THE NEW YORK TIMES THEATER
DESCRIBING THE NO. 1 SONG
I COULD USE SOME SELF-HELP!
SCRAMBLED EGGS?
AMERICANS IN PARIS
200
'Frank Rich wrote you could feel Broadway history being made in this musical about a black female singing group'
Dreamgirls
200
'1990:
Madonna turns a magazine into a dance'
"Vogue"
200
'That hair! Those shorts! Both are still around for this exercise guy known for his "Sweatin' to the Oldies"'
Richard Simmons
200
'Denver dish:
TOT MELEE'
omelette
200
'He worked on his "An American in Paris" while staying with brother Ira at Paris' Hotel Majestic'
George Gershwin
400
'Times multimedia features include snapshots taken at this exit, the proverbial spot to have a moment with a theater star'
the stage door
400
'1975:
John Denver explains why he's grateful for the simple, rural life'
"Thank God I\'m A Country Boy"
400
'John Gray penned the book these 2 planets "Together Forever--Relationship Skills for Lasting Love"'
Mars & Venus (Venus & Mars accepted)
400
'A pancake-like offering in Rome:
FAT TRAIT'
frittata
400
'This statesman attended Masonic lodge meetings with the sculptor Houdon, who did the bust of him seen here'
Benjamin Franklin
600
'The Times found audience participation having a heyday in shows like "The 25th Annual Putnam County" this'
Spelling Bee
600
'1968:
Marvin Gaye gets the news through third parties that his girlfriend will be leaving him'
"Heard It Through the Grapevine"
600
'Rick Warren guided readers on a 40-day spiritual journey in the No. 1 bestseller "The" this "Driven Life"'
Purpose
600
'Shhh! I'm making this egg dish for a dessert!:
OF FUELS'
soufflé
600
'In March 1971 this rocker closed the door on his band & moved to Paris to focus on his poetry'
Jim Morrison
800
'As a critics' pick in 2008, this Lin-Manuel Miranda musical was called "a salsa-flavored soap opera"'
In the Heights
800
'Vanilla Ice, 1990:
The rapper is quite confident in both his MC abilities & his appeal to women'
"Ice Ice Baby"
800
'"The Art of Happiness" was written by this Asian man who was picked out for his present job at the age of 2'
the Dalai Lama
800
'South of the border treat:
OH NERVOUS SEARCH'
huevos rancheros
800
'While minister to France, 1784-1789, this future president enjoyed Parisian culture, as well as the fine food & wine'
Thomas Jefferson
1000
'Ben Brantley says "injustice has been very good" to this musical writing duo; see "Chicago" & their new "The Scottsboro Boys"'
Kander & Ebb
1000
'J. Geils, 1982:
Horrors! The singer must deal with his "angel" being cute enough to be featured in a men's magazine'
"Centerfold"
1000
'Last name of Dale, who wrote "How to Win Friends and Influence People"'
Carnegie
1000
'It sounds like a dance:
EMU REIGN'
meringue
1000
'Sherwood Anderson & Ernest Hemingway were among the expatriate writers who hung out at her Paris salon'
Gertrude Stein
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