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Musicals
Scholar Bowl Practice
Question | Answer |
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Twist on Romeo and Juliet. Set in 1957 New York City | West Side Story |
Follows 3 Hollywood actors as they transition from the days of silent film to "talkies." | Singin' in the Rain |
Set in depression era New York. Follows overlapping stories of 2 men at the center of a gambling bet and the women they fall in love with. | Guys and Dolls |
Based on the true story of the Von Trapp family who flee Austria to escape Nazi brutality. | Sound of Music |
2 American tourists visiting the Scottish highlands, discover a village that only appears for one day every 100 years. | Brigadoon |
Story of a dysfunctional London family and an out of the ordinary nanny played by Julie Andrews. | Mary Poppins |
Follows matchmaker Dolly traveling to Yonkers to find a partner for wealthy Horace Vandergelder. | Hello, Dolly! |
Set during Paris' 1832 uprising; follows a former convict and his pursuit by police. | les Miserables |
Story of a disabled black beggar and his attempts to rescue a girl from her drug dealing boyfriend. | Porgy and Bess |
A look at 1920's crime in the city and the rise of a celebrity criminal. | Chicago |
Eliza Doolittle takes speech lessons from Henry Higgins. Based on George Bernard Shaw's book Pygmalion. | My Fair Lady |
Set during the time when Oklahoma was becoming a state; 2 suitors vying for courtship with farm girl Laurie Williams. | Oklahoma |
A British schoolteacher is hired to modernize Thailand. | The King and I |
An American nurse and lieutenant during WW II stationed on an island; their love interests are threatened by prejudice. | South Pacific |
A Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off his 3 daughters while anti-Semitism threatens his village. | Fiddler on the Roof |
Tale of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the Paris Opera House | Phantom of the Opera |