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One of these locations is the primary setting of a 3.5-hour “musical reckoning” starring Manik Choksi, a 2019 collaboration between Dave Malloy and Rachel Chavkin. A 1987 Lincoln Center revival of a musical set in one of these locations starred Howard McGillin and Patti LuPone as characters (15[1])who compare each other to such superlatives as “a Waldorf salad” and “a Berlin ballad.” Moonface Martin hides in one of these locations in a musical that features Billy Crocker and (*) Reno Sweeney’s duet “You’re the Top.” (10[1])For a musical named for one of these locations, Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein wrote a spiritual-inspired song (10[1])associated with Paul Robeson. For 10 points, name this setting of Anything Goes, exemplified by the Jim Crow-era Cotton Blossom and the SS American. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: ships [or boats; accept ocean liners or cruise ships; accept Show Boat; prompt on at sea or ocean; prompt on Atlantic Ocean or Pacific Ocean]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jonathan SchnipperBrandeis ATufts A4615
William OrrYaleAmherst8310
Michael KearneyHarvardMIT10110
Michael SunBrandeis BBoston College A12610
Issac OjutomoriTufts BBowdoin A12610