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1. A: This musical is based on the late great music of "The King of Rock'n'Roll".
2. B: This "tale as old as time" is the story of a girl who finds beauty within a monster.
3. C: Which musical includes songs such as "Memory", "Rum Tum Tugger" and "Mr. Mistoffolees".
4. D: The 1967 film version of this musical starred Rex Harrison and Samantha Eggar.
5. E: This musical, made into a movie, featured music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, including "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina".
6. F: The most notable song in this show, loosely based on the story "The Romancers", is "Try to Remember".
7. G: This is a musical based on the music of The Beach Boys which opened in 2005.
8. H: This musical has issues of segregation, body image, and hair. My favorite song: "Welcome to the Sixties".
9. I: This is one of off-Broadway's longest running shows, second only to "The Fantasticks".
10. J: The story on which this musical is based can be found in the first book in the Bible. (Genesis)
11. K: This musical's plot comes from the autobiographical story of Anna Leonowens who became a school teacher to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s.
12. L: This musical is a 1982 adaptation of a movie with the same name by writer Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken, who also wrote the music to three Disney movies.
13. M: This is a musical based on the music of the hit group ABBA. The Broadway premiere of this musical was on October 18, 2001 at the Winter Garden Theatre.
14. N: The original 1982 Broadway production of this musical was directed by Tommy Tune and has one male cast member.
15. O: Notable songs of this musical include "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'", "People Will Say We're in Love" and the title song.
16. P: My favorite songs from this musical include: "Angel of Music", "The Music of the Night" and the title song.
17. Q: This is the story of a boy named Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who comes to NYC with big dreams but a small bank account.
18. R: This rock musical teaches you to measure your life in love while these eight friends go through the AIDS epidemic.
19. S: The second revival of this 1966 musical starred Christina Applegate and opened on May 4, 2005.
20. T: This was first a film in which Julie Andrews played the title role, along with Carol Channing and Mary Tyler Moore. (1967)
21. U: This is a musical about a town with no septic system and the troubles they go through while trying to take over the company that charges to use the public restroom.
22. V: This musical started on October 25, 1995 and ran for 735 performances with Julie Andrews as the title character.
23. W: This is the story of the Wicked Witch of the West, and her version of a classic tale.
24. Y: This show was based on the characters created by Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip "Peanuts".
25. Z: This is a musical adapted from the 1952 novel with the same name by Nikos Kazantzakis, upon which the 1964 Oscar-winning film starring Anthony Quinn was also based.
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