October 19

Question 1

Where will the Oliviers be held?

Answer 1

Royal Albert Hall

Question 2

New name of Gypsy of the Year

Answer 2

Red Bucket Follies

Question 3

Who is the ED of BC/EFA

Answer 3

Tom Viola

Question 4

What is the musical Titus Burgess is writing?

Answer 4

The Preacher’s Wife

Question 5

Who started Press Play PR

Answer 5

Emily McGill

Question 6

Who are Press Play PR’s clients?

Answer 6

Kenny Leon, Mark Fisher Fitness,

Question 7

New AD of Soulpepper

Answer 7

Weyni Mengesha

Question 8

New-ish ED of Soulpepper

Answer 8

Emma Stennin

Question 9

Old AD of Soulpepper

Answer 9

Albert Schultz

Question 10

New show at Mitzi Newhouse: title, writer, director

Answer 10

Nantucket Play Ride / John Guare /Jerry Zaks

Question 11

Lynn Nottage’s show at Signature

Answer 11

Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine,

Question 12

Hamlet at Chicago Shakes: star and director

Answer 12

Raul Esparza / Barbara Gaines

Question 13

What’s the deal with Puffs?

Answer 13

First time streamed and available for on-Demand (unlike Holiday Inn/She Loves Me/Daddy Long Legs)

Question 14

CHOIRBOY Playwright

Answer 14

Tarell Alvin McCarney

Question 15

Total Broadway capacity % last week

Answer 15

88%

Question 16

What show started previews?

Answer 16

Torch Song

Question 17

Torch Song gross

Answer 17

$240,000

Question 18

American Son gross

Answer 18

$515,000

Question 19

King Kong gross

Answer 19

$832,000

Question 20

Sell-outs (9)

Answer 20

Hamilton, Potter, Springsteen, Mormon, Lion King, CFA, DEH, Kong, Mean Girls

Question 21

All eight currently-running plays are grossing an average ___% of potential (excluding Harry Potter)

Answer 21

55%

Question 22

Musicals ___% of potential

Answer 22

78%

Question 23

Which two plays grossed over 75% of potential?

Answer 23

Lifespan, Ferryman

Question 24

Total Broadway gross

Answer 24

$33.38 mil

Question 25

New MD at Studio Theatre

Answer 25

Rebecca Ende Lichtenberg

Question 26

Oregon Shakespeare Festival ED leaving

Answer 26

Cynthia Rider

Question 27

Major changes to Lyric Opera CBA with unions, to end strike

Answer 27

1) Reduce 4 musicians, instead of 5. 2) 22 weeks instead of 24 3) 5.6% increase in weekly salary over 3 years, but fewer weeks of pay

Question 28

What is Gregory Mosher doing now?

Answer 28

Hunter Theater Project

Question 29

How many curtains did King Kong have last week?

Answer 29

6

Question 30

King Kong producer: Carmen Pavlovic and...

Answer 30

Roy Furman

Question 31

King Kong capitalization

Answer 31

$36.5 million

Question 32

Be More Chill cap

Answer 32

$9 million