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