Q.1
Which Broadway show not yet opened made a record nine million dollars in advance sales on the first day that tickets were available?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dear Evan Hansen
Hello, Dolly
Miss Saigon
Oh, Hello
Q.2
Which production soon to arrive on Broadway was “captured live” on stage and then presented on movie screens across America for one night only in September?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dear Evan Hansen
Hello, Dolly
Miss Saigon
Oh, Hello
Q.3
In Spamilton, a spoof of Hamilton that opened in September, there are cameo appearances by (i.e. impersonations of) Liza, Barbra, J Lo, Beyonce, Bernadette, Patti LuPone, and Gloria Estefan.
True
False
Q.4
Which Broadway show did NOT close in September?
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Finding Neverland
Fun Home
Les Miserables
Q.5
"They bully us, intimidate us, mock us, de-value us, and treat us as if they are dictators of their own country…” Who said this, and about whom?
Producer Garth Drabinsky (who is making a Broadway comeback with the musical “Sousatzka,” as announced in September) on his prison guards during his imprisonment for fraud.
Soho Rep (which abruptly shut down its theater at 46 Walker Street after 25 years) about its landlords
Jon Favreau (who announced he will direct a “live-action” film remake of The Lion King) about non-CGI animated animals.
The singing wait staff of Ellen’s Stardust Diner (who announced they have unionized) about some of their managers
Q.6
According to American Theatre Magazine’s annual survey as published in September, which playwright will be the most produced by non-profit theaters in the 2016-2017 season?
Ayad Akhtar
Robert Askins
Arthur Miller
Tennessee Williams
August Wilson
Q.7
“What Did You Expect?,” which opened in September at the Public Theater, is the second installment of Richard Nelson’s trilogy subtitled “The Gabriels: Election Year In The Life Of One Family.” True or false, the characters utter the name “Trump” exactly once.
True
False
Q.8
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins was one of this year’s 24 MacArthur Foundation “genius” fellows, announced in September, which comes with a grant of $625,000. Which of the following playwrights has NOT been awarded a MacArthur genius fellowship since the grants began in 1981?
Stephen Adly Guirgis
Samuel D. Hunter
Suzan-Lori Parks
Tarell McCraney
Lynn Nottage
Sarah Ruhl
Anna Deavere Smith
Q.9
The 2016 New York Innovative Theatre Awards, for excellence Off-Off Broadway, took place in September. One of their special (non-competitive) awards, which they promote as the only award of its kind in New York, honors what kind of theater artist?
casting director
producer
sound designer
stage manager
vocal coach
Q.10
Which of the shows at the Fringe Encore Series in September takes place at a drug-fueled gay sex party?
5 Guys Chillin'
Dementia Americana
Pucker Up and Blow
The Secret Life of Your Third Grade Teacher
Q.11
Edward Albee, one of the foremost playwrights of his generation, died in September at the age of 88, leaving behind nearly three dozen plays. Which did NOT win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
A Delicate Balance
Seascape
Three Tall Women
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?