Broadway Games:
One of These Things Is Not Like The Others
Was thinking back to my childhood and remembering that as a small tyke, one of my favorite games was "One of These Things Is Not Like the Others." So why not make a Broadway game out of it?
Pick the one thing in each list below is not like the other three.
1.
A. J. Harrison Ghee B. Sean Hayes C. Bonnie Milligan D. Victoria Clark
2.
A. Oklahoma! B. South Pacific C. The King and I D. The Sound of Music
3.
A. Cabaret B. Kiss of the Spider Woman C. Zorba! D. Chicago
4.
A. A Chorus Line B. How to Succeed... C. Lost in Yonkers D. In the Heights
5.
A. Chita Rivera wins her Best Actress in a Musical Tony Award for The Rink.
B. 42nd Street moves from the Majestic to the St. James to make way for The Phantom of the Opera.
C. City of Angels wins the Best Musical Tony Award.
D. Bob Fosse passes away in Washington, D.C.
6.
A. Imperial B. Music Box C. Shubert D. Golden
7.
A. Into the Woods B. Sweeney Todd C. Company D. Follies
8.
A. Nellie Lovett B. Rose C. Mame Dennis D. Cora Hoover Hooper
9.
A. "So What?"
B. "We Both Reached For the Gun"
C. "Hot Honey Rag"
D. "Me and My Baby"
10.
A. Flower Drum Song B. The King & I C. Miss Saigon D. Here Lies Love
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As you probably figured out, some of these have more than one possible answer. We will start with the one we intended, and add others. Let us know any that you come up with, and we'll add them!
1. C. Bonnie Milligan - The only 2023 Tony winner that wasn't for a leading role.
1. D. Victoria Clark - The only one with more than a single Tony Award.
1. D. Victoria Clark - The only one who does not identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community (though she's an amazing ally!).
A. J. Harrison Ghee B. Sean Hayes C. Bonnie Milligan D. Victoria Clark
2. A. Oklahoma! - The only one listed that did not win the Tony for Best Musical. (It pre-dates the Tonys!)
A. Oklahoma! B. South Pacific C. The King and I D. The Sound of Music
3. B. Kiss of the Spider Woman - The only one that, to date, has not had a Broadway revival.
3. D. Chicago - The only one that takes place in the US.
A. Cabaret B. Kiss of the Spider Woman C. Zorba! D. Chicago
4. D. In the Heights - The only one listed that did not win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
4. D. In the Heights - The only one listed that opened this century.
A. A Chorus Line B. How to Succeed... C. Lost in Yonkers D. In the Heights
5. C. City of Angels wins the Best Musical Tony Award. - It's the only event listed that did not happen in the 1980s. (It did open in the 80s - December 11, 1989.)
A. Chita Rivera wins her Best Actress in a Musical Tony Award for The Rink.
B. 42nd Street moves from the Majestic to the St. James to make way for The Phantom of the Opera.
C. City of Angels wins the Best Musical Tony Award.
D. Bob Fosse passes away in Washington, D.C.
6. C. The Shubert Theatre - It is the only one listed that isn't on 45th Street.
A. Imperial B. Music Box C. Shubert D. Golden
7. A. Into the Woods - It's the only one not directed by Hal Prince. (He co-directed Follies with Michael Bennett.)
7. D. Follies - The only one listed that did not win the Best Book Tony Award.
A. Into the Woods B. Sweeney Todd C. Company D. Follies
8. D. Cora Hoover Hooper - The only role listed that Angela Lansbury did not win a Tony for.
8. C. Mame Dennis - The only leading lady role not part of a Sondheim show.
A. Nellie Lovett B. Rose C. Mame Dennis D. Cora Hoover Hooper
9. A. "So What?" - The only song listed that is not from Chicago. It is from Cabaret.
A. "So What?"
B. "We Both Reached For the Gun"
C. "Hot Honey Rag"
D. "Me and My Baby"
10. B. The King and I - The only one listed that did not ever star Lea Salonga.
10. B. The King and I - The only one listed that has no scenes that take place in the United States.
A. Flower Drum Song B. The King & I C. Miss Saigon D. Here Lies Love
the answers.... 1- Victoria Clark is not LGBT+, 2-Oklahoma did not get a best actress Tony, 3-Kiss of the Spider Woman has not had a revivel, 4-Lost in Yonkers is not a musical, 5-letter B, 6-the Music Box is not a "Shubert" house, 7-Follies did not win a Best Book Tony, 8-Cora did not win a Tont for Angela Lansbury, 9- letter A is not from Chicago, 10-All "Asian" musicals but Flower Drum Song is the only one set in the US
ReplyDeletePeter, I got your reply, but I inadvertently deleted it instead of hitting the post button. Yes, most of your answers are correct! In fact, I included some of yours on the answer key.
DeleteThanks for playing! Some of your answers are correct!
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