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The Rocky Horror Picture Show

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1975 musical comedy horror film starring Tim Curry

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Chicago

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1975 musical with book by Bob Fosse

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Chicago movie

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2002 film adaptation of musical, starring Richard Gere, Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta Jones

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premise of Chicago

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two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer’s attention

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All That Jazz

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1979 musical film directed by Bob Fosse

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setting of All That Jazz

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time in Fosse’s life when he was trying to complete two projects at once (the movie Lenny and the musical Chicago)

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Joe Gideon

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male lead character’s name in All That Jazz

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“All That Jazz”

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song from Chicago

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Fame

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1980 teen musical drama film

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setting and premise of Fame

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set in NYC, chronicles the lives and hardships of students attending a performing arts high school

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Little Shop of Horrors

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1982 horror comedy rock musical featuring music in the style of early 60s

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premise of Little Shop of Horrors

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a hapless flower shop worker raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh

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Victor/Victoria

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1982 musical comedy film later adapted as a Broadway musical, directed by Blake Edwards and music by Henry Mancini

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source of Victor/Victoria

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1933 German film Viktor und Viktoria

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premise of Victor/Victoria

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in 1934 Paris, a struggling female singer finds work after posing as a male who is a female impersonator; a Chicago mobster catches the show and falls in love with “Victor”, convinced that “he” really is a woman

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cast of Victor/Victoria

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Julie Andrews and James Garner

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Yentl

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1983 musical film about a Jewish girl (Barbara Streisand) who disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training

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Hairspray

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1988 musical comedy directed by John Waters and starring Ricki Lake and Divine

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premise of Hairspray

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overweight white teenager Tracy Turnbald lands a spot on a local TV dance show and does her part to battle segregation in 1960s Baltimore

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Rent

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1996 musical with music by Jonathan Larson based on Puccini’s opera La Boheme

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premise of Rent

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tells the story of a group of impoverished artists in the Village living under the shadow of AIDS

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Mamma Mia!

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1999 jukebox musical based on the music of ABBA

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premise of Mamma Mia!

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Donna prepares for her daughter’s wedding; Sophie, the daughter, invites three men from her mother’s past in hope of discovering her real father

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Mamma Mia! movie

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2008 adaptation of the musical starring Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried

