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Frank Loesser
Definition

Composer, lyricist, librettist, producer, publisher

 

First song by himself: "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition"

 

Where's CharlieGuys and Dolls, The Most Happy Fella, Green Willow, How To Succeed in Business Without Even Trying

 

Promoted music of Meredith Wilson, Richard Adler and Jerry Ross

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Richard Adler
Definition

Composer

 

The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees

Both shows won the Tony for Best Musical

 

Only partner was Ross, who died at age 29

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Jerry Ross
Definition

Lyricist

 

The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees

Both won the Tony for Best Musical

 

Ross died at age 29

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Frank Music Publishing
Definition
The company of Frank Loesser, who promoted Meredith Wilson along with Adler and Ross
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Meredith Wilson
Definition

Composer, lyricist, and librettist of The Music Man and The Unsinkable Molly Brown

 

The Music Man was his one hit wonder, basically.

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The Pajama Game
Definition

Written by Adler and Ross, it was the story of workers in a pajama factory.

 

First show Fosse choreographed (remember song: "Steam Heat")

 

Co-directed by Jerome Robbins and George Abbott

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Damn Yankees
Definition

Sports & Faustian Plot

 

First starring role for Gwen Verdon (later married and divorced Fosse)

 

Directed by George Abbott

 

"Whatever Lola Wants"

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Cy Feuer
Definition
Produced How to Succeed in Business, Guys and Dolls, and Where's Charley? all by Loesser
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Ray Bolger
Definition
Original star of Where's Charley? and the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz
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"Where's Charley?"
Definition

First show by Loesser

 

Directed by George Abbott

 

Hit song: "Once in Love with Amy"

 

Lead: Ray Bolger (Scarecrow in Wizard of Oz)

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George Abbott
Definition

Director of Where's Charley, Fiorello!, The Pajama Game, and lots of other shit.

 

First Show directed: Jumbo, by Rodgers and Hart

 

Wrote the books for Wonderful Town, The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees, and lots of other shit

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"Once in Love With Amy"
Definition
Hit song from Where's Charley? by Loesser
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Damon Runyon
Definition

Author of the stories that inspired Guys and Dolls by Loesser

 

"Runyonland" is the name of the overture.

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Abe Burrows
Definition
Librettist of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Guys and Dolls
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George S. Kaufman
Definition

Director of Guys and Dolls

 

Librettist of Merrily We Roll Along and Of Thee I Sing

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Michael Kidd
Definition
Choreographed Guys and Dolls
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"Guys and Dolls"
Definition

Music and Lyrics by Loesser

 

Book by Abbott

 

Directed by George S. Kaufman

 

Choreographed by Michael Kidd

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Sky Masterson
Definition

Highroller in Guys and Dolls

 

In love with Sarah

 

Singer of "Luck, Be a Lady Tonight"

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Miss Adelaide
Definition

The chronically ill night club singer in Guys and Dolls

 

Engaged for 14 years to Nathan Detroit

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"Adelaide's Lament"
Definition

Hit song from Guys and Dolls

 

 Comedic piece that details Adelaide's fight with chronic illnesses and her commitment-phobic fiancé

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The Most Happy Fella
Definition

Musical by Loesser

 

Hit songs: "Standing on the Corner" "Big Dallas" and "Joey Joey Joey"

Term
The eight musicals that have received the Pulitzer Prize
Definition

  1. Of Thee I Sing
  2. South Pacific
  3. Fiorello!
  4. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  5. A Chorus Line
  6. Sunday in the Park With George
  7. Rent
  8. Next to Normal

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Bob Fosse
Definition

Choreographer and Director

 

First show choreographed: The Pajama Game ("Steam Heat"

 

Pippin, Damn Yankees, How to Succeed, Chicago, Cabaret

 

Married and Divorced Gwen Verdon

 

1973: Emmy (Liza with a Z), Tony(Pippin), and Oscar (Cabaret) for directing: only director to win this triple crown

 

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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Definition

Music and Lyrics: Loesser

 

Book: Burrows

 

Produced: Feuer and Martin

 

Choreographed: Fosse

 

Won the Pulitzer for Loesser

 

Hit songs: "A Secretary is not a toy" "I Believe in You" and "The Company Way"

 

Term
J. Pierpont Finch
Definition

Protagonist of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

 

Originated by Robert Morse

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Robert Morse
Definition
Original J. Pierpont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
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Rudy Vallee
Definition
Original J.B. Biggley in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
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"7 1/2 Cents"
Definition
Musical number in and title of the novel that inspired the musical The Pajama Game by Adler and Ross
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Richard Bissell
Definition
Author of 7 1/2 Cents which later inspired the musical The Pajama Game by Adler and Ross
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Gwen Verdon
Definition

