New York Theater March 2015 Quiz

Q.1

Which of the four shows that opened on Broadway in March included the following line? “The only time I feel truly alive is at funerals. It’s like life’s an elimination tournament and I’ve moved on to the next round.”

The Audience
Fish in the Dark
The Heidi Chronicles
On The Twentieth Century

Q.2

All the following had birthdays in March. Who turned 90?

Director Peter Brook
Composer John Kander
Composer Stephen Sondheim
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber
Composer Kristen Anderson-Lopez

Q.3

True or false: Broadway ticket buyers are 68 percent female, according to the latest survey by the Broadway League

True
False

Q.4

In which Broadway show do two performers play the same character?

The Audience
Fish in the Dark
The Heidi Chronicles
On The Twentieth Century

Q.5

Which action movie star was it announced in March will appear on Broadway this fall as the bedridden novelist in a stage adaption of Stephen King’s “Misery.” *

Vin Diesel
Chuck Norris
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sylvester Stallone
Bruce Willis

Q.6

True or false. The two chief drama critics at the New York Times have given far more positive reviews than negative reviews over the past ten years, according to an analysis posted in March by producer Ken Davenport.

True
False

Q.7

Which of the following shows that closed Off-Broadway in March is about a future where people want to live an online life rather than in the real world, and commit virtual crimes?

Between Riverside and Crazy
Every Brilliant Thing
The Lion
The Nether

Q.8

True or False. MCC Theater announced it would be producing a play in May, 2016 entitled “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City.”

True
False

Q.9

True or False. Oprah Winfrey changed her mind about appearing in Marsha Norman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'night, Mother because “I’d like something with a happier ending.”

True
False

Q.10

What long-time Broadway veteran currently involved in a show that opened in March is getting a reality TV series on the Discovery Family Channel?

Fish in the Dark fight director Jeff Barry
The Heidi Chronicles scenic designer John Lee Beatty
The Audience animal trainer William Berloni
On The Twentieth Century choreographer Warren Carlyle

Q.11

Lincoln Center announced in March that it would rename Avery Fisher Hall after the entertainment mogul David Geffen, because he agreed to give $100 million to renovate it. True or false: Lincoln Center officials are in negotiations for an even larger donation in exchange for renaming the entire cultural complex as Warren Buffett Center.

True
False

Q.12

Who performed an energetic role on Broadway to acclaim despite a cracked rib?

Kristin Chenoweth
Peter Gallagher
James Monroe Iglehart
John Cameron Mitchell