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Who wrote the words and who wrote the music for 'My Fair Lady' ? |
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Words - Alan Jay Lerner, Music - Frederick Lowe |
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What was 'Oklahoma!' originally called ? |
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'Away we Go!' |
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When was the opening night of 'Sound of Music' ? |
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Nov 16th 1959 |
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On which play was 'Carousel' based ? |
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'Liliom' |
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Leonard Bernstein wrote the music for 'West Side Story', who wrote words ? |
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Stephen Sondheim |
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When was the first performance of 'Oklahoma!' ? |
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March 31st 1943 |
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Which had the most performances on its first run - 'Oklahoma!' or 'My Fair Lady' ? |
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'My Fair Lady' (2717 compared to 'Oklahoma!' 2212) |
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On which German film was 'Sound of Music' based ? |
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'The Trapp Family singers' (a true story and permission had to be obtained from surviving members of the family before the musical could be created.) |
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Where did the ideas for 'South Pacific' come from ? |
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2 stories from 'Tales of the South Pacific'. Main story from 'Our Heroine', subplot from 'For Dollah'. |
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What was 'West Side Story' originally called ? |
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'East Side Story'. About a Jewish girl and an Italian Catholic boy. |
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What play was 'Oklahoma!' based on ? |
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'Green Grow the Lilacs' |
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When was the first performance of 'Carousel' ? |
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April 19th 1945 |
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How many performances did 'West Side Story' have on its first run ? (10, 734, 1000 or 2500) |
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734 performances |
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What was 'My Fair Lady' originally called ? |
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'My Lady Liza' |
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When was 'The King and I' first performed ? |
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1951 |
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What prize did 'South Pacific' win in 1950 ? |
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The Pulitzer Prize for Drama |
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17. |
In what year did Hammerstein die ? |
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Aug 23rd 1960 |
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What show did Ian Rodgers write on his own after Hammerstein died ? |
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'No Strings'. In 1962, pioneering in that the Orchestra were on stage. Only ran for 580 performances. |
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In what year was 'West Side Story' first performed ? |
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1957 |
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20. |
What show was written by Lerner and Lowe and premiered in 1960 ? |
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'Camelot' |
