Q.1
At the 70th annual Tony Awards in June, black actors won all four musical performer categories for the first time since the Tonys began.
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True
False
Q.2
In June, Barbra Streisand made her first appearance on the Tony Awards broadcast in 46 years. June also saw the death of Muhammad Ali, who was born the same year as Streisand (1942.) True or false: Ali starred on Broadway more recently than Streisand has.
True
False
Q.3
Hamilton swept the 2016 Tony Awards with 11 awards out of the 16 for which it was nominated. The most it could have won (because some Hamiltonians were competing in the same category) was 13. Which is one of two categories for which it was nominated that it did not win?
Choreography
Featured actress
Lighting Design
Scenic design
Q.4
Who has NOT announced that they are leaving the cast of Hamilton by July 9?
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Leslie Odom Jr.
Jon Rua
Phillipa Soo
Q.5
After “Shuffle Along” did not win any of the 10 Tonys for which it was nominated, producer Scott Rudin announced that the musical will close July 24, after only 100 performances. True or false: He blamed his decision on Audra McDonald’s forthcoming maternity leave.
True
False
Q.6
Which game did Hasbro announce in June it was partnering with Broadway producers The Araca Group to make into a Broadway musical?
Angry Birds
Checkers
Monopoly
Play-Doh
Scrabble
World of Warcraft
Q.7
A concert version of Ragtime, set for August 8th with a high-profile cast including Brandon Victor Dixon and Georgia Engel, was announced in June for which actual site that is depicted in the musical?
Atlantic City beach
Courtroom in Manhattan
Ellis Island
Morgan Library
New Rochelle house
Polo Grounds
Q.8
Which of the following names for newborns has jumped 171 percent since last year, according to the Baby Center?
Hamilton
Jefferson
Lafayette
Lin-Manuel
Q.9
Some 70 Broadway performers gathered together for Broadway for Orlando, a single to raise money for the LGBT center in Orlando, Florida, after the mass shooting in a gay nightclub there. What song did the performers sing?
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“If I Loved You” from Carousel
“Love is Love is Love is Love,” an original song composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Bobby Lopez.
"One Hand One Heart” from West Side Story
“What The World Needs Now Is Love” written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David in 1965
Q.10
Playwright Peter Shaffer died in June at the age of 90. He was best known for writing Amadeus and Equus. True or false: His twin brother wrote Sleuth.
True
False
Q.11
The following plays have all been announced as getting new Broadway productions in the new season. Which one has been revived the most frequently on Broadway?
The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov
The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman
The Price by Arthur Miller