Guess These Three Shows!

So, my theatre teacher has given out clues as to what the Spring musical will be. Spare me the "why keep the show secret" jokes. However, I thought it would be interesting to see what was up here 13 clues.

1 ) We know that one of the 3 shows is The Music Man

2 ) 2 of the 3 were made into movies

3 ) 2 were produced on Broadway before 1950

4 ) 2 take place in the US

5 ) Only 2 of the 3 are known as dance oriented musicals

6 ) One is a Lerner and Lowe show

7 ) One of the musicals has songs that werent originally written for the musical.

8 ) All have major romantic plots

9 ) One has not been revived on Broadway

10 ) It is not Annie, Grease, The Sound of Music, Into The Woods, or Bye Bye Birdie (nothing to similar to Bye Bye Birdie either)

11) Shirley Jones starred in one of the movies

12 ) There are no animals whatsoever in any of the shows

13 ) Keep in mind we have a strong soprano senior, a strong tenor senior, a decent baritone junior, a non singing comedic actress, and an older role typecast tenor actor.

Let the games begin :)

Keep in mind that since The Music Man is deffinitely one of the 3 shows that she has in mind, both remaining shows have to have been produced before the 50s. The Music Man was produced in 57 I believe?

Updated On: 9/18/06 at 10:19 PM

Oops, didn't see 1950's.

Updated On: 9/18/06 at 10:21 PM

I'm thinking Oklahoma! but I have no way of backing it up.

Edit: Shirley Jones was in Oklahoma!

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Updated On: 9/18/06 at 10:27 PM

I agree that it must be BRIGADOON.

The third choice must not take place in the united states, it must use music not originally intended for the show, and it must not be a movie.

I really don't know. My original guess was SOUTH PACIFIC, but the last two don't apply.

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More than half, yes. I would assume that counts for not taking place in the US, but that means the last choice also does not take place in the US because THE MUSIC MAN does.

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THE MUSIC MAN, as written, is incredibly dance-heavy.

There are huge, enormous dance breaks and ballets in 76 TROMBONES, MARIAN THE LIBRARIAN, and SHIPOOPI. There may even be others - but those three are major. As the score from MTI reads, they are all included and all incredibly long.

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2 ) 2 of the 3 were made into movies - THE MUSIC MAN, BRIGADOON

3 ) 2 were produced on Broadway before 1950 - BRIGADOON, ?

4 ) 2 take place in the US - THE MUSIC MAN, ?

5 ) Only 2 of the 3 are known as dance oriented musicals - THE MUSIC MAN, BRIG.

6 ) One is a Lerner and Lowe show - BRIGADOON

7 ) One of the musicals has songs that werent originally written for the musical. - ?

9 ) One has not been revived on Broadway - ?

11) Shirley Jones starred in one of the movies - THE MUSIC MAN


SO...

Our last remaining show must:

-not have been revived
-must contain songs not originally written for the show
-must take place in the United States
-must have been produced before 1950

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R&H Carousel?

CAROUSEL did open before 1950, but it has been revived several times.

Could be SOUTH PACIFIC, but what songs are in SOUTH PACIFIC that were not originally intended for the show?

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Unless your director made a mistake, I can't think of anything obvious that it would be.

You school wouldn't put on something random like MEXICAN HAYRIDE. I'm at a loss.

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the songs not originally for the musical thing makes me thing of the whole 30s / Berlin / Gershwin thing... but what the heck out of that are you doing??

What about GIRL CRAZY or OH, KAY!?

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i say girl crazy

i think it fits every requirement, doesn't it?

Updated On: 9/18/06 at 11:15 PM