Fun Facts for Broadway shows

[rKrispyt]

Posted: 9/4/06 at 2:56am

Hey guys - odd request here, hoping some people can help.

I'm working on a bday gift for someone that includes info on shows they're not familiar with. I've included some "fun facts" about some shows and am looking to find many more.

I currently have things like for A Class Act the story of how Lonny Price came to be director AND Ed, how Guaghuin's Shoes was the inspiration for One from A Chorus line (ps. is that story even true?), Stephen Schwartz's backstory and parallel to A Chorus Line for Wizard and I, some fun tidbits from Hairspray: The Roots for Hairspray, just for some examples.

These are the shows I'm including, please share any fun/little known facts if you've got via this thread of Private Message and/or feel free to direct me to any site(s) where I could find info like this.

Again, just fun facts, little known facts, stories - anything that might be 'interesting' about any of the following shows:

Thanks in advance! :)

A Class Act, Aida, Avenue Q, Bat Boy, Big River, Caroline or Change, Chess InConcert (BC/EFA with Josh Groban), Debbie Does Dallas, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Fantasticks, The Full Monty, Godspell (2000 Tour), Godspell (2002 Off-Broadway), Hair InConcert (BC/EFA), Hairspray, The Last Five Years, Les Miserables (10th Anniversary Concert), Light In The Piazza, I Love You You're Perfect Now Change, Lucky Stiff, Merrily We Roll Along, Myths and Hymns, Once On This Island, Ragtime, See What I Wanna See, Side Show, Songs For A New World, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Thoroughly MOdern Millie, Tommy, Violet, Wicked, Wild Party LaChuisa, Wild Party Lippa, Zanna Don't!