TV Sunday Special: Randy Rainbow Quizzes New Yorkers on Broadway/Oscar Trivia

In honor of tonight's 88th Academy Awards ceremony, BroadwayWorld's Randy Rainbow took to the streets of Times Square to find out just how much Oscars/Broadway trivia New Yorkers knew. Find out if you know more than the average New Yorker by watching the video!

The 88th Oscars ® will be held on Sunday, February 28, at the Dolby Theatre ® at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

Randy Rainbow (yes, real name) is a writer, actor, comedian and Internet celebrity based in New York City and is most notable for his series of satirical YouTube videos, including his breakout video, "Randy Rainbow is Dating Mel Gibson". Subsequent viral videos include "Randy Rainbow Works at Chi-fil-A" and "RandyRainbow's Song for Indiana". His videos have appeared regularly on popular blogs such as Towleroad, Queerty, Perez Hilton and VH1's Best Week Ever. Randy was a theatrical critic/interviewer for HX Magazine, one of New York's most prominent gay publications, and has also written for Kathy Griffin. He has hosted and performed in a number of theatrical concerts and benefits for the Broadway, cabaret and gay communities, as well as hosted events for the Tony Awards and for some of New York City's most popular nightspots, including 54 Below, XL Nightclub and Therapy NYC, where his own weekly show ran successfully for 2 years. He can be heard regularly as both a guest and guest co-host on Sirius XM OutQ's "Derek and Romaine Show". "Chewing the Scenery withRandy Rainbow" has been an exclusive web series of the popular theatre site BroadwayWorld.com since 2012. After appearing as a commentator on multiple VH1 television specials, including "The 100 Greatest Songs of the 2000's", Randy was asked by VH1 to create his own web series for VH1.com called "Hashtag RandyRainbow".