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theatre quiz by Andrew Gans [[four photos of cast members, each credited to:]] HUGO GLENDENNING LOIS GREENFIELD ART NY JOAN MARCUS State of the Art When it opened at the Royale Theatre in 1998, Yasmina Reza's Art, a play that uses an all-white painting to dissect the complicated relationships among three male friends, won the Tony Award for Best Play. In May an entirely new, starry company - Buck Henry, George Segal and Wayne Knight - took over on B'way, and to date the play has been produced in over 35 languages. Pictured below are several other productions that dealt with art and/or artists. Can you name them? The Broadway companies of Art (clockwise from bottom left): The current stars (l.-r.) Buck Henry, George Segal and Wayne Knight; the original company: Alan Alda, Alfred Molina and Victor Garber; Judd Hirsch, George Wendt and Joe Morton; Brian Cox, David Haig and Henry Goodman. [[four photos, credited to:]] JOAN MARCUS MARTHA SWOPE JOAN MARCUS 1 This Steve Martin play concerned a fictitious meeting between Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in 1904. 2 Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical was based on the life of a French painter and starred Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters. 3 This Pam Gems play was based on the life of an English painter, who was portrayed on Broadway by Antony Sher. 4 The 1984 revival of this Noël Coward comedy - starring (l.-r.) Raul Julia, Jill Clayburgh and Frank Langella - concerned a ménage à trois with Gilda, Otto (a painter) and Leo (a playwright). Answers: 1 Picasso at the Lapin Agile 2 Sunday in the Park with George 3 Stanley 4 Design for Living 8 WWW.PLAYBILL.COM PURE THEATRE ONLINE [[end page]] [[start page]] [[image: color photogrfaph of bottle of ABSOLUT VODKA]] ABSOLUT MARILYN.TM ©1995 THE ESTATE OF MARILYN MONROE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. [[Marilyn Monroe signature]]TM MARILYN TM AND NORMA JEANE TM ARE TRADEMARKS OF THE ESTATE OF MARILYN MONROE. ABSOLUT VODKA. PRODUCT OF SWEDEN. 40 AND 50% ALC/VOL (80 AND 100 PROOF). 100% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS. ABSOLUT COUNTRY OF SWEDEN VODKA & LOGO, ABSOLUT, ABSOLUT BOTTLE DESIGN AND ABSOLUT CALLIGRAPHY ARE TRADEMARKS OWNED BY V&S VIN & SPIRIT AB. ©1995 V&S VIN & SPIRIT AB. IMPORTED BY THE HOUSE OF SEAGRAM, NEW YORK, NY. PHOTOGRAPHED BY STEVE BRONSTEIN. THOSE WHO APPRECIATE QUALITY ENJOY IT RESPONSIBLY. [[/advertisement]]