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THEATRE QUIZ by Andrew Gans

HIT MAKERS Fred Ebb, the lyric partner of composer John Kander, once remarked that "what I love most about song writing is when I overhear a truck driver humming a song of Johnny's and mine." And with songs ranging from "New York, New York" to "Cabaret," this must happen quite frequently. In fact, for over 30 years, Kander and Ebb have doled out one Broadway hit after another. Some of these productions are pictured below. Can you identify each show's title? Answers are below.

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[[caption]] Ebb (l.) & Kander (r.) with the cast of the recent Off-B'way salute to their music, And the World Goes 'Round [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] 1. In this musical Jerry Orbach (l.) starred as the lawyer who taught Roxie (Gwen Verdon, r.) how to act demure in court. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] 2. Terrence McNally wrote the book for this hit that starred Chita Rivera (pictured) and Liza Minnelli as her daughter. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] 3. Kander & Ebb's most recent B'way musical won Tonys for Brent Carver (l.), Anthony Crivello (r.) and Chita Rivera. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] 4. Based on the 1942 movie of the same name, this battle-of-the-sexes musical starred Lauren Bacall (pictured) as Tess Harding and Harry Guardino as Sam Craig. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] 5. (l.-r.) David Wayne, Robert Goulet, Michael Rupert starred in this musical that focused on a French-Canadian family. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] 6. Liza Minnelli (r.) made her B'way debut and won a Tony for her performance in this musical with Bob Dishy (l.). [[/caption]]

Answers: (1) Chicago (2) The Rink (3) Kiss of the Spider Woman - The Musical (4) Woman of the Year (5) The Happy Time (6) Flora, the Red Menace

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