First starring role: Lola in Damn Yankees

 

Married and divorced Bob Fosse

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"Hey There"
Definition

Hit song from Adler and Ross in The Pajama Game

 

It was number 1 on the charts before the show opened

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"Whatever Lola Wants"
Definition

Seductive Song for Joe in Damn Yankees

 

Originally sung by Gwen Verdon as Lola, a sexy woman summoned by the devil to distract the star player Joe

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"Heart"
Definition
Hit song from Damn Yankees from the coach of the Senators to the team as they vow to win despite their failings (thank you Wikipedia for a brief plot summary!)
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Jule Styne
Definition

Composer of Gypsy (lyrics by Sondheim, book by Arthur Laurents), Funny Girl (lyrics by Bob Merrill), and Bells are Ringing

 

He was still writing shows in his 90s

 

High Button Shoes, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (for Carol Channing), Peter Pan (for Mary Martin), Gypsy (for Ethel Merman), Funny Girl (for Barbara Streisand)

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Gypsy
Definition

Written for Ethel Merman by Jule Styne

 

Lyrics by Sondheim (he wanted to do the score, Merman said no)

 

Book by Arthur Laurents

 

Produced by David Merrick

 

Based on the story of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, focused on her "Soccer Mom" Mama Rose

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Funny Girl
Definition

Written for Barbara Streisand by Jule Styne

 

Based on Fanny Brice

 

Lyrics by Bob Merrill

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Bells are Ringing
Definition

Written for Judy Holiday by Jule Styne

 

Movie: Judy Holiday and Dean Martin

 

Hit songs: "Just in Time" and "The Party's Over"

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Judy Holiday
Definition
Original star of Bells are Ringing
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Ethel Merman
Definition
Original Mama Rose in Gypsy
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Barbara Streisand
Definition
Original Fanny Brice in Funny Girl
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Ziegfeld Follies
Definition
Setting for Funny Girl
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Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Definition

Lyricists and librettists

 

On the Town, Singing in the Rain, Wonderful Town, Bells are Ringing, Peter Pan, Subways are for Sleeping

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Bob Merrill
Definition
Lyricist for Funny Girl
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Stephen Sondheim
Definition

Lyrics: West Side Story, Gypsy, Do I Hear a Waltz

 

Music and Lyrics: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Anyone can Whistle, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Sunday in the Park With George, Into the Woods, Passion, Assassins

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Fanny Brice
Definition

Inspiration for Jule Styne's Funny Girl

 

Originally played by Barbara Streisand

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Definition

Written by Jule Styne for Carol Channing

 

Movie: Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell

 

Hit song: "Diamonds are a girl's best friend"

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Carol Channing
Definition

Original Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

 

Original Dolly in Hello, Dolly!

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Peter Pan
Definition

Written for Mary Martin by Jule Styne

 

Didn't run long: went to TV

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Mary Martin
Definition
Original Peter Pan in Peter Pan by Jule Styne
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"Just in Time"
Definition
Hit song from Jule Styne's Bells are Ringing
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"The Party's Over"
Definition
Hit song from Bells are Ringing by Jule Styne
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David Merrick
Definition

Son-of-a-bitch producer 

 

Remember his trick using normal people who had the same name as the critics

 

Produced Subways are for Sleeping, Mack & Mabel, Promises, Promises and other shit

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Gypsy Rose Lee
Definition
Famous stripper who inspired Jule Styne's musical Gypsy
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Jerome Robbins
Definition

Director and Choreographer

 

Co director of The Pajama Game

 

Choreographer of West Side Story, High Button Shoes, The King and I

 

Directed and Choreographed Peter Pan, Bells are Ringing, Fiddler on the Roof

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Arthur Laurents
Definition

Librettist of West Side Story, Gypsy, Anyone Can Whistle, Do I Hear a Waltz?

 

Director of Anyone Can Whistle, La Cage Aux Folles

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Mama Rose
Definition
The star of Gypsy by Styne and Sondheim, she was the "Soccer Mom" to June and Louise
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"Rose's Turn"
Definition
The 11 o'clock number in Gypsy by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim
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Musical motifs of Gypsy
Definition

"Let Me Entertain You"

 

"Everything's Coming up Roses"

 

"I have a dream"

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June Havoc
Definition

Sister of Gypsy Rose Lee, the daughter Rose focuses on.

