#7 Jule Styne + Bock & Harnick + Kander & Ebb

What score did Jule Styne contribute a few songs in order to deepen its emotional resonance and create some unique specialty material for its stars?

“Peter Pan”

Explain the profession of the leading character (originally played by Judy Holiday) in “Bells Are Ringing.” You may name the job and/or briefly explain what the job entails.

A telephone answering service operator

In “Gypsy,” Styne and Sondheim gave the character of Rose an “I Want” song early in Act 1, an Act 1 finale where she promises everything is going to be fine, and an 11 o’clock number where she has a nervous breakdown and asks herself “Why did I do it?”

A) Name the “I Want” song

B) Name the Act 1 finale

C) Name the 11 o’clock number

A) “Some People.”

B) “Everything’s Coming Up Roses”

C) “Rose’s Turn”

“Funny Girl”

A) Name of leading character

B) Name of original leading actress

C) Name of lyrics

A) Fanny Brice

B) Barbara Streisand

C) Bob Merrill

Why were audiences somewhat at odds with the storytelling point of view in “Tenderloin?”

Authors wanted audiences to sympathize with the Reverend and “virtue,” but audiences preferred the more “immoral” characters or “vice.”

Describe the structure of The Apple Tree and explain a common theme which unifies the whole show

Three one-act musicals performed be the same 3 actors in a single evening. Each musical is based on a true story.

In what kind of store is “She Loves Me” set?

A parfumerie.

“Fiddler on the Roof”

Composer:

Lyricist:

Bookwriter:

Original Director-Choreographer:

Original Producer:

Leading Character’s Name:

Composer: Jerry Bock

Lyricist: Sheldon Harnick

Book Writer: Joseph stein

Og Director/Choreographer: Jerome Robbins

Og Producer: Hal Prince

Leading Character: Tevye

Describe what happened on the morning after opening night for Flora the Red Menace and what tradition it inspired.

Hal Prince had Kander and Ebb meet at the office at 10 AM to discuss the next show.

“Cabaret”

A) Composer:

B) Lyricist:

C) Original Director/Producer:

D) Country It Takes Place In:

E) In a single word, the songs performed at the Kit Kat Klub provide ________________ on the events of the plot.

A) John Kander

B) Fred Ebb

C) Hal Prince

D) Berlin, Germany

E) Commentary

Sum up the central idea of the musical “Chicago” in a single sentence. Don’t provide plot, tell me the message of the show. In addition, please cite the name of the show’s original director-choreographer.

“Chicago” is a satire on the Criminal Justice system.

Og Director/Choreographer: Bob Fosse

Three Kander & Ebb musicals would open on Broadway AFTER the death of Fred Ebb. Name the three musicals and write a one sentence description revealing you know something about their plot/subject/style.

1) “Curtains” —> Murder Mystery with a detective who is obsessed with musicals.

2) “The Visit” —> “Swansong” for Chita Rivera about the richest woman in the world returning to her roots.

3) “The Scottsboro Boys” —> Story of real life African American teenagers falsely accused of rape and imprisoned in 1930s Alabama.