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Two characters in this musical argue about whether a horse is six or twelve years old, which leads to all the characters getting into a large argument. The main character in this musical muses about having a staircase that goes nowhere “just for show.” John Williams won his first Oscar for adapting this musical’s (15[1])score for a film version that featured solos by (*) Isaac Stern. A group of characters (10[2]-5[1])celebrating a wedding engagement begin to dance with a group of Russian soldiers in this musical, although this musical’s characters are eventually expelled from their hometown of (10[1])Anatevka. Songs like “Tradition” and “If I Were a Rich Man” are (10[1])found in, for (10[2]-5[1])10 (0[1])points, what musical about Tevye the Milkman and his family’s life in a Russian shtetl. ■END■

ANSWER: Fiddler on the Roof
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Stan MelkumianPurdue ASIUE B5315
Braden BoothMissouriChicago C6810
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTLMichigan A6810
Eric YangPurdue BChicago A68-5
Rohan NavaneethaOhio State BChicago B9510
Logan MathisSIUE AMichigan B10710
Robert CondronChicago APurdue B11010
Max HodesChicago DOhio State C110-5
Shourjo GanguliOhio State APurdue C11010
Jacob GoodsonOhio State CChicago D1110

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2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y4100%25%25%83.25
2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y1100%100%0%54.00
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y888%13%25%87.29