 

"Hi, I'm baby June! What's your name?"

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"You Gotta Have a Gimmick"
Definition

Sondheim's favorite piece of his own lyrics

 

The strippers teaching Gypsy Rose Lee how to get ahead

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Subways are for Sleeping
Definition

by Jule Styne

 

This is when David Merrick, ticked at the critics' reviews, pulled in normal people who happened to share names with the critics, and ran their comments in the newspaper.

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The Critics and David Merrick
Definition

Subways are for Sleeping: when David Merrick, ticked at the critics' reviews, pulled in normal people who happened to share names with the critics, and ran their comments in the newspaper.

 

Merrick tried, and succeeded in, controlling the media to his liking.

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Walter Kerr
Definition
Theater critic for the New York Herald Tribune and then the New York Times who often butted heads with Merrick
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Harold Taubman
Definition
A theater critic for the New York Times
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Ray Stark
Definition
Producer of Funny Girl, Son-in-law of Fanny Brice
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"My Man"
Definition

Fanny Brice's signature number in the Ziegfeld Follies

 

She wanted to play it up, but Ziegfeld insisted that it be played straight

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Miss Marmelstein
Definition
Barbara Streisand's first Broadway role, in a show called I Can Get it For You Wholesale
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I Can Get it For You Wholesale
Definition
Barbara Streisand's first Broadway show, in which she played Miss Marmelstein
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Sugar
Definition

Musical based on the film Some Like it Hot

 

Music by Jule Styne, book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Bob Merrill

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Some Like it Hot
Definition
The film that inspired the musical Sugar
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Sheldon Harnick
Definition

Lyricist: The Fiddler on the Roof, The Apple Tree, The RothchildsThe Body BeautifulTenderloinFiorello!She Loves Me

 

Worked with Jerry Bock

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Jerry Bock
Definition

Composer: The Fiddler on the RoofThe Apple TreeThe Rothchilds, The Body Beautiful, Tenderloin, Fiorello!, She Loves Me

 

Worked with Sheldon Harnick

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Mr. Wonderful
Definition

Book by Joseph Stein

 

Music and lyrics by Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener and Geroge David Weiss

 

Starring Sammy Davis, Jr.

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Fiorello!
Definition
Pulitzer prize winning musical by Bock and Harnick
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Tom Bosley
Definition
Original Fiorello LaGuardia in Fiorello!
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Tenderloin
Definition
Major fail by Bock and Harnick
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Parfumerie
Definition

The original inspiration for She Loves Me

 

(Parfumerie became the film The Shop Around the Corner which became In the Good Old Summertime which later became She Loves Me)

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The Shop Around the Corner
Definition

In the line of inspirations for She Loves Me

 

(Parfumerie became the film The Shop Around the Corner which became In the Good Old Summertime which later became She Loves Me)

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Barbara Cook
Definition

Original Cunegonde in Candide

 

Original Marian in The Music Man

 

Original Amalia in She Loves Me

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She Loves Me
Definition

Musical by Bock and Harnock

 

Inspiration: Parfumerie became the film The Shop Around the Corner which became In the Good Old Summertime which later became She Loves Me

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Tevye's Daughters
Definition
Book by Sholem Aleichem that inspired the Bock and Harnick musical Fiddler on the Roof
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Fiddler on the Roof
Definition
Musical by Bock and Harnick telling the story of the Jews in Anatevka and about Tevya and his family
Term
Zero Mostel
Definition
The original Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof by Bock and Harnick
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The Apple Tree
Definition

Musical in three unrelated acts by Bock and Harnick

 

Act I: The diary of Adam and Eve

Act II: The Tiger and the lady

Act III: Passionella

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Barbara Harris
Definition
For whom The Apple Tree was created
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The Diary of Adam and Eve
Definition
Act I of The Apple Tree by Bock and Harnock
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The tiger and the Lady
Definition
Act II of The Apple Tree by Bock and Harnick
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Passionella
Definition
Act III of The Apple Tree by Bock and Harnick
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Mark Twain
Definition
The author of the inspiration (The Diary of Adam and Eve) for Act I of The Apple Tree
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Frank Stockton
Definition
The author of the inspiration (The Lady or the Tiger?) for Act II of The Apple Tree
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Jules Feiffer
Definition
The author of the inspiration (Passionella) for Act III of The Apple Tree
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Grease
Definition

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey

 

 

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The Rothchilds
Definition

A Musical by Bock and Harnick about a Jewish man and his five children

 

The critics thought it was too close to Fiddler, and it caused such artistic disagreements that the two never worked together again.

