Broadway Puzzler #15

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/17/03 at 11:23pm

Speaking of KISMET...

Robert Wright and George Forrest used the music of Grieg for SONG OF NORWAY, and the music of Borodin for KISMET. For ANYA, their musical version of the Anastasia story, they used the music of which classical composer?

For bonus points: ANYA was the last musical to play this historic musical house, it was demolished shortly after ANYA closed. What was the theatre and the year it was razed?

Yours for a better Broadway!

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 7/18/03 at 4:06am

The composer was RACHMANINOV.
The theatre was ZIEGFELD.
The demolition was 1966! (Unfortunately)




Thank God for IBDB. What do I win this time?

[WOSQ]

Posted: 7/18/03 at 4:07pm

The soprano solo in the Prelude at the very top of the show that vocalizes on "Ah" and is "A Song From Somewhere" is performed by the late Diane Tarleton who originated the role of Laurel in Torch Song Trilogy Off-Off, Off and On Broadway.

Its nowhere on the album but she told me years ago that it was her.

Now that's trivia.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/18/03 at 4:42pm

It's not trivia if the fact isn't recorded anywhere.

Yours for a better Broadway!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/19/03 at 10:33am

Well Sueleen, IBDB got this right for you again.

I'll need to make sure the answers aren't so easily searchable...just to give you a puzzle.

Yours for a better Broadway!