Face the Music!

[maureenjohnson]

The game of musical theatre...

One person posts three clues about a musical play, and the next person has to guess. Whether they're correct or not, they post three clues about a play and so on and so forth. The clues can be super easy, or super hard...entirely up to you!

NOTE: It HAS to be a PLAY

My clues:

1) Based around some of teh greatest hits of the rock band, Queen
2) Set in the 23rd Cenutry
3) It's been playing for 8 years now in the U.K

[cuervo]

Would this be We Will Rock You?

Three clues:

1. A theme in the musical is Christianity.
2. The majority of the main characters are teenagers.
3. There is a homosexual couple that keeps it on the downlow due to fear of not being accepted in the play.

[fagin]

Could it be Godspell?

Clues x3:

. This musical is set in the 50s
. The majority of the characters are teens
. One of the character's (who I once acted as!) has a little trouble in tinting class

[cuervo]

Actually no, it's not Godspell, it's Bare. Not a lot of people know about it, but good guess!

Hm, would this one be Grease?

Clues:

1. This musical is a comedy.
2. It is set in ancient Rome.
3. Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus.

[sasha]

Is it 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum?'

Clues:

1) It takes place in 1930s New York City and Nevada.
2) There are plenty of showgirls (I played one named Sheila my freshman year).
3) Many songs originally sung by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are featured.

[benvolio]

Is it Crazy For You?

Clues:

1) The main characters are all crazy
2) The obligatory sappy love song is unique in that the man and woman singing aren't actually talking about each other
3) It's based on real events

[fagin]

Could it be Sweeney Todd?

Clues are as follows:

. The musical is set in the 1920s
. A theme of the show is the fleeting nature of fame
. Hot jazz and cold blooded murderers

[benvolio]

Nope, it's Assassins! Sweeny Todd isn't based on real events. =D

And that has to be Chicago!

1. Neither of the titular characters' romantic endeavors work out
2. In the first act, the only Americans are idiots
3. It's largely about art

[edie]

Sunday In The Park With George! Sunday In The Park With George...
God, Bernadette Peters's voice fascinates me to no end.

1) Based on a film (with music) of the same name.
2) Parisian gay culture plays an important role.
3) Set during the 1930s.

[benvolio]

Le Cage Aux Folles?

1. It's based on a book published in 1995
2. The main character has issues fitting in
3. Said main character steals her best friend's husband

[edie]

Ohh, good guess, but it was actually Victor/Victoria. And could you be referring to Wicked?

1) Takes place in an Americana-esque small town.
2) The main character prefers experienced lady friends to first time beauties.
3) There's a lot of spoken word sorta singing.

[KATHERINE MINOLA]

I'm sorry. I know this thread is dead, but musical theatre is my obsession XD, and I jsut HAD to answer this one...

The one above me is The Music Man (The Sadder But Wiser Girl For Me, eh? )

As for mine:

1. Based on a pre-existing play(not musical) that's based on Voctorian pulp fiction
2. There's a chorus that begins and ends the show, and also sings in between, usually during scene changes
3. Contains an often/sometimes omitted scene involving a judge, a peep hole, and a whip

Call me mean, but my questions are sort of aimed at those who are specifically familiar with the stage version *coughthere'samoviecough*...I was trying to make it a little more challenging (otherwise it would probably be too easy)...