NIFTY
NOVEMBER MAGIC
PASSWORD: Postermat
Good ole Postermat
on 8th Street, purveyor of movie, theater, rock and roll and famous
people posters, stickers, t-shirts, trinkets, and all things teens
and nerds would want. We’re long overdue for viewing one of
the finest pieces of cinematic and musical history – “West
Side Story.” If you’re not familiar with the opening
montage with the most phenomenal aerial shots of NYC, then your
time has come.
This month's "Be Nice Campaign," brought to you by Roberto
Gonzalez (Stuyvesant), is Youth Service Opportunities Project (YSOP).
YSOP is an amazing organization dedicated to helping young people
discover the rewards of performing service for service's sake. They
break down stereotypes about homeless and hungry people while reminding
the rest of us what a powerful positive force our young people can
be. As usual, there will be a raffle, and all proceeds go to this
worthy organization. More info at: www.ysop.org.
Postermat quiz time. Answers are posted here.
Ready, set, go!
POSTERMAT QUIZ
- Match the
song (noted by numbers 1-6) with the musical (noted by letters
a-f):
1.
Aquarius
2. Day by Day
3. Old Devil Moon
4. Getting a New Deal for Christmas
5. There’s No Business Like Show Business
6. Luck Be a Lady |
a.
“Annie”
b. “Guys and Dolls”
c. “Annie Get Your Gun”
d. “Finian’s Rainbow”
e. “Godspell”
f. “Hair” |
- Match the
character (noted by numbers 1-6) with the NYC based movie (noted
by letters a-f):
1.
Travis Bickle
2. Ratso Rizzo
3. Dorothy Michaels
4. Roberta Glass
5. Rooster Hannigan
6. Fielding Mellish |
a.
“Annie”
b. “Tootsie”
c. “Taxi Driver”
d. “Bananas”
e. "Midnight Cowboy”
f. “Desperately Seeking Susan” |
- Fill in the
blank for this lyric from the song “Forty Second Street”
(y’know, “Come and meet those dancing feet …”):
“Naughty, bawdy, gawdy, ____________, Forty Second Street.”
a) haughty b) howdy c) rowdy d) sport
- In the opening
scene of “Saturday Night Fever,” John Travolta’s
character, Tony Manero, struts down the street holding what?
a) paint cans b) proscuitto c) a blow dryer d) a disco jumpsui
- Which of
the following mafia movie was set in NYC?
a) "The Untouchables" b) "Casino" c) "Goodfellas"
d) "Scarface"
- The construction
of what major complex in Manhattan was delayed for the filming
of “West Side Story”?
- An original
title for the play “West Side Story” was “East
Side Story” about racial tension on the Lower East Side.
It was changed with the influx of Puerto Rican immigrants in the
1950s. In the original version, the love story/racial tension
was between a Jewish boy and a girl of what ethnicity?
a German b) Irish c) African American d) Chinese
- In the 1968
film “Rosemary’s Baby,” their apartment building
- “The Bramford” - is actually what famous building
on the Upper West Side?
- How many
Broadway theaters are physically situated on Broadway?
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
- Times Square
was named when the NY Times Building was erected in 1904. Before
that, the area was known as?
a) Theatre Square b) Longacre Square c) Wino Square d) Hiptobe
Squar
- Extra Credit:
What Pulitzer winning playwright penned the Broadway play turned
1992 movie, Glengarry Glen Ross?
- Extra Credit:
What Broadway show was known as” the world's longest running
erotic stage musical,” playing 5959 shows from 1976-1989?
- Extra Credit:
True or Not False?
At JHS 104 in the early 80s, Lori Berenson, a political prisoner
in Peru since 1995, played Jesus in “Jesus Christ Superstar”
and Mame in “Auntie Mame.” More information about
Lori at: www.freelori.org
- Extra Credit:
True or Sad but True?
Due to false rumors of a gas leak at my junior high school, JHS
104, the auditorium closed, causing the loss of precious rehearsal
time, and our production of “West Side Story” was
cancelled and replaced with highlight song and dance numbers.
I danced wearing borrowed heels that were 2 sizes too big.
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