Q.1
True or false: None of the performers in the Les Miserables movie musical released in U.S. movie theaters on December 25, 2012 had ever performed in any stage production of the Les Miserables musical.
True
False
Q.2
Which show was on more theater critics’ lists of top ten theater in 2012 (according to my compilation) than any other Broadway play or musical?
The Anarchist
Clybourne Park
Death of A Salesman
Golden Boy
Once
One Man, Two Guvnors
Peter and the Starcatcher
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Q.3
Which two shows won Tony Awards for best play and best musical in 2012, respectively?
Clybourne Park and Newsies
Clybourne Park and Once
Other Desert Cities and Newsies
Other Desert Cities and Once
Venus in Fur and Peter and the Starcatcher
Peter and the Starcatcher and Leap of Faith
Q.4
Which this month became the third-longest-running show in Broadway history?
Cats
Chicago
The Lion King
Mamma Mia
The Phantom of the Opera
Q.5
Which show did NOT include an actual dog in the cast?
Annie
A Christmas Story
Dogfight
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Q.6
Which was NOT a trend in New York theater this year?
Revivals
Shows with a religious theme
The presence of theater-trained professionals on television
Non-profit theaters' expensive new buildings or renovations
An orchestrated effort by theaters to reach out to the unemployed and other victims of tough economic times
Q.7
Which of the following did Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of “In The Heights,” NOT do this year?
Help update a 34-year-old Broadway bomb by Stephen Schwartz.
Star in a new production of a 31-year-old Broadway bomb by Stephen Sondheim
Help turn a film about cheerleading that spawned four direct-to-video sequels into a Broadway musical
Debut a concert version of a new rap-infused musical about one of America’s Founding Fathers
Join the cast of a new midseason TV medical drama
Attract tens of thousands of followers on Twitter with a steady stream of Tweets
He did none of this
He did all of this
Q.8
Which really existed?
The six foot tall rabbit in "Harvey"
George and Martha’s son in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
The audience member with the hummus sandwich in "One Man, Two Guvnors"
Funding for the chain of gospel-themed hotels in Grace
The investors that Mark Hotton connected to the lead producers of "Rebecca"
They all existed
None existed
Q.9
Of the great figures associated one way or another with the theater who died this year, who was the oldest?
Actor Celeste Holm
Actor Charles Durning
Actor Jack Klugman
Composer Marvin Hamlisch
Critic Howard Kissel
Playwright Gore Vidal
Producer Marty Richards
Q.10
What is the most accurate reason for calling 2012 a golden year for New York theater?
There has been an unusually high level of quality in the shows on Broadway
There has been a sudden steep rise in both gross revenue and attendance.
There are four shows with “Golden” in their titles.