The December
Quiz deals with
frauds and fakes in musical theater.
1. "And I don't even get paid Casanova-time." This phrase is sung by which
sometimes disguised and frequently exhausted lover in what one woman musical?
Nestor in IRMA LA DOUCE
2. In what musical does the lyric "Her bustle is real and her bosom's a
fraud!" appear? What is the song?
DRAT! THE CAT, Dancing With Alice
3. "Miss Scott" had to scoot, and just in time, too. What no longer festive
goodbye ballad did she sing and in which show?
The Party's Over in BELLS ARE RINGING
4. His style of romance is a bit radical, preferring to knock out his beloved
before "stealing" his love. Who is this title character with a double life?
THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM
5. He really did have a girl in every port, or at least three of them. Who is
this character, for whom "life has done a favor", and what is the show?
Captain Henry St. James in OH, CAPTAIN!
6. In one of his charades he sang of the "thither thother thide of the moon".
Who is the often profiled character and who played him in this version?
Cyrano de Bergerac in CYRANO, played by Christopher
Plummer
7. Posing as a singer, this spy was actually sending messages through a
lipstick radio transmitter. Who is the character and what is the show?
Mitzi in OVER HERE
8. While blindfolded and on roller skates he encounters a fake French girl
and nearly wrecks his own wedding. Who is the character and what is the show?
Robert Martin in THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
9. Getting a job in Paris can be a drag, especially for this legit singer. In
what show do they become the toast of the town and shatter glass as well?
VICTOR/VICTORIA
10. What fraudulent character is "all about Burmese belly rubs, fresh shaved
testicles on Christmas Day"? What is the show?
Ruprecht in DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
11. A socialite poses as a maid at a Long Island estate housing bootleggers
and sings a famous ballad to a rag doll. What is the song? The show? The singer?
Someone To Watch Over Me, OH, KAY!, Gertrude
Lawrence
12. She wasn't really dying but didn't want to miss a free trip to New York.
Who is the title character?
HAZEL FLAGG
13. Posing as a dead virgin, this nervous character tries to stay calm. Who
is the character and what is the show?
Hysterium in A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO
THE FORUM
14. Before landing her new gig she was the "ugliest woman in Providence,
Rhode Island". Who is this lady and who originated the role?
Lola in DAMN YANKEES, played by Gwen Verdon
15. He's not really a doctor, and his sorting techniques are unorthodox. Who
is this inmate temporarily running the asylum and what is the show?
J. Bowden Hapgood in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE
16. "My back is wet" is a declaration by a rhythmically musical illegal
immigrant. Who is the character and what is the show?
Mei Li in FLOWER DRUM SONG
17. Posing as George Washington's nursemaid, this character extolled the
virtues of old age in song. Who was she and in what show?
Joice Heth in BARNUM
18. Her real name is Evelyn Hinkle. Her husband didn't die in Vietnam. But
she achieved her goals very successfully. Who is the character and the show?
Eve Harrington in APPLAUSE
19. " And with a voice too eager and a smile too broad he announced to the
hostess that she was a fraud…" What is the song and the show?
You Did It from MY FAIR LADY
20. They went from sooty, sneezy & sniffly to "Gorgeous" in just a matter of
moments. Who is the character and the show?
Ella/Passionella in THE APPLE TREE
21. "A overcoat with a velvet collar and a homburg hat" was the disguise of
choice in this short lived mystery musical. What was the show, featuring doggone
good detective work?
NICK & NORA
22. What seemingly faithful employee was sleeping with the Boss's wife, and
allowed a co-worker to get fired for it? Upon discovery, he still managed to
make a "grand" exit, musically. Name the cad and the show.
Kodaly in SHE LOVES ME
23. He leads a double life to save his friend's necks. What swishy
swashbuckler performs such derring-do? Name the character and the musical.
Percy in THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
24. He's really her father, proving why "it's not easy being" oddly colored.
Name the daughter and the show.
Elphaba in WICKED
25. This character's actually a cat burglar, despite the impressive title.
What is this show where "nothing ever happens" and what is the complete full
name of the character?
GRAND HOTEL, Baron Felix Amadeus Benvenuto Von
Gaigern
26. "He's a fake fakir" is uttered by what character in what show?
Luisa in THE FANTASTICKS
27. This barber is not from Seville, or even Italy. He's Irish. And he's out
to blackmail. What are both his names and what is the show?
Pirelli/Daniel O'Higgins in SWEENEY TODD
28. "Mother" isn't what she seems to be, but it's still the best of times,
despite the paparazzi. What is the show?
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
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