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1. An unusually colored girl makes friends with a very popular girl. She goes to the 'leader' of their land for help with something that's happening, only to find out the leader is the one causing it. She goes from the top student in her school to public enemy number one, and is later 'killed' by a little girl from another world. Which musical did I just describe?
2. The musical starts off with a seemingly normal family. As the show goes on, we find out that the son is really dead and the mom is insane. Which musical details one woman's spiral into insanity and how her family deals with it?
3. After the star leaves a show, one of the backup dancers takes the part and her talent is discovered. The backup dancer's invisible tutor and her benefactor/childhood friend fight for her affections. A chandelier is involved. Which operatic musical am I describing?
4. We learn about one tribe of a particular animal, and all the creatures that make it up. Which of these musicals has gone on to become one of the most successful and long-running musicals of all time, all without a single human character?
5. A seemingly airhead girl gets into a very prestigious college to follow her ex-boyfriend, and ends up graduating top of her class and turning her ex-boyfriend down when he tries to take her back in favor of the guy who helped her do so well in school. Which musical describes one girl's journey to becoming a better and smarter person?
6. Over the course of exactly one year, a group of friends (almost all of whom possess a terminal disease) fight being evicted by a mutual ex-friend of theirs, work through trust and relationship problems, and try to deal with the death of one of their own. Which wildly successful musical describes 'a year in the life' of seven friends?
7. Which musical follows the life of one newsboy in New York City as he leads a rebellion against the powers that be?
8. This musical is the story of two musicians and how they fall in love (although they never quite get together), and it's been quite a hit on Broadway, even though we never even learn the characters' names! Which musical have I described?
9. A man with a slightly suspicious past 'buys' a young girl (though not in the way you'd expect). The child ends up falling in love with a sort-of-member of an extremist party, who almost dies in an uprising. Which 'miserable' musical tells the story of a man who stole bread?
10. A child with abusive parents ends up starting a revolution at her school to get rid of their nasty headmistress, and eventually goes to live with the teacher who had helped her get away from her parents. Which rebellious musical am I describing?
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