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The Original Broadway Cast Trivia Quiz

Somehow, the performer who first plays a role on Broadway defines the role forever.

A multiple-choice quiz by astorian. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
astorian

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
151,128

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
890

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Question 1 of 10

1. What celebrity can claim 'My father played the role of Sky Masterson in the original Broadway cast of "Guys and Dolls"'? Hint

Alan Alda

Bonnie Raitt

Ed Begley Jr.

Mira Sorvino

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which future game show host was Perchik, the radical student in the original Broadway cast of "Fiddler on the Roof"? Hint

John Davidson

Monty Hall

Gene Rayburn

Bert Convy

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Question 3 of 10

3. What big, burly actor was Broadway's original Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman", even though Arthur Miller had envisioned Loman as a little guy? Hint

Lee J. Cobb

Telly Savalas

Burl Ives

Raymond Burr

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which member of the "Wizard of Oz" cast co-starred with E.G. Marshall in the original Broadway production of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot"? Hint

Frank Morgan, the Wizard

Ray Bolger, the Scarecrow

Bert Lahr, the Cowardly Lion

Jack Haley, the Tin Man

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who originated the role of Dolly Levi, in Jerry Herman's "Hello, Dolly"? Hint

Carol Channing

Pearl Bailey

Judy Garland

Barbra Streisand

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who played the title role in the first Broadway production of the musical "Mame", based on the comedies of Patrick Dennis? Hint

Rosalind Russell

Angela Lansbury

Mae West

Shirley Maclaine

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who sang "Memory" on Broadway, as the original actress to portray Grizabella in "Cats" in New York? Hint

Patti LuPone

Betty Buckley

Chita Rivera

Maureen McGovern

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Question 8 of 10

8. What sexy TV star of the 1970's played tough-talking Rizzo in the original Broadway production of "Grease"? Hint

Lynda Carter

Loni Anderson

Farrah Fawcett-Majors

Adrienne Barbeau

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who played Maria von Trapp in the original Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music"? Hint

Julie Andrews

Mary Martin

Debbie Reynolds

Shirley Jones

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who played neat-freak Felix Unger in the original Broadway production of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple"? Hint

Art Carney

Jack Lemmon

Mickey Rooney

Alan Arkin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What celebrity can claim 'My father played the role of Sky Masterson in the original Broadway cast of "Guys and Dolls"'?

Answer: Alan Alda

Alan's father, Robert Alda, also played composer George Gershwin in the film "Rhapsody in Blue". Bonnie Raitt's father, John Raitt, starred in numerous other Broadway musicals, including "Carousel" and "The Pajama Game."

2. Which future game show host was Perchik, the radical student in the original Broadway cast of "Fiddler on the Roof"?

Answer: Bert Convy

Convy later hosted such game shows as "Tattletales" and "Super Password".

3. What big, burly actor was Broadway's original Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman", even though Arthur Miller had envisioned Loman as a little guy?

Answer: Lee J. Cobb

Despite Arthur Miller's initial misgivings, Cobb was brilliant in the role, and gave what's often called the finest tragic performance in the history of American theater.

4. Which member of the "Wizard of Oz" cast co-starred with E.G. Marshall in the original Broadway production of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot"?

Answer: Bert Lahr, the Cowardly Lion

Lahr said he never really understood what "Waiting for Godot" was supposed to be about, but he recognized that much of Beckett's dialogue could be played like vaudeville comedy routines, and gave a hilariously effective performance.

5. Who originated the role of Dolly Levi, in Jerry Herman's "Hello, Dolly"?

Answer: Carol Channing

"Hello, Dolly" was based on Thornton Wilder's play, "The Matchmaker."

6. Who played the title role in the first Broadway production of the musical "Mame", based on the comedies of Patrick Dennis?

Answer: Angela Lansbury

Fans who know Angela only as the strait-laced detective in "Murder, She Wrote" might have been stunned to see her as the zany Mame Dennis.

7. Who sang "Memory" on Broadway, as the original actress to portray Grizabella in "Cats" in New York?

Answer: Betty Buckley

Betty Buckley is still best known to many as stepmother Abby on the TV sitcom "Eight Is Enough."

8. What sexy TV star of the 1970's played tough-talking Rizzo in the original Broadway production of "Grease"?

Answer: Adrienne Barbeau

Ms. Barbeau was married to horror director John Carpenter, and appeared in some of his films, including "The Fog" and "Escape from New York".

9. Who played Maria von Trapp in the original Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music"?

Answer: Mary Martin

The surviving (former) children of the Von Trapp family say they enjoy the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, but that it isn't really accurate. In reality, they say, their father was a warm, jolly sort, while Maria was the disciplinarian of the family.

10. Who played neat-freak Felix Unger in the original Broadway production of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple"?

Answer: Art Carney

Neil Simon says "The Odd Couple" was inspired by the misadventures his brother Danny went through while sharing an apartment with another divorced friend.

Source: Author astorian

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