help help?? riddle of the roles

[cicero172]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 1:53am

I've seen a few of these on here, but I still need help! This is extra credit for my class! All these shows have been on Broadway so for all you junkies..

who appeared as..
1.an employee in a florist shop
a greek muse
a teenager in an interracial relationship (i know this has to be West Side Story but I can't find the actor/actress to fit the rest)

2.a loveable loser's sibling
the "pretty" roommate
a marathon participant from Utah

3.a puppeteer
a slick lawyer
a rising executive wannabe

4.a swedish lawyer
a broadway producer
a falsely-accused prisoner in Australia

5.a perfumery clerk
a librarian
a beleaguered aristocrat

6.a con man
a cuckolded New Orleans husband
a Winkie prince

7.a vaudeville clown
a troubled artist
a communist revolutionary

8.an artist at a wax museum
a murderess
Satan's assistant

9.a con artist
an African princess
an underwater witch

10.the ambassadress of Lichtenburg
an evangelizing nightclub singer
a driven stage mother

11.a toad
a Roman slave
a professional gambler

12. a statue who comes to life
a navy nurse
a wife at various stages in her marriage

13.a wolf
a painted solider
a tormented doctor

14.a Biblical queen
a famous twin
a Hollywood secretary/screenwriter

15.a corrupt mayor
an eccentric French countess
a madcap socialite

16.a Broadway director
a Virgina farmer
a corrupt utility owner

17.an Arabian poet
a crusading union organizer
an egotistical cowboy

18. an aspiring young writer
a small town girl in the big city
a mad scientist's assistant

i know this a lot but anything will help!! thank you!

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 1:56am

9.a con artist - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
an African princess - Aida
an underwater witch - The Little Mermaid

Sherie Rene Scott

11.a toad - Wind in the Willows
a Roman slave - A Funny Thing...Forum
a professional gambler - Guys & Dolls

Nathan Lane

Updated On: 11/5/09 at 01:56 AM

[cicero172]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 1:58am

what shows are they from?

[Anakela]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:03am

1.an employee in a florist shop
a greek muse
a teenager in an interracial relationship (i know this has to be West Side Story but I can't find the actor/actress to fit the rest)

fyi the show that fits the third clue for this actress is Hairspray, not WSS.

[BwayTday]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:03am

1. Kerry Butler. Little Shop, Xanadu, Hairspray

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:03am

5.a perfumery clerk _ She Loves Me
a librarian - The Music Man
a beleaguered aristocrat - The Gay Life

Barbara Cook

Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:07am

18. an aspiring young writer - Little Women
a small town girl in the big city - Thoroughly Modern Millie
a mad scientist's assistant - Young Frankenstein

Sutton Foster

[BwayTday]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:10am

6.a con man_ Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
a cuckolded New Orleans husband -Thou Shall Not
a Winkie prince- Wicked

Norbert Leo Butz

[Here I Am]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:11am

1) Kerry Butler (but it's Hairspray not WSS that you were thinking of)
Little Shop of Horrors, Xanadu, Hairspray

2) Kristin Chenoweth
You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, Wicked, Steel Pier

3) ??

4) ??

5) Barbara Cook
She Loves Me, The Music Man, The Gay Life

6) Norbert Leo Butz
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Thou Shalt Not, Wicked

7) Mandy Patinkin
The Wild Party, Sunday in the Park With George, Evita

8 ) Charlotte D'Amboise (I think?)
????, Chicago, Damn Yankees -- I'm not 100% sure it's Charlotte D'Amboise though

9) Sherie Rene Scott
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Aida, The Little Mermaid

10) Ethel Merman
Call Me Madam, Anything Goes, Gypsy

11) Nathan Lane
Wind in the Willows, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Guys and Dolls

12) Mary Martin
One Touch of Venus, South Pacific, I Do! I Do!

13) Robert Westenberg
Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park With George, The Secret Garden

14) Alice Ripley
King David, Side Show, Sunset Boulevard

15) ??

16) ??

17) ??

