Clues for This Year's Musical

[actormcfamous]

Clues for This Year's Musical#0

Posted: 10/12/06 at 12:37am

Hi everyone

It's that time of year again! My school announces its season this Saturday, and all week we've been getting clues from the head of the department as to what this year's musical is. I'm stumped, and was wondering if anyone has any ideas.

The clues are:

Operetta Ruddigore

45 degrees

Heavyside Layer

Mdm = 46f


The only two very obvious allusions are Cats and a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta (they composed Ruddigore). Those are automatically out - as you can see our director gives RIDICULOUSLY hard clues and any seemingly obvious clues never really are.

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

[BroadwayNick]

re: Clues for This Year's Musical#1

Posted: 10/16/06 at 11:03pm

I was thinking CATS...but that's almost too easy. Heavyside layer--some form of english musical/operetta... 46f may have to do with the amount of females in the show? Thats about all I got.

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[actormcfamous]

re: Clues for This Year's Musical#2

Posted: 10/16/06 at 11:06pm

Turns out the show is Thoroughly Modern Millie.

"Heavyside Layer" - apparently there's a reference in Cats to formeldehyde (think I totally just butchered that spelling) which is what Meers uses to drug the girls in Millie.

45 degrees is a reference to the 45 angle of a dancer's leg when doing the Charleston (like Sutton is in the show's logo)

Ruddigore - "Speed Test" is based off a song from that operetta.

Mdm = 46f has to do with some technical tap dancing term.

The final clue was a London borough - there's a borough of Sutton - as in Sutton Foster.

Toldja our director gives ridiculous clues. :)

[EmieMarie]

re: Clues for This Year's Musical#3

Posted: 10/19/06 at 1:00am

I heard that you guys at Roosevelt were doing thouroughly modern millie from one of my classmates, I am so mad and jealous!!! I so wanted to do that musical this year. Me and my friends are rooting that we can do somekind of version of Chicago

Fear no more the heat o' the sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages: Golden lads and girls all must, As chimney-sweepers, come to dust. ~Cymbeline