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1
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premise of The Music Man

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con artist, Harold Hill, tries to bilk a Midwestern community when he organizes them into a band and sells them instruments

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“(Ya Got) Trouble”, “Seventy-Six Trombones”

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2 songs from The Music Man

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Oliver!

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1960 musical based on the Dickens novel

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“Food, Glorious Food”, “Consider Yourself”

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2 songs from Oliver!

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Camelot (date and premise)

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1960 musical retelling of the love triangle between Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot and the evil machinations of Mordred to gain the throne

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Camelot movie

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1967 film adaptation of the musical, starring Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave

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stars of Camelot musical

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Robert Goulet, Julie Andrews

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How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying

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1961 musical about a man with a self-help manual

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premise of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying

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young, ambitious J. Pierrepont Finch, with the help of the book with the same title, rises from window washer to chairman of the board of the World Wide Wicket Company

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

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1962 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, inspired by the farces of Plautus

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premise of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

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a wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan

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Bye Bye Birdie

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1960 musical inspired by the drafting of Elvis Presley into the army

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Bye Bye Birdie movie

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1963 film adaptation starring Dick Van Dyke and Paul Lynde

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Conrad Birdie

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name of male lead in Bye Bye Birdie

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premise of Bye Bye Birdie

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Birdie travels to a small Ohio town to make his “farewell” television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted

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Mary Poppins

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1964 musical fantasy comedy film starring Dick Van Dyke as Bert, a cockney jack-of-all-trades and Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins, the magical nanny

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premise of Mary Poppins

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in turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children get closer to their father

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Funny Girl

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1964 musical about the life of Ziegfeld girl Fanny Brice

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Nicky Arnstein

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romantic male lead in Funny Girl, played in the film by Omar Sharif

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Funny Girl movie

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1968 film adaptation of musical about Fanny Brice

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“People”

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song from Funny Girl sung by Streisand (“people…people who need people”)

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Hello Dolly!

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1964 musical based on Thornton Wilder’s farce The Merchant of Yonkers/The Matchmaker

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premise of Hello, Dolly!

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matchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for her wealthy client

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Hello, Dolly! movie

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1969 movie adaptation of the musical, starring Barbara Streisand

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Cabaret

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1966 musical with music by John Kander, based on the book Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood

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Cabaret movie

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1972 movie adaptation of musical, directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minelli as Sally Bowles

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premise of Cabaret

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a female Cabaret entertainer (Sally Bowles) in Weimar Republic Berlin romances two men while the Nazi party rises to power around them

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Hair

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1967 musical about hippies

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premise of Hair

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Claude Bukowski, who has been drafted, leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York, where he is embraced into the hippie group led by Berger; he soon falls in love with Sheila Franklin, a rebellious rich girl

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The Producers

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1967 film, 2005 remake about producer and accountant who put on a show to lose money

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Godspell

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1971 Off-Broadway musical recreation of the Gospel of St. Matthew

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1776

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1969 musical retelling of the American Revolution’s political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence

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Grease

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1971 musical about Danny and Sandra and the kids at Rydell High in 1959

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premise of Grease

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Danny and Sandra have a fling during summer vacation and then find that they are going to the same school when the school year starts

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Grease movie

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1978 film adaptation, starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta

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Fiddler on the Roof

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1964 musical about Jewish life in the shtetl

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premise of Fiddler on the Roof

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a milkman in an Old World shtetl, Tevye, attempts to maintain his Jewish traditions as outside influences encroach upon his family’s life

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“Grease”, “You’re the One that I Want”, “Summer Nights”, “Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee”

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4 songs from Grease

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The Wiz

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1974 musical, retells _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of contemporary African-American culture

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The Wiz movie

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1978 film adaptation of the musical, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson

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A Chorus Line

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1975 musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch

42
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“One”

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song from A Chorus Line

43
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Tommy

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1975 rock opera based on The Who’s 1969 album

44
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premise of Tommy

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a blind, deaf and mute boy becomes a master pinball player and then the figurehead of a cult

45
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Pinball Wizard

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role in Tommy played by Elton John

46
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Acid Queen

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role in Tommy played by Tina Turner

47
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Tommy

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role in Tommy played by Roger Daltrey

48
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con artist, Harold Hill, tries to bilk a Midwestern community when he organizes them into a band and sells them instruments

A

premise of The Music Man

49
Q

2 songs from The Music Man

A

“(Ya Got) Trouble”, “Seventy-Six Trombones”

50
Q

1960 musical based on the Dickens novel

51
Q

2 songs from Oliver!

