Famous examples of these songs include “Back to Before” from Ragtime, “Lot’s Wife” from Caroline, or Change, and the title song from Cabaret. For 10 points each:
[10m] Give this term for a showstopping musical number that gets its name from its placement near the end of the musical’s second act, just before the finale.
ANSWER: 11 o’clock numbers
[10e] In this musical’s 11 o’clock number “Memory,” Grizabella sings “I can smile at the old days.”
ANSWER: Cats
[10h] In this classic 11 o’clock number, a stage mother sings “Mama’s talkin’ loud / Mama’s doin’ fine,” breaking down as she comes to the realization that she sacrificed her ambitions for her ungrateful daughters.
ANSWER: “Rose’s Turn” (from Gypsy)
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