Show Business: The Road to Broadway
About how much did Rosie personally invest in Taboo?
10 million
The Tony Awards started in
1947
The first year the Tony Awards were broadcast on television was
1967
The Tony Awards Administration Committee is comprised of _______ members.
24
The longest running Best musical has played more than _______ performances.
8000
At the 2004 Tony Awards, best book, best music and lyrics as well as best musical went to _____ .
Avenue Q
The show that had puppets as leading characters was?
Avenue Q
Which Tony Award is the most
Best Musical
Taboo is the story of
Boy George
Several Tony Award winning Best Plays and Best Musicals were turned into Academy Award winning Best Pictures. One such example is 2002's ________.
Chicago
___________ has earned the most Tony Awards at 21 for directing, producing and special honors.
Harold Prince
Two individuals have received four awards in individual categories. ____________ appeared in Hairspray on television in January 2017.
Harvey Fierstein
What happened to lead actor Evan morton after closing off this musical?
He lost his working Visa and had to leave the country
The 2 worst months for ticket sales is?
January and February
The date a show must be opened by for it to be eligible for a Tony Award:
May 5th
Several Tony Award winning Best Plays and Best Musicals were turned into Academy Award winning Best Pictures. One such example is 1957's ________.
My Fair Lady
What is the Gypsy Robe Ceremony?
Person who has been in the most shows gets to wear it for good luck, run around counter clockwise and have to visit the dressing rooms
The longest running Best Musical winner is __________________.
Phantom of the Opera
Hamilton set the new record for Tony Award nominations with 16. The old record of 15 was held by the musical The___________________.
Producers
The Tony Awards may bestow two non-competitive awards to its members, such award is the
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Where were stuffy New York Theater critics ripping apart the various Broadway musicals?
Restaurants
Taboo's producer was:
Rosie O'Donnel
The composer with the most Tony Awards is ___________________ having won 7 total for a variety of shows.
Stephen Sondheim
Which of the 4 shows we're following closed early?
Taboo
Of all the shows which is the most financially successful?
Wicked
Name the four Musical Broadway production
Wicked, Taboo, Avenue Q, Caroline of Change
A __________ director has probably been involved from the beginning to identify possible lead performers.
casting
The ________ of the show can come from pre-existing materials or can be entirely original.
concept
The __________ are invited once the show is set.
critics
A ________ recording is often created and shopped around to interested parties.
demo
The director and the lead producing team assemble a _________ _______ to execute the creative vision of the show.
design team
The producer oversees all parts of the show's ___________. Examples include: out-of-town tryouts, advertising, marketing, national tours and Tony campaign.
development
After much work the creative forces join forces with the _______, who begins to shape the overall vision.
director
Once a producer is on board he or she is in charge of assembling enormous ____________ resources.
financial
The show is " __________ " a few days before the start meaning no further changes are to be made.
frozen
main plot of Caroline or Change is?
growing up in Louisiana and his relationship with his Black maid
What happened in Tonya Pinkins own life that she said prepared her to play the role of Caroline?
her husband filed for divorce and custody of the children
The evolution of a show often begins when composer, _________, and playwright come up with an idea.
lyricist
The "official" start of a Broadway show is called the ____________.
opening
What is a swing (one of the Taboo segments)?
opening for small role, when small role has to replace big role learns roles to be able to step in
Often shows are taken _______ ___ ______ for further development and refinement.
out of town
Once the show is on Broadway ____________ performances run for about a month before the official start.
preview
The reviews are ________ the morning after the "first" night.
published
The original Broadway production of Chicago did not win any Tony Awards in 1976. The _________ of Chicago in 1997 won Best Musical.
revival
Avenue Q is based on what children's show?
sesame street
What are some of the things that happen at a press event for a Broadway show?
show the first piece of the musical talk to composer and director
A ________ _________ is rehearsed and performed for invited theatre owners and producers.
table read
The preliminary performance is staged in its entirety without any ___________ elements for investors.
technical
The Tony Awards are administered by
the American Theatre Wing
What is the irony Boy George brings up regarding the critics and keeping the Broadway theatre alive?
the people supposed to be saving this art are the ones destroying it
The material evolves for the production team and the creative team by mounting a _____________ production--a preliminary production for investors.
workshop