Question

A track on Brian Stokes Mitchell’s debut album combines “Take the ‘A’ Train” with a song from this musical which discusses the masses of people who “got off of the train” in Manhattan. This musical frequently uses the motifs ‘A-flat, F’ and ‘A-flat, G-flat’ when the central character’s name is sung. A 2018 West End revival of this musical saw the introduction of a queer relationship into the show, as (*) Jamie gets cold feet about marrying Paul. The notoriously difficult “Getting Married Today” is (10[1])a patter song in this musical. After Joanne toasts to ‘The Ladies Who Lunch’ in this musical, Harry tells his friend that he hasn’t “got one good reason for being alone” in ‘Being Alive’. For 10 points, (10[1])35-year-old Bobby is encouraged to find a spouse by his married friends in which musical by the late Stephen Sondheim? ■END■

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Maxwell YeJeff Weiner Fan ClubWeird Klaus Barbie8310
Mia McGillPalestrina SawayamaBHSU12110

Summary

2023 UMN COOT08/19/2023Y2100%0%0%102.00