As the two Jeffs are just too good for me, here's my final attempt at a broadway/sci-fi trivia question for the month...
"Which two actors from a broadway musical briefly worked together again about 20 years later when one of them guest starred on a popular sci-fi TV series starring the other?"
(I have to admit there's a little bit of a trick to this one, but it should be researchable...)
How about Maryanne Plunkett and Brent Spiner in 'Sunday in the Park with George' (1983-85?) and then on "Star Trek the Next Generation"? I believe she guest starred on an episode.
Posted by: Jeff Yates | July 24, 2010 at 09:37 PM
Good answer, but not the 20ish year gap between the broadway show and the TV series. STNG was only about 10 years after Sunday in the Park with George.
Posted by: Jacqueline Lipton | July 24, 2010 at 09:56 PM
Oh, and the sci-fi regular is not Brent Spiner (although he's generally a good answer for most of these questions).
Posted by: Jacqueline Lipton | July 24, 2010 at 09:59 PM
Oh well, maybe someone else will have more luck (Scott Bakula matches anyone?).
For what it's worth here's an easier one (although not broadway) - What sci/fi series boasts two stars who appeared, respectively, in two very popular 1980s - "La Bamba" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"?
Posted by: Jeff Yates | July 24, 2010 at 10:29 PM
OK - well the trick to this one is that the series regular was an understudy in the broadway show when it opened and then took over one of the lead roles. He also starred in the movie version of the musical. The TV series was not a Star Trek series, but was on in the 1990s (around the same time as STNG and Deep Space Nine).
Posted by: Jacqueline Lipton | July 25, 2010 at 09:25 AM
Re Jeff's question, both Ray Walston (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) and Stephen Lee (La Bamba) guest starred in Star Trek: The Next Generation. (Or did you mean series regulars, Jeff?)
Posted by: Jacqueline Lipton | July 25, 2010 at 11:37 AM
Jacqueline, that's a very good answer, but I mean series regulars - this is probably easier than it seems - here's a hint - this sci/fi show is a current one (unless it's been canceled recently).
Posted by: Jeff Yates | July 25, 2010 at 12:22 PM
OK - Caprica stars Eric Stolz (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) and Esai Morales (La Bamba).
Posted by: Jacqui Lipton | July 25, 2010 at 02:15 PM
Jacqui - Excellent! ... and not a bad show for people who miss their BSG. Unfortunately, I still haven't figured your question out yet ...
Posted by: Jeff Yates | July 25, 2010 at 02:23 PM
Jacqui's question intrigued me so I couldn't resist doing a bit of research and I believe that the answer is Jeff Conaway (understudy in the original production of Grease and Kinicki in the movie version, regular on Babylon 5) & Adrienne Barbeau (Rizzo in the original production of Grease, guest star on Babylon 5).
I was also reminded when I did the research of something that I'd learned as a kid when my parents took me to see the original Grease production in the '70s -- the woman who originated the role of Sandy on Broadway was also Carol in The Magic Garden, a favorite TV show of little kids on the eastern seaboard in the 70s & early 80s!
Posted by: Heidi Kitrosser | July 25, 2010 at 05:14 PM
You got it, Heidi! Good job!
Jeff Conaway was an understudy in the original broadway production of Grease and then I think took over the role of Danny Zuko (originally played by Barry Bostwick). He was also married to Olivia Newton-John's older sister, Rona, for a while.
Posted by: Jacqueline Lipton | July 25, 2010 at 09:20 PM