Q 01/05

The Tony Awards are named after which actress and director, a co-founder of the American Theatre Wing?

A) Ethel Barrymore

B) Antoinette Perry

C) Helen Hayes

D) Katharine Cornell

Answer · why

B) Antoinette Perry

Antoinette Perry was nicknamed Tony, and the name passed to the prize created in her memory in 1947, the year after her death. Its formal title is the...

Q 02/05

Which 2016 Best Musical winner set a Tony Awards record with 16 nominations and went on to win 11?

A) Hamilton

B) Waitress

C) School of Rock

D) Bright Star

Answer · why

A) Hamilton

Hamilton finished with the second-most wins for a single production. Its cast performed at the ceremony without their prop muskets, out of respect for...

Q 03/05

Which 2001 musical starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick won a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards?

A) The Full Monty

B) A Class Act

C) The Producers

D) Jane Eyre

Answer · why

C) The Producers

The Producers broke a record of 10 wins that Hello, Dolly! had held for 37 years. Mel Brooks adapted the show from his own 1967 film.

Q 04/05

Which puppet musical beat the blockbuster Wicked to the 2004 Tony Award for Best Musical?

A) The Boy from Oz

B) Caroline, or Change

C) Bombay Dreams

D) Avenue Q

Answer · why

D) Avenue Q

Avenue Q courted Tony voters with a mock election campaign, including a new song written just for them that spoofed its three rivals. It also won the ...

Q 05/05

Which star turned down her 1996 Tony nomination for Victor/Victoria because the show received no other nominations?

A) Julie Andrews

B) Liza Minnelli

C) Carol Burnett

D) Shirley MacLaine

Answer · why

A) Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews said she would rather stand with her overlooked cast and crew. The refusal made headlines and boosted ticket sales, and she declined to ...