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Jerry Herman
Definition

Composer who caught melodies well

 

Nightcap, Parade, Milk and Honey, Hello, Dolly!, La Cage Aux Folles, Mame, Mack & Mabel

Term
Milk and Honey
Definition

Set in Israel, about Americans visiting

 

Story was unlike anything else he ever wrote: somber, sober, nearly operetta

 

Starred Molly Picon

 

Critics thought it was too close to Fiddler (much of the same A-staff, many of the same cast, etc.)

Term
Molly Picon
Definition

Original Clara Weiss of Milk and Honey

 

Original Yenta in Fiddler on the Roof

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The Matchmaker
Definition
The play by Thorton Wilder that inspired Hello, Dolly!
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Thorton Wilder
Definition
The author of the play that inspired Hello, Dolly!
Term
Hello, Dolly!
Definition

Based on the Thorton Wilder play The Matchmaker, Hello, Dollly! is the story of Dolly Levi who plays matchmaker for everyone, including herself.

 

Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman

 

Originally starred: Carol Channing

 

Produced by David Merrick

 

Directed by Gower Champion (who had a ramp built around the orchestra pit)

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Gower Champion
Definition
Directed and Choreographed Hello, Dolly!, 42nd Street, Mack and Mabel, Sugar, The Happy Time, Carnival!, Bye Bye Birdie
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Mame
Definition

Musical about an older woman, "Auntie Mame," by Jerry Herman

 

Mame was originally played by Angela Lansbury

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Angela Lansbury
Definition

The original Mame in Mame

 

The original Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd

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Bea Arthur
Definition
The original Vera Charles in Mame
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Patrick Dennis
Definition
Author of the novel (Auntie Mame) that inspired the musical Mame by Jerry Herman
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The Madwoman of Chaillot
Definition
The play that inspired the musical Dear World with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman
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Mack and Mabel
Definition

musical with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman

 

ran for less than 2 months

 

Produced by David Merrick

 

Directed and Choreographed by Gower Champion

 

Starred Bernadette Peters and Robert Preston

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Mabel Normand
Definition

American silent film star in many of Mack Sennett's movies

 

Mack Sennett's lover

 

Inspired the Jerry Herman musical Mack and Mabel

 

Originally played by Bernadette Peters

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Mack Sennett
Definition

Canadian-born American Hollywood director of silent films starring Mabel Normand

 

Mabel Normand's lover

 

Inspired the Jerry Herman musical Mack and Mabel

 

originally played by Robert Preston

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Bernadette Peters
Definition

AMAZING!!

 

Original Dot in Sunday in the Park, Witch in Into the Woods, Mabel in Mack and Mabel, Emma in Song and Dance

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Joel Grey
Definition
Original Emcee in Cabaret, revived Amos Hart in Chicago, original Wizard in Wicked
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Harvey Fierstein
Definition

Librettist of La Cage Aux Folles

 

Original Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, revived Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof

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"Gay" musicals
Definition
La Cage Aux Folles, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Rent, The Boy from Oz
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La Cage Aux Folles
Definition

Book by Harvey Fierstein, Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman

 

Directed by Arthur Laurents

 

Starred George Hearn

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hummable tunes
Definition
What Jerry Herman called Sondheim out on when Hello, Dolly! won the Tony for best musical over the Pulitzer-prize winning Sunday in the Park with George
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John Kander
Definition
Composer of CabaretThe Happy Time, Zorba the Greek, 70 Girl 70, Chicago, Flora, the Red MenaceWoman of the Year, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Curtains, The Scottsboro Boys
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Fred Ebb
Definition
Lyrics of CabaretThe Happy TimeZorba the Greek,70 Girl 70ChicagoFlora, the Red MenaceWoman of the YearKiss of the SpiderwomanCurtains
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Harold Prince
Definition

Produced The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees, West Side Story, Fiorello!, Tenderloin, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Flora, the Red Menace

 

Produced and directed She Loves Me, Cabaret, Zorba the Greek, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Merrily We Roll Along

 

Directed Sweeney Todd, Evita, Phantom of the Opera, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Parade

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Flora the Red Menace
Definition

Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by George Abbott

 

Ran for less than three months

 

Produced by Harold Prince

 

Directed by George Abbott

 

Starred Liza Minnelli as Flora

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Liza Minnelli
Definition

Original Flora in Flora the Red Menace

 

Daughter of Judy Garland

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Judy Garland
Definition

Mother of Liza Minnelli

 

in one of the movie inspirations for She Loves Me

 

Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Cabaret
Definition

Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb

 

Produced and directed by Harold Prince

 

Original Emcee: Joel Grey

 

Hit song: "Wilkommen"

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"Wilkommen"
Definition
Hit song fro Kander and Ebb's Cabaret
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Sally Bowles
Definition
The female lead in Kander and Ebb's Cabaret
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The Emcee
Definition

The Master of Ceremonies in Kander and Ebb's Cabaret

 

Originally played by Joel Grey

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Berlin Stories
Definition
Novel that inspired Cabaret by Kander and Ebb
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Christopher Isherwood
Definition
Author of the novel (Berlin Stories) that inspired Cabaret by Kander and Ebb
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Kurt Weill
Definition
Composer of The Threepenny Opera and Street Scene
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the "concept" musical
Definition
No plot, like A Chorus Line, or Allegro
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Alan Cumming
Definition
Revived the Emcee in Cabaret
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The Roundabout Theater
Definition
Housed the original Assassins and a shit ton of revivals. Tyler, check out their ibdb.com page: http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=71063
Term
Studio 54
Definition
Housed a bunch of revivals.
Term
The Happy Time
Definition

Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb

 

Produced by Merrick

 

Directed and Choreographed by Champion

 

Starred Robert Goulet

 

Their first failure

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Zorba
Definition

Music by Kander, lyrics by Ebb

 

FAIL!! Too close to Fiddler on the Rood

 

Book by Joseph Stein

 

Produced and directed by Harold Prince

 

Starred Maria Karnilova (the original Golde)

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Robert Goulet
Definition

Star of The Happy Time 

 

Original Lancelot and revived Arthur in Camelot

 

Revived La Cage Aux Folles

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Lila Kedrova
Definition
Featured actress in Zorba
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Herschel Bernardi
Definition

Original Zorba in Zorba

 

Played Tevye: 2 times in the original run and 1st in the revival of Fiddler on the Roof

Term
Clive Barnes
Definition

Theater critic

 

Commander of the Order of the British Empire 

 

Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog

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Zorba the Greek
Definition
Novel by Nikos Kazantzakis that inspired the musical Zorba by Kander and Ebb
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Chicago
Definition

Music by Kander, lyrics by Ebb, book by Ebb and Fosse

 

Directed and Choreographed by Bob Fosse

 

Starred: Jerry Orbach, Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera

Term
Roxie Hart
Definition

Protagonist of Chicago by Kander and Ebb

 

Originally played by Gwen Verdon

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Velma Kelly
Definition

Protagonist? of Chicago by Kander and Ebb

 

Originally played by Chita Rivera

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Walter Bobbie
Definition
A later choreographer of Chicago
Term
Woman of the Year
Definition

Later musical by Kander and Ebb, book by Peter Stone

 

Starred Lauren Bacall

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Kiss of the Spider Woman
Definition

Later musical by Kander and Ebb

 

Directed by Harold Prince

 

Starred Chita Rivera

Term
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Definition
Composer of Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Joseph and the Amazong Technicolor Dreamcoat, Cats, Song and Dance, Starlight Express, Sunset BoulevardBy Jeeves, Bombay Dreams, The Woman in White
Term
Tim Rice
Definition
Lyricist of Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Chess, Beauty and the Beast, King David, The Lion King, Aida
Term
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Definition

Music by Webber, lyrics by Rice

 

Originally 15 minutes, expanded through time

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Cantata form
Definition
how Joseph was originally
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MCA Records
Definition
Produced albums for Webber before shows went to Broadway
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Rock-opera
Definition
Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, etc.
Term
Jesus Christ Superstar
Definition

The story of the last days of Christ

 

Music by Webber, Lyrics by Rice

 

Rock-opera

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Tom O'Horgan
Definition
Original director of Jesus Christ Superstar
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Pop tenors
Definition
What Webber musicals need
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Evita
Definition

Eva Peron's story

 

Starring Patti Lupone

 

Music by Webber, Lyrics by Tim Rice

Term
Patty Lupone
Definition
Original Evita
Term
Mamma Mia!
Definition

Based on the songs from ABBA

 

Book by Catherine Johnson

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"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
Definition
Hit song from Webber and Rice's Evita
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Eva Duarte Peron
Definition
Woman who inspired Evita
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Juan Peron
Definition
Husband of Eva Duarte Peron, President of Argentina
Term
Che
Definition

Based on Che Gueverra

 

in Evita

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Elaine Paige
Definition
Played several parts on the West End for Webber
Term
The Banning of Evita
Definition
Argentina didn't allow any production of it
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