Name the Musical (Lyric)
"How quickly pity turns to love..."
What is Passion?
You saw her as Sally, Dot, and The Witch.
Who is Bernadette Peters?
This musical is set in Japan and is rarely revived.
What is Pacific Overtures?
The day that Anthony and Joanna are meant to be married.
What is Sunday?
"I know things now, many valuable things that I hadn't thought to explore."
What is Into the Woods?
He's the director/choreographer of West Side Story who taught Sondheim that he needed to consider staging when writing a lyric.
Who was Jerome Robbins?
This concept musical from the early 90s examines some of the worst villains in our history books.
What is Assassins?
Company is one of the most successful examples of this type of musical, that played with conventions and form.
What is a concept musical?
"And if you're real good, I'll make you feel good. I want your spirits to fly."
What is Gypsy?
He played Georges and George and Brad imitates him.
Who Mandy Patinkin?
We all live in a department store.
What is Evening Primrose?
In American English, where the punctuation usually goes when using quotes.
What is inside the quotation marks?
"You tink-a you smart, you foolish-a boy. Tomorrow you start in my-a employ."
What is Sweeney Todd?
Marcus saw her at Rose in Gypsy last week.
Who is Audra McDonald?
In this musical, a corrupt mayor creates a fake miracle to attract tourists.
What is Anyone Can Whistle?
What Fosca does to pass the time.
What is read (and complain)?
"When love comes so strong, there is no right or wrong."
What is West Side Story?
She had trouble getting her song recorded for the cast album of Company.
Who was Elaine Stritch?
Roman farces take center stage in the first Broadway musical for which Sondheim wrote both music AND lyrics.
What is A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum?
The most important word in the song "Losing My Mind" (according to Brad).
What is "to?"