18 ) Sutton Foster
Little Women, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Young Frankenstein


Hope this helps! This was fun lol :)



Updated On: 11/5/09 at 02:11 AM

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:13am

2.a loveable loser's sibling - Charlie Brown
the "pretty" roommate - Wicked
a marathon participant from Utah - Steel Pier

Kristin Chenoweth

[cicero172]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:14am

thank you!
can you tell me what shows they are in?

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:16am

3.a puppeteer - Carnival!
a slick lawyer - Chicago
a rising executive wannabe - Promises, Promises

Jerry Orbach

[Here I Am]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:20am

I couldn't figure Jerry Orbach out for the life of me blaxx! It was killing me.

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:23am

8.an artist at a wax museum - Redhead
a murderess - Chicago
Satan's assistant - Damn Yankees

Gwen Verdon

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:25am

17.an Arabian poet- Kismet
a crusading union organizer- ?
an egotistical cowboy- Oklahoma!

ALFRED DRAKE

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:29am

15.a corrupt mayor - Anyone Can Whistle
an eccentric French countess - Dear World
a madcap socialite - Mame

Angela Lansbury

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:32am

16.a Broadway director - On the Twentieth Century
a Virgina farmer - Shenandoah
a corrupt utility owner - Urinetown

John Cullum

[Here I Am]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:33am

cicero -- I went back to my post and added the shows in. My Charlotte D'Amboise answer is wrong so disregard it lol.

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:37am

To finish bwaylvsong's:

17.an Arabian poet- Kismet
a crusading union organizer- The Cradle Will Rock
an egotistical cowboy- Oklahoma!

Alfred Drake

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:39am

Here I Am, you can add all answers to your post, to finish the list, if you'd like.

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:44am

This one was driving me insane. It's a Broadway director, not producer.

4.a swedish lawyer - A Little Night Music
a broadway producer - Applause
a falsely-accused prisoner in Australia - Sweeney Todd

Len Cariou

[Here I Am]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:48am

Ehh, I didn't come up with those few so it would be like cheating lol.

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:52am

Ok, I'll do it! :)

1) Kerry Butler
Little Shop of Horrors, Xanadu, Hairspray

2) Kristin Chenoweth
You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, Wicked, Steel Pier

3) Jerry Orbach
Carnival! , Chicago, Promises, Promises

4)Len Cariou
A Little Night Music, Applause, Sweeney Todd

5) Barbara Cook
She Loves Me, The Music Man, The Gay Life

6) Norbert Leo Butz
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Thou Shalt Not, Wicked

7) Mandy Patinkin
The Wild Party, Sunday in the Park With George, Evita

8 ) Gwen Verdon
Redhead, Chicago, Damn Yankees -

9) Sherie Rene Scott
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Aida, The Little Mermaid

10) Ethel Merman
Call Me Madam, Anything Goes, Gypsy

11) Nathan Lane
Wind in the Willows, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Guys and Dolls

12) Mary Martin
One Touch of Venus, South Pacific, I Do! I Do!

13) Robert Westenberg
Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park With George, The Secret Garden

14) Alice Ripley
King David, Side Show, Sunset Boulevard

15) Angela Lansbury
Anyone Can Whistle, Dear World, Mame

16) John Cullum
On the Twentieth Century, Shenandoah, Urinetown

17)Alfred Drake
Kismet, The Cradle Will Rock, Oklahoma!

18 ) Sutton Foster
Little Women, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Young Frankenstein

You're welcome!

[cicero172]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:54am

you guys are lifesavers!!! ok i have a few more if you're up to it..
this is a line from a song:
"a quart and pint served up just right will cure you right away."

and then in each of these musicals there is a song that contains this word, i need the song name please!:
110 in the shade "charm"
candide "bunch"
the robber bridegroom "patches"
floyd collins "lemons"
the unsinkable molly brown "judgement"
showboat "wherefore"

and the last one is..
what show did emma goldman appear in that has 8 letters in the title?

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/5/09 at 2:58am

The Emma Goldman show is Tintypes.