A

“Food, Glorious Food”, “Consider Yourself”

52
Q

1960 musical retelling of the love triangle between Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot and the evil machinations of Mordred to gain the throne

53
Q

1967 film adaptation of the musical, starring Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave

A

Camelot movie

54
Q

Robert Goule, Julie Andrews

A

stars of Camelot musical

55
Q

1961 musical about a man with a self-help manual

A

How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying

56
Q

young, ambitious J. Pierrepont Finch, with the help of the book with the same title, rises from window washer to chairman of the board of the World Wide Wicket Company

A

premise of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying

57
Q

1962 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, inspired by the farces of Plautus

A

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

58
Q

a wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan

A

premise of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

59
Q

1960 musical inspired by the drafting of Elvis Presley into the army

A

Bye Bye Birdie

60
Q

1963 film adaptation starring Dick Van Dyke and Paul Lynde

A

Bye Bye Birdie movie

61
Q

name of male lead in Bye Bye Birdie

A

Conrad Birdie

62
Q

Birdie travels to a small Ohio town to make his “farewell” television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted

A

premise of Bye Bye Birdie

63
Q

1964 musical fantasy comedy film starring Dick Van Dyke as Bert, a cockney jack-of-all-trades and Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins, the magical nanny

A

Mary Poppins

64
Q

in turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children get closer to their father

A

premise of Mary Poppins

65
Q

1964 musical about the life of Ziegfeld girl Fanny Brice

A

Funny Girl

66
Q

romantic male lead in Funny Girl, played in the film by Omar Sharif

A

Nicky Arnstein

67
Q

1968 film adaptation of musical about Fanny Brice

A

Funny Girl movie

68
Q

song from Funny Girl sung by Streisand (“people…people who need people”)

A

“People”

69
Q

1964 musical based on Thornton Wilder’s farce The Merchant of Yonkers/The Matchmaker

A

Hello Dolly!

70
Q

matchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for her wealthy client

A

premise of Hello, Dolly!

71
Q

1969 movie adaptation of the musical, starring Barbara Streisand

A

Hello, Dolly! movie

72
Q

1966 musical with music by John Kander, based on the book Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood

73
Q

1972 movie adaptation of musical, directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minelli as Sally Bowles

A

Cabaret movie

74
Q

a female Cabaret entertainer (Sally Bowles) in Weimar Republic Berlin romances two men while the Nazi party rises to power around them

A

premise of Cabaret

75
Q

1967 musical about hippies

76
Q

Claude Bukowski, who has been drafted, leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York, where he is embraced into the hippie group led by Berger; he soon falls in love with Sheila Franklin, a rebellious rich girl

A

premise of Hair

77
Q

1967 film, 2005 remake about producer and accountant who put on a show to lose money

A

The Producers

78
Q

1971 Off-Broadway musical recreation of the Gospel of St. Matthew

79
Q

1969 musical retelling of the American Revolution’s political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence

80
Q

1971 musical about Danny and Sandra and the kids at Rydell High in 1959

81
Q

Danny and Sandra have a fling during summer vacation and then find that they are going to the same school when the school year starts

A

premise of Grease

82
Q

1978 film adaptation, starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta

A

Grease movie

83
Q

1964 musical about Jewish life in the shtetl

A

Fiddler on the Roof

84
Q

a milkman in an Old World shtetl, Tevye, attempts to maintain his Jewish traditions as outside influences encroach upon his family’s life

A

premise of Fiddler on the Roof

85
Q

4 songs from Grease

A

“Grease”, “You’re the One that I Want”, “Summer Nights”, “Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee”

86
Q

1974 musical, retells _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of contemporary African-American culture

87
Q

1978 film adaptation of the musical, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson

A

The Wiz movie

88
Q

1975 musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch

A

A Chorus Line

89
Q

song from A Chorus Line

90
Q

1975 rock opera based on The Who’s 1969 album

91
Q

a blind, deaf and mute boy becomes a master pinball player and then the figurehead of a cult

A

premise of Tommy

92
Q

role in Tommy played by Elton John

A

Pinball Wizard

93
Q

role in Tommy played by Tina Turner

A

Acid Queen

94
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role in Tommy played by Roger Daltrey

95
Q

“Ease on Down the Road”

A

song from _The Wiz

96
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song from _The Wiz

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“Ease on Down the Road”

97
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Carol Channing

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actress playing Dolly in the musical Hello, Dolly!

98
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actress playing Dolly in the musical Hello, Dolly!

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Carol Channing

99
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John Kander and Fred Ebb

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composer and lyricist of Cabaret

100
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composer and lyricist of Cabaret

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John Kander and Fred Ebb

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