Broadway’s Brightest Lights Trivia

  1. Tonight we will perform the famous song “Don’t Rain on my Parade.”  What musical is this song from? 
  • The Music Man 
  • Funny Girl
  • The Sound of Music

2. Who was the original singer for this song?  

  • Bernadette Peters
  • Judy Garland 
  • Barbara Streisand 

*** “Don’t Rain on My Parade” is a popular song from the 1964 musical Funny Girl. It was also featured in the 1968 movie version of the musical. 

2. Tonight we will perform “Trolley Song” from Meet Me in St. Louis. Who made the song famous? 

  • Liza Minnelli
  • Judy Garland 
  • Audrey Hepburn 

*** “The Trolley Song” was written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and made famous by Judy Garland in the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis. In a 1989 NPR interview, Blane said the song was inspired by a picture of a trolleycar in a turn-of-the-century newspaper. 

3. Which song is Judy Garland’s most famous song? 

  • Trolley Song 
  • I Got Rhythm 
  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow 

 4. Michael Maliakei is performing tonight! What broadway show is he currently featured in? 

  • Phantom of the Opera 
  • Aladdin 
  • Hamilton 

 5. Megan Hilty is performing tonight! Which TV show was she NOT in? 

  • Desperate Housewives 
  • Law & Order 
  • Smash 

 6. What was Megan’s role in Wicked The Musical? 

  • Elphaba 
  • Glinda the Good Witch 
  • Wicked Witch of the West 

 7. NatPhil’s Principal Pops Conductor Luke Frazier is conducting tonight’s show! Where has he NOT conducted? 

  • Strathmore 
  • The Grand Ole Opry
  • Lincoln Center 

 8. Who has Conductor Luke Frazier NOT worked with? 

  • Celine Dion 
  • Rita Moreno
  • Renee Fleming  

*Correct answers are in bold

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