Question

In this musical’s original stage production and film version, a number set in a sewer was choreographed by Michael Kidd. Neon signs reading “Mindy’s” (10[1])and “Hot Box” were fixtures of an “immersive” 2023 staging of this musical by Nicholas Hytner at London’s Bridge Theatre. In this musical, a character reads a book that claims single women “can develop ‘la grippe,’ (10[1])‘la post (10[1])nasal drip’” in her namesake “Lament.” A number in this musical accuses a concept of having a “very unlady-like way of running out.” This musical alludes to its source author via its overture, “Runyonland.” New York and Havana are the settings of this musical, whose numbers include (-5[1])“A Bushel and a Peck” and “Luck Be a Lady.” For 10 points, Sky Masterson and Nathan Detroit appear in what Frank Loesser (“LESS-er”) musical titled for two gendered groups? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Guys and Dolls
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Justin WytmarIllinois AWashU B2310
Sophie LymanWashU AChicago D5910
Elizabeth BowlingIndiana BChicago C6110
Sriram KoritalaIllinois CChicago A108-5
Claire JonesChicago AIllinois C13810
Jakob MyersIndiana AChicago B13810
Diego Duque de EstradaMissoui S&TMissouri13810

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California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%132.00
Florida2025-02-01Y367%0%33%114.50
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y683%0%17%106.60
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%98.83
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%92.83
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%137.33
Northeast2025-02-01Y580%0%20%125.75
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y250%0%50%138.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%113.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y450%0%75%121.50
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y989%0%11%90.63
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y367%0%33%90.50