Trivial Pursuit #81
Trivial Pursuit #81
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#0Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:06pm
We've had two threads today about the "Liza With a Z" TV Special--so here goes.
Liza's opening number in that special is "Yes."
What Broadway Musical is that song from?
GOOD LUCK, Everybody!!! 
#1re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:12pmI thought Kander and Ebb wrote "Yes" specifically for "Liza With A Z"?
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#3re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:14pm
Well, unfortunately no, Jailyard... would you care to try again?
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#4re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:15pm
Another nice try melissa...
This one's pretty tough, I'll be the first to admit...
#5re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:15pm
Seventy Girls, Seventy?
I'm guessing it is that or Flora, the Red Menace.
Or The Happy Time.
Hell, I dunno. Skip me.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#7re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:32pm
Well, 1/3 right, I guess.
All I did was spurt out Kander and Ebb shows, so it wasn't really a legitimate answer.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
#8re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:34pmIs it horribly wrong that I want to have Stick To Priest's baby?
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#9re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:40pm
"Hell, I dunno. Skip me."
Why would I want to skip YOU, Priest?
Your FIRST answer--70, GIRLS, 70 was 100% ABSOLUTELY Correct!
CONGRATULATIONS!
YES, the song "Yes" was featured in the short-lived Kander and Ebb musical 70, GIRLS, 70--Minnelli loved it and heard and decided to use it as the opening number for "Liza With a Z"!
What is this, Priest, your 999th win or something??? 
Now for your bonus points:
What is the plot of the show 70, GIRLS, 70?
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Joined: 12/31/69
#10re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:41pmElderly residents of a SRO hotel in Manhanttan plan a robbery.
#11re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:43pm
Can I answer?
It's about retirement home residents who become shoplifters.
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#12re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:44pm
That's a good Cliff Notes Version, Jose', but could you be just a little bit more detailed for us?
Thanks!!!
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#13re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:53pm
Yep, Jose's and melissa's answers are pretty much the core of the plot...
70 GIRLS 70 was about the elderly residents of an Retirement Hotel who rob minks and diamonds because 1) they want to prove that just because they're old--they're not weak and feeble; and 2) for the sheer excitement of it!!! 
BTW, Welcome to the Trivial Pursuit Winner's Circle, melissa!
Well, looks like I have a three-way tie on my hands today (Priest, Jose', melissa)--but don't worry! I have PLENTY of prizes!!!
You all get the same thing: coffee--in a cardboard cup!
Enjoy your weekend, folks!!!
#14re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:57pmYou too, M_E; basking in your 75 degree weather.
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#15re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:57pm
"Yes":
Yes, say "Yes"
Life keeps happening ev'ry day. Say "Yes"
When possibilities come your way
You can't start wondering what to say
You never win if you never play. Say "Yes"
There's mink and marigold right outside
And long white Cadillac you can ride
But nothing's gained when there's nothing tried.
Say "Yes"
Don't say "Why"?
Say "Why not"?
What lies beyond what is, is not
So what
Say "Yes" yes
Yes, I can
Yes, I will
Yes, I'll take a sip
Yes, I'll touch
Yes, of course
Yes, how nice
Yes, I'd happily thank you very much Yes
Oh yes
There's lots of chaft but there's lot's of wheat
say "Yes"
You might get mugged as you walk the street
But on the other hand you might greet that handsome stranger you have longed to meet
Say "Yes"
Yes, I'll walk
Yes, I'll look
Yes, I'd love to do such and such
Yes, I'll try
Yes, I'll have dare
Yes, I'll fly
Yes, I'll share
Yes, I'd happily
Thank you very much
Yes, oh, yes, oh, yes
You can't look back on a chance that's lost.
Say "Yes"
The dice mean nothing unless they're tossed
The throw is usually worth the toss
The hop op summer denies the frost
Say "Yes"
Yes, I am
Yes, I'll be
Yes, I'll go
Oh, yes
Yes
Yes!
Music: John Kander
Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Copyright © ASCAP. All rights reserved.
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#16re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 6:01pm
Oh THANKS melissa, the weather in Dallas is one of the main reasons why I left the Northeast...
#17re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 7:59pm
Dallas weather is just crazy.
It was in the 30s and 40s just the other day....
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#18re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 8:01pm
But FAR better than Boston, Priest (I went to Boston University!) -- where they have snow on the ground from October to April...
By the way, are you enjoying your coffee?
#19re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 8:04pmI'm a cold weather person.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#20re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 8:07pm
Well, the University of Maine in Orono states it has a wonderful Theatre/Dance program.
Maybe you should consider it, Priest:
http://www.umaine.edu/about/academicprograms/libarts/theatre.htm
#21re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 8:11pm
Nope.
It's all about NYU or Columbia.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#22re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 8:15pmBoth Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II went to Columbia...
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#23re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 8:42pm
"Columbia, The Gem of the Ocean" is a song we used to sing often in elementary school chorus.
Updated On: 3/18/05 at 08:42 PM
#24re: Trivial Pursuit #81
Posted: 3/18/05 at 9:26pm
the trouble with the world today is plain to see,
coffee in a cardboard (cardboard) cup (cup)
the trouble with this helter skelter (sp?) world we live,
aw f*ck it! i made an attempt at the lyrics
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