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Broadway Meets Hollywood- The Quizzes

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All Movie Musicals, All The Time

Musicals have been a staple on the stage since anyone can remember, but especially since the first part of last century. Musicals like "Cats," "Les Miserables," "The Sound of Music," "Chicago," and "The Lion King" have captured audiences of all ages. To make theatre more accessible, many of these wonderful shows have been turned into movies as well. These quizzes are all about just such movies. That does not include movies that are musicals, with lots of songs, but have not been on the stage as well. Enjoy!

The Music- The Quiz

How much do you know about the music of the musicals?

What's Your Range?

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The Music for You

Track Artist Album  
Mamma Mia Meryl Streep Mamma Mia! (The Movie Soundtrack)
Mr. Cellophane Barney Martin Chicago (Original Cast Album)
Gee, Officer Krupke Russ Tamblyn West Side Story (The Original Soundtrack Recording)
Seasons of Love Rent Rent (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane & Will Ferrell The Producers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Jolly Holiday Dick Van Dyke & Julie Andrews Mary Poppins (Original Soundtrack)
Don't Cry for Me Argentina Madonna Evita (Music from the Motion Picture)
Johanna Edmund Lyndeck Sweeney Todd
Good Morning Baltimore Nikki Blonsky Hairspray (Soundtrack to the Motion Picture)
The Farmer and the Cowman Original London Cast Oklahoma! - 1998 Royal National Theatre Cast Recording

The Stories- The Quiz

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The Stories for You

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Should All Musicals Become Movies?

The 2011 Tony Awards were on right before I made this lens. A lot of new musicals are out that look pretty amazing. My sister, her boyfriend, and I were watching the awards, making lists of shows we'd like to see. (Read: all of them.) Wicked was just in our town too, and we got to see it. I love live theatre, and there is nothing like it anywhere else. But I also know LOTS of people who will never see the shows.

There are lots of shows I will never see because they won't ever come to my city and I can't afford to go to New York or Chicago all the time. Lots of people miss out on shows because they are expensive. Even for me, our community theatre (which does a GREAT job!) is too pricy for me to see regularly.

So this begs the question: Should all, or most, musicals (or plays for that matter) be made into movies? Once they hit the cinema, they become hugely available to the general public. I really go back and forth on this question. What do you think?
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Can I Have Your Autograph?

If any play could be made into a movie, what would you choose?

  • davespeed Jan 10, 2012 @ 5:10 pm | delete
    Enjoyed your lens. I would like to see Wicked on the silver screen.
  • Joie Nov 26, 2011 @ 1:37 pm | delete
    Hands down: Big River. But not just ANY Big River - the Big River I saw live was AMAZING! Half the cast was hearing, the other half was deaf. The entire story was both voiced and signed. Nothing was lost, everything was enhanced. The story was a feast for the eyes and the ears. The audience, both deaf and hearing, was absolutely entranced, and never wanted it to end. And after the curtain went down, the first thing we all said to one another was, "I want this movie!!!!!"
  • Staceysk Sep 9, 2011 @ 10:50 pm | delete
    I don't think all stage shows transfer well to the big screen. We were lucky enough to see Umoja when it was in Windsor and loved it, but seeing it on tv later really made us realize how great the on stage show was. Cute lens though :)
  • julietarot Jul 15, 2011 @ 12:19 pm | delete
    I really need to study more about films and musicals!But doing the quizzes was really entertaining.
  • JoyfulPamela Jun 3, 2011 @ 2:55 pm | delete
    What a fun quiz! I love the clever way that you presented this page. : )
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