Question

This author suggested the idea for, and was the dedicatee of, a musical about Steeltown U.S.A.; that musical by Marc Blitzstein is The Cradle Will Rock. While waiting to lodge a complaint, a woman created by this author sings of how, when young and proud, a bird told her of her future passivity. In lyrics written by this author, the singer repeats “I tell you we must die” while looking for “the next whiskey bar.” The prostitute Yvette sings (10[1])the “Fraternization Song” in a play by this (10[1])author that ends with the protagonist (10[1])singing a lullaby and hitching herself to a wagon. This playwright wrote the lyrics to “Alabama Song” and a song about “old Macheath” titled “Mack the Knife.” (10[3]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])Kurt Weill (“vile”) co-wrote (10[1])The Threepenny Opera (10[1])with what German author of Mother Courage and Her Children? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Bertolt Brecht [or Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht]
<TM, European Literature>
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Summary

California2025-02-01Y367%0%33%83.50
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%123.67
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y667%0%17%95.00
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%103.67
Overflow2025-02-01Y580%0%20%93.50
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%98.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%114.00
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%10%112.70

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Delia CropperOxford ACambridge A7810
Albert NyangLSEImperial A8610
Andrew FisherSheffieldManchester9210
Benjamin WatsonOxford CCambridge E11910
Zayyan MahmoodSouthampton ANYU C11910
Elliot CosnettOxford BImperial B11910
Chris LevesleyWarwick ABristol119-5
Michael WuSouthampton BCambridge D12210
Josh HowarthWarwick BDurham12510
Andrei HuiCambridge BCambridge C12810
Kevin FlanaganBristolWarwick A13910