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In a 20th century musical retelling of Romeo and Juliet, this character is the Juliet equivalent.
Who is Maria.
Name the musical.
Bonus: name the character and the actress who played her in the 1963 movie version.
What is Bye Bye Birdie.
In this song from a Rogers and Hammerstein musical, characters sing about the wonders of their "brand new state".
What is Oklahoma.
These partners wrote many musicals together including South Pacific, The King and I, and Carousel.
Who are Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.
The postulant Maria goes to work as a governess for the seven children of this man.
Who is Captain Von Trapp.
Name the musical.
What is Fiddler on the Roof.
In this song, Puerto Rican immigrants express contrasting opinions about their new country.
What is America
This musical, directed by Julie Taymor, won critical acclaim for its use of animal costumes and for its innovative use of giant, hollow puppets.
What is The Lion King.
These partners wrote the musical Showboat.
Who are Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern
This hillbilly girl joins a Wild West show due to her skill with a gun.
Who is Annie Oakley.
Name the musical.
This song, made famous by Paul Robeson, contrasts the ceaseless toil of African American laborers with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River.
What is Old Man River
This rock musical is loosely based on Puccini's La Boheme, and is set in the East Village under the shadow of the AIDS epidemic.
What is Rent.
This songwriting team was made up of brothers who grew up in New York City's Yiddish Theater District.
Who are George and Ira Gershwin.
"Dear Theodosia" is a ballad in which these two revolutionary war personalities welcome their children into the world, vowing to make it better for them.
Who are Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton.
Name the musical.
Bonus: name the songwriting team.
What is Cabaret.
Who are Kander and Ebb.
This song from Porgy and Bess was recorded by Billie Holliday, and hit US Pop Charts at #12 in September of 1936.
What is Summertime.
This musical takes place in Oz and gives insight into the lives of the characters before Dorothy drops in.
What is Wicked
Stephen Sondheim worked with this classical composer in West Side Story.
Bonus trivia: where did Sondheim go to college, and who was his primary mentor as a songwriter?
Who is Leonard Bernstein.
This ex-convict is the hero of Les Miserables.
Who is Jean Valjean.
Name the musical.
What is Guys and Dolls.
This 1957 showtune is the primary sales pitch for a boy's band, sung by "Professor" Harold Hill. Hill uses the song to help the townspeople of River City, Iowa visualize their children playing in a marching band.
What is Seventy Six Trombones.
This musical tells, based on a story by Sholem Aleichem, tells the story of the hardships of a village in Russia in the early 20th century.
What is Fiddler on the Roof
This songwriting duo wrote Camelot, Gigi, My Fair Lady, and Brigadoon, among other Broadway hits.
Who are Lerner and Lowe.