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Which Biblical character did Danny Kaye portray in the 1970 musical 'Two By Two'?

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noah

Which singer was celebrated in an Off-Broadway 2000 musical that included the songs 'All The Way' and 'I've Got the World on a String'?

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frank sinatra

In which musical did Robert Goulet introduce the song 'If Ever I Would Leave You'?

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camelot

Which 1960 musical had a sequel titled 'Bring Back Birdie' in 1980 that did not succeed?

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bye bye birdie

Which lyricist for Andrew Lloyd Webber is associated with the word 'grainy'?

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tim rice

Which composer, along with his brother Ira, wrote the songs for the first musical comedy to win a Pulitzer Prize?

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george gershwin

In the show 'Show Boat,' which song lyrics include the line '...he jes' keeps rollin' along'?

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ol' man river

Who was the spouse of Steve Lawrence that starred in the musical 'Golden Rainbow', an adaptation of 'A Hole in the Head'?

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eydie gormé

In what musical did Jerry Lewis make his Broadway debut as the devilish Applegate in 1995?

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damn yankees

In the song 'Seventy-Six Trombones' from The Music Man, how many cornets were described as being 'close at hand' alongside the trombones?

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110

In the musical 'Camelot', which month is described as 'that lovely month when ev'ryone goes blissfully astray'?

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may

Rudolf Friml could have called which 1912 operetta 'The Lightning Bug'?

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firefly

In which Tony-winning musical did Ken Howard portray Thomas Jefferson?

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1776

Who was only 19 when she starred in the musical 'Flora, The Red Menace' and won a Tony Award for her performance?

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liza minnelli

In what Broadway song does Sally sing, 'I made my mind up, back in Chelsea, when I go I'm going like Elsie'?

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cabaret

Who wrote the music and lyrics for 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'?

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stephen sondheim

Which composer adapted his musical 'Aspects of Love' from a novel written by a member of the Bloomsbury Group?

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andrew lloyd webber

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