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"Into The Woods": The Casts Trivia Quiz

This quiz features 10 questions about the cast of the original run of "Into the Woods".

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

Author
movie_mac

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
119,948

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
908

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who originally played Cinderella's Stepmother? Hint

Jean Kelly

Joy Franz

Merle Louise

Maureen Davis

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Question 2 of 10

2. Chuck Wagner played Rapunzel's Prince. Which role did he understudy for? Hint

The Baker

He didn't understudy any role

Narrator

Cinderella's Prince

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Question 3 of 10

3. Chip Zien (The Baker) served as announcer for what talk show? Hint

The Caroline Rhea Show

The Wayne Brady Show

The Late Late Show w/ Craig Kilborn

The View

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Question 4 of 10

4. Robert Westenberg (Cinderella's Prince/Wolf) married a co-star. Who was she? Hint

Danielle Ferland (Little Red Riding Hood)

Lauren Mitchell (Lucinda)

Bernadette Peters (The Witch)

Kim Crosby (Cinderella)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Danielle Ferland appeared in a Woody Allen movie before "Into the Woods". What movie was it? Hint

Mighty Aphrodite

The Purple Rose of Cairo

Everyone Says I Love You

Radio Days

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many original members of the cast had appeared in "Sunday in the Park with George"? Hint

Four

Six

Five

Three

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Question 7 of 10

7. The full original cast were in the PBS "Great Performances" special.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Joanna Gleason (The Baker's Wife) has appeared in many movies. Which movie was she NOT in in? Hint

The Wedding Planner

Mr. Holland's Opus

What About Bob?

Boogie Nights

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Question 9 of 10

9. Both The Baker (Chip Zien) and The Baker's Wife (Joanna Gleason) are from Canada?

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many cast members (not including understudies or standbys) were in the original cast of "Into the Woods"? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who originally played Cinderella's Stepmother?

Answer: Joy Franz

Merle Louise played Cinderella's Mother, Jean Kelly played Snow White, and Maureen Davis played Sleeping Beauty.

2. Chuck Wagner played Rapunzel's Prince. Which role did he understudy for?

Answer: Cinderella's Prince

Wagner later went on to understudy The Beast and Gaston in Broadway's "Beauty & the Beast".

3. Chip Zien (The Baker) served as announcer for what talk show?

Answer: The Caroline Rhea Show

Zien has also had guest spots on "Law & Order", "Son of the Beach", "Deadline", "Judging Amy", "Now & Again", "Cosby", and "Wings".

4. Robert Westenberg (Cinderella's Prince/Wolf) married a co-star. Who was she?

Answer: Kim Crosby (Cinderella)

In a match made in the Martin Beck Theatre, Cinderella & Cinderella's Prince were married.

5. Danielle Ferland appeared in a Woody Allen movie before "Into the Woods". What movie was it?

Answer: Radio Days

Although she appeared in "Mighty Aphrodite" after "Into the Woods", she only had appeared in "Radio Days" before dawning the red cape.

6. How many original members of the cast had appeared in "Sunday in the Park with George"?

Answer: Four

Bernadette Peters (The Witch), Barbara Bryne (Jack's Mother), Danielle Ferland (Little Red Riding Hood), and Robert Westenberg were all in "Sunday in the Park with George", another Sondheim classic.

7. The full original cast were in the PBS "Great Performances" special.

Answer: False

Only Jean Kelly (Snow White) was not part of the PBS "Great Performances" presentation. She was replaced by Cindy Robinson.

8. Joanna Gleason (The Baker's Wife) has appeared in many movies. Which movie was she NOT in in?

Answer: What About Bob?

Joanna played Adult Gertrude Lang in "Mr. Holland's Opus", Dirk's Mother in "Boogie Nights", and Kitty Donolly in "The Wedding Planner". Her co-star in "Into the Woods", Tom Aldredge was in "What About Bob?", but not her.

9. Both The Baker (Chip Zien) and The Baker's Wife (Joanna Gleason) are from Canada?

Answer: False

Gleason was born in Winnipeg, but Zien was born in Wisconsin.

10. How many cast members (not including understudies or standbys) were in the original cast of "Into the Woods"?

Answer: 19

Tom Alderedge (Narrator/Mysterious Man), Kim Crosby (Cinderella), Ben Wright (Jack), Chip Zien (The Baker), Joanna Gleason (The Baker's Wife), Bernadette Peters (The Witch), Danielle Ferland (Little Red Riding Hood), Robert Westenberg (Cinderella's Prince/Wolf, Chuck Wagner (Rapunzel's Prince), Pamela Winslow (Rapunzel), Barbara Bryne (Jack's Mother), Joy Franz (Cinderella's Stepmother), Kay McClelland (Florinda), Lauren Mitchell (Lucinda), Edmund Lyndeck (Cinderella's Father), Merle Louise (Cinderella's Mother/Grandmother/Giant), Philip Hoffman (Steward), Jean Kelly (Snow White), and Maureen Davis (Sleeping Beauty) made up the original cast of "Into the Woods".

Source: Author movie_mac

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