Broadway Games:
My Birthday Is In July. Who Am I?
There are many Broadway luminaries celebrating another trip around the sun this month. Can you name the actor, writer or director based on the three given clues? Good luck!
July 3:
Who am I?
- I made my Broadway debut in a Tony-winning show perfect for the month of July.
- I played one role in the movie version of this story, and I played another, bigger part in the short-lived musical version.
- So far, I am the only Jellicle to win a Tony Award.
Who am I?
- I celebrated Sondheim by singing "The Ladies Who Lunch" as a trio while drinking wine via Skype.
- I am married to another Broadway star.
- I credit my late, great friend Gavin Creel with my getting my most recent Tony-nominated role. It was a real mother!
July 4:
- I am most well-known as a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright.
- I won one of my Tonys for bring a Leading Actor in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- My wife is a beloved actress who was nominated last season for her role in a revival of one of my plays.
July 7:
Who am I?
- I was born in Brazil, but have played a Frenchman in two Broadway shows.
- I won the Tony. Drama Desk and Theatre World Awards for my Broadway debut.
- I am also an acclaimed opera singer.
July 9:
Who am I?
- I made my debut in a flop musical about the woman behind many girl groups, played by Beth Leavel.
- I am probably most familiar to theater fans as a musicals guy, but I won my Tony for a play that also starred my current co-star.
- I have a long history with my current show, for which I was nominated for a Best Leading Actor in a Musical Tony.
July 13:
Who am I?
- I am a famous pop singer, who at one time was a backup singer for Celine Dion.
- I have made a name for myself on the Broadway stage, making my debut as a replacement in the title role of Aida.
- I play a real-life person in my current show, proving life vests really did work.
July 15:
Who am I?
- I have co-starred in two different shows with my friend Patti LuPone.
- I am probably best known outside of the theater scene for my impersonation of a certain First Lady.
- I won my Tony for playing a famous ecdysiast.
July 16:
Who am I?
- I am a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright, who is not afraid to get political.
- I am the only playwright to have written the Tony winner for Best Play two years in a row.
- I am recently famous for re-writing the beloved screenplay for West Side Story.
July 21:
Who am I?
- I followed up my Broadway debut in The Who's Tommy by being an original cast member of The Lion King.
- I am a character actor, most recently Tony-nominated for my corny turn in Shucked.
- I am really proud of my even more recent Tony nomination as a producer of Cats: The Jellicle Ball.
July 22:
Who am I?
- I am an EGOT.
- I am a composer/lyricist of four Disney on Broadway productions. One is still currently running.
- I wrote my most famous musical with my partner Howard Ashman, and it is a enjoying a very popular off-Broadway revival.
July 23:
- I am a world-amous actor, beloved for my title role in 7 movies!
- I won a Tony for a role in a musical revival of a notorious Broadway flop.
- I recently played in the same theater where I warned my Tony. It was a one-man show.
Who am I?
- I am the only actor that appeared on both the original and revival productions of Spring Awakening.
- I was in the TV series that was the basis for a musical that was all about putting on a Broadway show. Unfortunately, it did not live up to its title.
- I am currently back on Broadway in the longest-running musical revival in history.
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July 24:
Who am I?
- I made my Broadway debut wearing a dress made of cellophane.
- I won my Tony in a largely re-written role in a musical revival based on a comic strip.
- I made a cameo in the the film version of my most famous role.
Who am I?
- I am an acclaimed composer/lyricist, touted as a newer generation Sondheim.
- I wrote an acclaimed musical for Lincoln Center that starred another July Broadway baby.
- I wrote an acclaimed, but flop Broadway musical that recently had an even more acclaimed run at City Center.
July 30:
Who am I?
- I made my Broadway debut as Frenchy in the Tommy Tune revival of Grease!
- I am married to a popular Broadway character actor.
- I have become a successful and sought after director since my directorial debut of a recent Best Musical. That one was puzzling, but my next effort was a real circus!
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