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_Wicked_
2003 musical based on the Gregory Maguire novel, _Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West_
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premise of _Wicked_
explores the complex friendship between Elphaba (who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West) and Galinda (who becomes Glinda the Good)
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_Jersey Boys_
2005 jukebox musical dramatizing the formation, success and breakup of the 1960s rock 'n' roll group The Four Seasons
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_Hamilton_
2015 musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
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"Cielito Lindo"
the "Ay, ay, ay, ay song" (Mexican folk song)
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"Tool Time"
show-within-a-show on _Home Improvement_ (Tim Allen)
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_Last Man Standing_
Tim Allen show, which aired for 9 seasons (6 on ABC and 3 in its revival on Fox) from (2011-2021)
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_Miss Saigon_
1989 sung-through musical based on Puccini's _Madama Butterfly_ with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
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premise of _Miss Saigon_
tragic tale of a doomed romance between a Vietnamese woman, Kim, abandoned by her American lover, Chris, who leaves her behind at the end of the Vietnam War
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Claude-Michel Schönberg
French composer
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_Oh, Calcutta!_
1969 revue composed of sketches on sex-related topics and containing scenes of total nudity
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_Man of La Mancha_
1965 musical inspired by (but not intended as a musical version of) Cervantes' _Don Quixote_
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premise of _Man of La Mancha_
Cervantes and his fellow prisoners are awaiting a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition; they put on a play within a play, telling the story of Don Quixote
38
_Les Miserables_
1980 sung-through French musical with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
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_Les Miserables_ movie
2012 film adaptation of the musical starring Hugh Jackman as Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert, and Anne Hathaway as Fantine
40
premise of _Les Miserables_
Jean Valjean, a French peasant, tries to start life anew after being released from prison but is pursued by a police inspector named Javert and is swept into a revolutionary period in France (the June Rebellion, or "Paris Uprising" of 1832)
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sung-through musical performance
musical performance in which all dialogue is sung
42
Harold Hill's most high-level portrayer
Hugh Jackman portrayed Harold Hill in a Broadway revival of _The Music Man_ from 2022 to 2023
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_Promised Land_
a 1977 "Spenser" novel by Robert B. Parker
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_Spenser: For Hire_
ABC TV series based on the fictional private eye created by Robert B. Parker
45
_Zero Day_
a novel in the John Puller detective series by David Baldacci
46
_Righteous Prey_
a novel in the Prey series of detective novels by John Sandford
47
Lucas Davenport
the fictional detective in the Prey series by John Sandford
48
_The Reversal_
a novel in the Lincoln Lawyer series of detective novels by Michael Connelly
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Hieronymous "Harry" Bosch
fictional LAPD detective in Michael Connelly's Lincoln Lawyer series
50
_The Ghost Orchid_
a novel in the Alex Delaware series of detective novels by Jonathan Kellerman
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1975 musical comedy horror film starring Tim Curry
_The Rocky Horror Picture Show_
52
1975 musical with book by Bob Fosse
_Chicago_
53
2002 film adaptation of musical, starring Richard Gere, Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta Jones
_Chicago_ movie
54
two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention
premise of _Chicago_
55
1979 musical film directed by Bob Fosse
_All That Jazz_
56
time in Fosse's life when he was trying to complete two projects at once (the movie _Lenny_ and the musical _Chicago_)
setting of _All That Jazz_
57
male lead character's name in _All That Jazz_
Joe Gideon
58
song from _Chicago_
"All That Jazz"
59
1980 teen musical drama film
_Fame_
60
set in NYC, chronicles the lives and hardships of students attending a performing arts high school
setting and premise of _Fame_
61
1982 horror comedy rock musical featuring music in the style of early 60s
_Little Shop of Horrors_
62
a hapless flower shop worker raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh
premise of _Little Shop of Horrors_
63
1982 musical comedy film later adapted as a Broadway musical, directed by Blake Edwards and music by Henry Mancini
_Victor/Victoria_
64
1933 German film Viktor und Viktoria
source of _Victor/Victoria_
65
in 1934 Paris, a struggling female singer finds work after posing as a male who is a female impersonator; a Chicago mobster catches the show and falls in love with "Victor", convinced that "he" really is a woman
premise of _Victor/Victoria_
66
Julie Andrews and James Garner
cast of _Victor/Victoria_
67
1983 musical film about a Jewish girl (Barbara Streisand) who disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training
_Yentl_
68
1988 musical comedy directed by John Waters and starring Ricki Lake and Divine
_Hairspray_
69
overweight white teenager Tracy Turnbald lands a spot on a local TV dance show and does her part to battle segregation in 1960s Baltimore
premise of _Hairspray_
70
1996 musical with music by Jonathan Larson based on Puccini's opera _La Boheme_
_Rent_
71
tells the story of a group of impoverished artists in the Village living under the shadow of AIDS
premise of _Rent_
72
1999 jukebox musical based on the music of ABBA
_Mamma Mia!_
73
Donna prepares for her daughter's wedding; Sophie, the daughter, invites three men from her mother's past in hope of discovering her real father
premise of _Mamma Mia!_
74
2008 adaptation of the musical starring Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried
_Mamma Mia!_ movie
75
2003 musical based on the Gregory Maguire novel, _Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West_
_Wicked_
76
explores the complex friendship between Elphaba (who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West) and Galinda (who becomes Glinda the Good)
premise of _Wicked_
77
2005 jukebox musical dramatizing the formation, success and breakup of the 1960s rock 'n' roll group The Four Seasons
_Jersey Boys_
78
2015 musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
_Hamilton_
79
the "Ay, ay, ay, ay song" (Mexican folk song)
"Cielito Lindo"
80
show-within-a-show on _Home Improvement_ (Tim Allen)
"Tool Time"
81
Tim Allen show, which aired for 9 seasons (6 on ABC and 3 in its revival on Fox) from (2011-2021)
_Last Man Standing_
82
1989 sung-through musical based on Puccini's _Madama Butterfly_ with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
_Miss Saigon_
83
tragic tale of a doomed romance between a Vietnamese woman, Kim, abandoned by her American lover, Chris, who leaves her behind at the end of the Vietnam War
premise of _Miss Saigon_
84
French composer
Claude-Michel Schönberg
85
1969 revue composed of sketches on sex-related topics and containing scenes of total nudity
_Oh, Calcutta!_
86
1965 musical inspired by (but not intended as a musical version of) Cervantes' _Don Quixote_
_Man of La Mancha_
87
Cervantes and his fellow prisoners are awaiting a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition; they put on a play within a play, telling the story of Don Quixote
premise of _Man of La Mancha_
88
1980 sung-through French musical with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
_Les Miserables_
89
2012 film adaptation of the musical starring Hugh Jackman as Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert, and Anne Hathaway as Fantine
_Les Miserables_ movie
90
Jean Valjean, a French peasant, tries to start life anew after being released from prison but is pursued by a police inspector named Javert and is swept into a revolutionary period in France (the June Rebellion, or "Paris Uprising" of 1832)
premise of _Les Miserables_
91
musical performance in which all dialogue is sung
sung-through musical performance
92
Hugh Jackman portrayed Harold Hill in a Broadway revival of _The Music Man_ from 2022 to 2023
Harold Hill's most high-level portrayer
93
a 1977 "Spenser" novel by Robert B. Parker
_Promised Land_
94
ABC TV series based on the fictional private eye created by Robert B. Parker
_Spenser: For Hire_
95
a novel in the John Puller detective series by David Baldacci
_Zero Day_
96
a novel in the Prey series of detective novels by John Sandford
_Righteous Prey_
97
the fictional detective in the Prey series by John Sandford
Lucas Davenport
98
a novel in the Lincoln Lawyer series of detective novels by Michael Connelly
_The Reversal_
99
fictional LAPD detective in Michael Connelly's Lincoln Lawyer series
Hieronymous "Harry" Bosch
100
a novel in the Alex Delaware series of detective novels by Jonathan Kellerman
_The Ghost Orchid_

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