In this musical, a character describes being “trapped… but happy” in a finale often replaced with a dead duck’s owner reprising this musical’s second song. In this musical’s original production, war death tolls were announced on a radio show set before the singer and two soldiers formed the dancing “Manson Trio.” An elaborately choreographed orgy in this musical follows hedonistic advice from a grandmother in (*) “No Time At All.” This musical’s original production began with Ben Vereen surrounded by disembodied hands as the viewer is invited to “leave your cheese to sour.” This musical’s title character asks, “Don’t you see I want my life to be something more than long,” and wishes to be “where my spirit can run free.” For 10 points, in what 1972 musical does “Corner of the Sky” describe the wants of the title Frankish prince? ■END■
ANSWER: Pippin (by Stephen Schwartz, Roger O. Hirson, and Bob Fosse) (The newer “Theo ending” restarts the cycle of the musical by reprising “Corner of the Sky.”)
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