Southampton - Quiz time! Pencils ready. There will be no cheating - unless you really want to. After all, the answers are in the back of the book, and they're even more fun to read than the questions. The Broadway Musical Quiz Book is the first quiz book that not only covers every aspect of Broadway musicals but also gives thorough and detailed trivia within questions, answers, and even wrong answers.

If you're a true Broadway baby, here's the ultimate way to test your knowledge. Once you delve in, you'll feel like Pippin: "Trapped, but happy." Sometimes you'll be as proud as William Barfée for recalling what you know, and sometimes you'll be humbled. But don't worry - Laura Frankos is merciful with helpful hints along the way.

So, whether you're a Broadway history buff or a whiz with character and song trivia or you just really know your stage stars, there are perfect quizzes for you. Like short answer? Long question? Multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank? The Broadway Musical Quiz Book has them all. What shows are included? Well, anything goes - from the turn of the century to the present. And don't think overlooked notable off-Broadway shows, British shows, and famous flops have not been mentioned. With chapters on settings, composers, themes, quotes, characters, and more, if you don't already know this stuff, you will by the time your pencil's down.

Frankos writes the "Great White Way Wayback Machine" column on TalkinBroadway.com and is the author of several books in the fields of mystery, science fiction, and fantasy. Frankos also works as a librarian and lives in Chatsworth, CA, with her husband, author Larry Turtledove.

The book will released in October 2010 at $16.99, Paperback, 300 pages by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, an imprint of Hal Leonard.

DON'T PEEK - ANSWERS ARE AT BOTTOM! See how you do:

What did producer Ken Harper do that dramatically boosted ticket sales for The Wiz?

A. Hired a publicist to help bring in black church groups
B. Ran ads on TV and R & B radio stations playing "Ease on Down the Road"
C. Had Shubert Alley by the Majestic Theatre paved with "yellow bricks"
D. Changed Dorothy's outfit from blue jeans to a pretty white dress
E. Had the winged monkeys make appearances singing Cole Porter's "Don't Monkey with Old Broadway"

She Loves Me depicted the changing of the seasons by the tried-and-true effect of showering leaves (and snowflakes) from the flies onto the stage. Actor Ralph Williams complained it was too hokey, but was assured - by the man who had suggested it - that it would get laughs. It did, not least because the man responsible sat in the audience and helped generate chuckles. Who was it?

A. Sheldon Harnick
B. Hal Prince
C. Jerry Bock
D. Lawrence Kasha
E. Joe Masteroff

The Boy from Oz came to Broadway in 2003, starring Hugh Jackman, who would win the Tony for Best Actor. Jackman also hosted the Tony ceremony that year, winning an Emmy for his stint. One of the ceremony's more memorable bits was a number in which Jackman, in character as Peter Allen, plucked an actress from the audience to dance with him on stage. Who was the lucky gal?

A. Stephanie Block
B. Rebecca Luker
C. Anne Hathaway
D. Sarah Jessica Parker
E. Cynthia Nixon

ANSWERS

B - Ken Harper bought TV and R & B radio ads and plugged "Ease on Down the Road" to boost sales. Pippin had earlier shown the benefits of such ads. The producers of Purlie targeted black church groups in their marketing. Dorothy's costume was changed from jeans to the white dress, but that was done even before the Philly tryouts. And you could find winged monkeys singing parody lyrics to Cole Porter in Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening.

B - Hal Prince had the idea for the falling leaves. According to Williams, the line barely got chuckles on nights when Prince wasn't in the house.

D - Hugh Jackman pulled Sarah Jessica Parker from the audience to dance with him in "The Boy Next Door." Parker, fearing a wardrobe malfunction, did not join in with as much verve as one might have hoped, but Hugh was shaking enough for any dozen people. Anne Hathaway came up from the audience to dance with Jackman at the 2009 Oscars.