Broadway Games: A Great State Fair

Broadway Games:

A Great State Fair 

Thirty years ago, the stage adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's film State Fair opened on Broadway. It was a show I really enjoyed - the cast was amazing, the score was beautifully rendered, and the production was old-fashioned and lavish in all the right ways. How much do you know about this show?

1. What state fair is the subject of State Fair?

    A. Kansas    B. Nebraska    C. Ohio    D. Iowa

2. In what year does State Fair take place?

    A. 1846    B. 1946    C. 1996    D. 1876

3. What is the name of the family that goes to the state fair?

    A. Frakes    B. Williams    C. Franklin    D. Davidson

4. Margy hopes to get a prize for her...

    A. strawberry preserves    B. blueberry pie    

    C. canned peaches            D. pickles

5. The family has entered which animal in the fair for judging?

    A. Their prized cow        B. Their prized bull

    C. Their prized pig         D. Their prized horse

6. TRUE or FALSE: State Fair was considered a revival at the Tony Awards.

7. TRUE or FALSE: Rodgers and Hammerstein were nominated for a Best Score Tony Award.

8. Which original A Chorus Line star was a featured actress in State Fair?

    A. Donna McKechnie    B. Priscilla Lopez

    C. Kelly Bishop             D. Baayork Lee

9. The woman who played the mother in State Fair was married in real life to...

    A. Frank Sinatra            B. John Davidson

    C. Bing Crosby             D. Andy Williams

10. Ben Wright played the son in State Fair. What role is he probably best known for playing on Broadway?

    A. Young Buddy in the first revival of Follies

    B. Jack in Into the Woods

    C. Tobias in Sweeney Todd

    D. State Fair was his Broadway debut

11. Which song is from State Fair?

    A. "Younger Than Spring Time"

    B. "June is Bustin' Out All Over"

    C. "It Might As Well Be Spring"

    D. "The Lonely Goatherd"

12. The same season State Fair opened, all of these musicals opened EXCEPT:

    A. Rent    B. Swinging on a Star    C. Victor/Victoria    D. Big

13. State Fair played in which theater?

    A. The Barrymore        B. The Broadhurst

    C. The Music Box        D. The Imperial

14. One of the stars of State Fair was Andrea McArdle. She has appeared on Broadway in all of the following EXCEPT:

    A. Starlight Express        B. Cabaret

    D. Annie                           D. Beauty and the Beast

15. TRUE or FALSE: State Fair arrived on Broadway following a National Tour.