ben Vereen


5. Who was Broadway's Dorothy in "The Wiz"?
    Diana Ross
    Stephanie Mills
    Mabel King
    Jennifer Holiday


6. Who first played Sally Bowles in "Cabaret"?
    Liza Minnelli
    Jill Haworth
    Chita Rivera
    Penny Fuller


7. Who was the first Broadway Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables"?
    Jonathon Pryce
    Terrence Mann
    Colm Wilkinson
    Michael Crawford


8. What Broadway actress first played Peggy Sawyer in "42nd Street"?
    Wanda Richert
    Ethel Merman
    Ruby Keeler
    Audra McDonald


9. Who was the first actor to play the title role in "Sweeney Todd"?
    George Hearn
    Len Cariou
    Victor Garber
    Bob Gunton


10. Cassie in "A Chorus Line" was first played by which actress?
    Priscilla Lopez
    Donna McKechnie
    Ann Reinking
    Alyson Reed


11. Who was the original Annie in "Annie" the Broadway version?
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    Aileen Quinn
    Danielle Brisebois
    Andrea McArdle


12. Which Broadway star first played Anita in "West Side Story"?
    Priscilla Lopez
    Debbie Allen
    Rita Moreno
    Chita Rivera


13. Which leading man originally played the title role in Broadway's "Tommy"?
    Michael Cerveris
    Jonathon Dokuchitz
    Roger Daltrey
    Hunter Foster


14. Little Red Riding Hood in "Into the Woods" was first played by which actress?
    Danielle Ferland
    Kim Crosby
    Molly Ephraim
    Pamela Winslow


15. Who first played Audrey in Broadway's "Little Shop of Horrors"?
    Ellen Greene
    Kerry Butler
    Susan Egan
    Carol Channing


16. Who played the male lead of Beast in "Beauty and the Beast" on Broadway?
    Gary Beach
    Norbert Leo Butz
    Chuck Wagner
    Terrence Mann


17. Who originated the role of Georges in the 80's hit musical "La Cage Aux Folles"?
    George Hearn
    Gene Barry
    Robert Goulet
    Peter Marshall


18. Who originated the role Amneris in "Aida"?
    Idina Menzel
    Sutton Foster
    Heather Headley
    Sherie Rene Scott


19. Precious McGuire in "Steel Pier" was originally played by which Broadway actress?
    Chita Rivera
    Cady Huffman
    Debra Monk
    Kristin Chenoweth


20. Who first played Guido in Broadway's "Nine"?
    Antonio Banderas
    Tommy Tune
    John Stamos
    Raul Julia


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