New York Theater October 2012 Quiz

Q.1

True or False: There is a special irony for theatergoers in the name of Sandy, the Superstorm that shut down most of the East Coast, New York City, and nearly all plays and musicals from the evening of Sunday, October 28th through the following Wednesday matinee.

True
False

Q.2

Which of the following authors did NOT have a stage adaptation of one of their books in New York this month?

Jonathan Franzen
Stephen King
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Rona Jaffe

Q.3

"...but on this island the earth sings/As soon as the storm ends..." What is this from?

Translation from Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Spanish during one of the storm updates.
Once on This Island
Wicked
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Q.4

Which of the following news events happened in October?

An investigator confirmed that four investors in Rebecca didn't exist.
One of the two lead producers for Rebecca said "I was duped. I was raped."
Mark Hotton was arrested for defrauding the Rebecca production, and held without bail after a prosecutor called him a "considerable threat" to the community
Rebecca producers filed $100 million lawsuit for fraud against Mark Hotton, who filed for bankruptcy last year declaring he was $15 million in debt
None of this could possibly have happened
It all happened

Q.5

True or False: People cough more at plays than at movies

True
False

Q.6

Which singer announced concerts on Broadway for January, 2013

Aaron Carter
Barry Gibb
Barry Manilow
Frankie Valli

Q.7

Ping Chong & Co. is marking its 20th anniversary of “Undesirable Elements.” What distinguishes this series?

It is documentary theater about people who are viewed as being on the margins of society.
There have been more than 40 different productions on varying topics
The cast members tell their own stories.
Many of the cast members have never performed on a stage before.
All of the Above
None of the Above

Q.8

Which of the following shows did NOT open on Broadway in October

An Enemy of the People
Grace
Cyrano de Bergerac
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Q.9

Which did Aristotle say?

Acting is merely the art of keeping a large number of people from coughing
The secret to humor is surprise
Never criticize what you’re writing while you’re writing it. Live in the reality of what’s happening, not in your interpretation of it. Every time you write a play, write the first play anybody’s ever written. Don’t strategize your feelings; just feel. Don’t write to solve your problems; you won’t.
The sun will come out tomorrow/Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow/there’ll be sun