"Characters in Musicals" on JEOPARDY

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"Characters in Musicals" on JEOPARDY

Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:22pm

Lets see if you can question these answers that were featured on JEOPARDY today:

Mary Martin, Sandy Duncan, and Cathy Rigby have all starred in this male title role on Broadway.

(Forgot answer, question was FIDDLER ON THE ROOF)

It's an "ABBA"-dabba Honeymoon as Sophie is engaged to be married in this Broadway musical.

Jill Haworth, Alyson Reed, and Natasha Richardson have all took on this role in Broadway's CABARET.

Sutton Foster took home a Tony, starring as a flapper in this Broadway musical, based off of the original movie.

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

#2

re: 'Characters in Musicals' on JEOPARDY

Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:27pm

I know a few of them...the rest I shall guess.

1. Peter Pan
2. Mamma Mia!
3. Sally Bowles?
4. Thoroughly Modern Millie

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#3

re: 'Characters in Musicals' on JEOPARDY

Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:28pm

1. Peter Pan?

2. ---

3. Mamma Mia

4. Sally Bowles

5. TMM

#4

re: 'Characters in Musicals' on JEOPARDY

Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:28pm

Yay! We both got it! Do we get a prize?

Updated On: 7/21/04 at 07:28 PM

#5

re: 'Characters in Musicals' on JEOPARDY

Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:29pm

Yup - all too easy.

But now 36-time champ Ken didn't know Thoroughly Modern Millie. Some woman guessed "What is Victor/Victoria?"

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

#6

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Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:30pm

That last question about TTM was the only part I saw. I actually laughed out loud at them, then everyone told me to shush.

Updated On: 7/21/04 at 07:30 PM

#7

re: 'Characters in Musicals' on JEOPARDY

Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:31pm

And we're only Understudys! And young, at that! GO US!! *victory dance*

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#8

re: 'Characters in Musicals' on JEOPARDY

Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:33pm

Understudies, darling. Not Understudys. Sorry, but you knew that was coming. I still love you.

And about being only Understudies, I was pathetic and lurked around here for months before joining. *shame*

Updated On: 7/21/04 at 07:33 PM

#9

re: 'Characters in Musicals' on JEOPARDY

Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:34pm

I love you too. I knew how to spell that, but my fingers were too lazy to change it. Blast my hands!

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Real men are tenors.

#10

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Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:36pm

I remember when they took down the Broadway.com message boards, and then BroadwayWorld.com was launched. Everyone there just shifted to this Site.

Ahhh, the olden days.

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

#11

re: 'Characters in Musicals' on JEOPARDY

Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:37pm

Oh, good then. I know you know how to spell. I'm just a freak about that stuff.

#12

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Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:39pm

I usually am, too. And I'm sorry, CapnHook, but I am far too young to remember the olden days.

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Real men are tenors.

#13

re: 'Characters in Musicals' on JEOPARDY

Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:42pm

Wow, those Olden Days sound quite interesting!

Updated On: 7/21/04 at 07:42 PM

#14

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Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:54pm

Broadway.com keeps freezing up my Internet Explorer, so I like it better this way.

And Ken needs to lose.

#15

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Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:54pm

But props for us young ones, ya know?

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#16

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Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:56pm

Broadway. com does the same thing to me. I hate going there.

#17

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Posted: 7/21/04 at 7:58pm

I went there once. Then hated it and never returned.

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Real men are tenors.

#18

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Posted: 7/21/04 at 8:00pm

It's actually pretty useful, it just takes AGES to load. And I even have DSL!

#19

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Posted: 7/21/04 at 8:02pm

That's why i hate it, the whole loading thing. I have about as much patience as a gerbil....I'm assuming they have very little patience.

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Real men are tenors.

#20

re: 'Characters in Musicals' on JEOPARDY

Posted: 7/21/04 at 8:40pm

But how many did Ken Jennings get right?

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#21

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Posted: 7/21/04 at 9:26pm

4

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

#22

re: 'Characters in Musicals' on JEOPARDY

Posted: 7/21/04 at 9:27pm

That means 80%, which as I understand it, is about what he was averaging for EVERY category.

#23

re: 'Characters in Musicals' on JEOPARDY

Posted: 7/21/04 at 9:29pm

That's crazily genius. I fear him.

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Real men are tenors.

#24

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Posted: 7/21/04 at 9:35pm

I just read another article about Stephen Hawking - THAT is crazily genius!

#25

re: 'Characters in Musicals' on JEOPARDY

Posted: 7/21/04 at 9:39pm

Yes, quite. Insanely more crazily genius then Ken.

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Real men are tenors.