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theatre quiz by Andrew Gans [[box]] TRIBUTE In April the theatre world lost two of its most legendary producers, ALEXANDER COHEN and DAVID MERRICK. Cohen, who brought high-caliber plays to The Great White Way for nearly 60 years, was also responsible for producing the first televised Tony Awards in 1967, a program he continued to produce for 20 years. Merrick, who left a law career in 1940, produced some of the most well-known musicals ever to grace the Broadway stage. However, the great showman was also instrumental in bringing several cutting-edge British dramas to New York. Pictured below are several plays and musicals that were produced by these two theatrical giants. Can you identify both the show and its producer? [[image: photo of Alexander Cohen]] [[caption]] Cohen [[/caption]] [[image: photo of David Merrick]] [[caption]] Merrick [[/caption]] [[/box]] [[image: photo of four men in funny hats, labeled 1]] [[credit]] Friedman-Abeles [[/credit]] [[caption]] One of Broadway's most memorable sketch-comedy shows, this work starred (l.-r.) Dudley Moore, Paxton Whitehead, Peter Cook and Alan Bennett. [[/caption]] [[image: photo of two men in Shakespearean costume, labeled 2]] [[caption]] This 1968 Tony-winning Best Play by Tom Stoppard concerns two student friends from William Shakespeare's Hamlet. [[/caption]] [[image: photo of Angela Lansbury and a young man in theatrical costume, labeled 3]] [[credit]] FRIDEMAN-ABELES [[/credit]] [[caption]] Angela Lansbury (left) won her second of four Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical for her work in this Jerry Herman production. [[/caption]] [[image: photo of Richard Burton and Eileen Herlie, labeled 4]] [[credit]] FRIEDMAN-ABELES [[/credit]] [[caption]] Richard Burton, who received a Best Actor Tony nomination, and Eileen Herlie are pictured above in the critically praised production of this Shakespearean drama. [[/caption]] [[image: photo of Carol Channing and an older man seated at a dining table, labeled 5]] [[caption]] This Jerry Herman musical won Carol Channign (r.) a Tony for Best Actress in a Musical, and is one of Broadway's longest-running shows. [[/caption]] [[image: photo of a company of actors on stage, with one actor leaping in front of the assembled group, labeled 6]] [[credit]] MARTHA SWOPE [[/credit]] [[caption]] "We're in the Money" is just one of the hits from this musical, which featured choreography by Gower Champion. [[/caption]] Answers: 1 Beyond the Fringe (Cohen) 2 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Merrick) 3 Dear World (Cohen) 4 Hamlet (Cohen) 5 Hello, Dolly (Merrick) 6 42nd Street (Merrick) 8 WWW.PLAYBILL.COM [[image: mouse pointer arrow]] PURE THEATRE ONLINE [[end page]] [[start page]] [[advertisement]] [[image of colorful butterflies making up shape of bottle]] ABSOLUT CITRON ABSOLUUT CITRON [[TM symbol]] CITRUS-FLAVORED VODKA. PRODUCT OF SWEDEN, 40% ALCOHOL/VOL (80 PROOF)ABSOLUT COUNTRY OF SWEDEN VODKA & LOGO. ABSOLUT, ABSOLUT BOTTLE DESIGN, ABSOLUT CALLIGRAPHY AND ABSOLUTVODKA.COM ARE TRADEMARKS OWNED BY V&S VIN & SPIRIT AB. (copyright symbol) 1998 V&S VIN & SPIRIT AB. IMPORTED BY THE HOUSE OF SEAGRAM, NEW YORK. NY. PHOTOGRAPH BY STEVE BRONSTEIN. ENJOY OUR QUALITY RESPONSIBLY. [/advertisement]]
