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Right both times, Drake.

I just saw this a couple of months ago, so:

"He served a dark and a hungry God.
To seek revenge may lead to Hell,
but ev'ryone does it, and seldom as well as..."

Sweeney Todd.

Fantastic musical. We saw Opera North doing it last year (possibly the year before actually) and it was stunning. Of course the current tour is starring Jason Donovan as Sweeney. *shudder* And there's the new US recording with Patty Lupone as Mrs Lovett *double shudder*

Since i know the answer is right I shall go straight on with the next one...

"And then bang! Crash!
And the lightning flash!
And - well, that's another story,
Never mind -
anyway..."

More Sondheim?

I'm pretty sure that's the Witch from Into The Woods. Probably from the Prologue.


MMMMmmmmmm ... Bernadette Peters ...

It is indeed. I was listening to it when I answered the previous question so I thought it was appropriate..

You're up.

Next Quote:

"If I stumbled,
And I busted my ... whatchamacallit,
I could lie on your floor unnoticed
Till my body had turned to carrion."

That's Professor Harold Hill doing "Marian the Librarian," from The Music Man.

Calybos is correct.

"Now we are forced to recognize our inhumanity;
Our reason co-exists with our insanity.
So we choose between reality and madness--
It's either sadness or euphoria"

Through the wonder of search engines I have learned that this is yet another quote from Movin' Out; the song title is "Summer, Highland Falls".

Next:

"Let me see ...
Where was I?
Oh, that's right:
The pretty sky!
Not bad,
Not bad at all ...
I wonder if it will snow tonight."

That kind of sounds like A Little Night Music but I think I might be thinking of a completely different song with vaguely similar lyrics.

Not A Little Night Music.

I started by giving you the end of the song, let's see if anyone recognizes the beginning:

"They like me,
I think they're swell!
Isn't it remarkable
How things turn out so well!"

Same song:

"Pleasant day, pretty sky!
Life goes on, here I lie.
Not bad, not bad at all.
Cozy home, board and bed,
Sturdy roof beneath my head.
Not bad, not bad at all."

This one wasn't meant to be difficult. Perhaps it's not as familiar to our colleagues across the Atlantic, but it's a very frequently-produced show in the States (I've done it twice). Only requires 6 performers, simple set & costumes, relatively simple music (at least the original version; some changes were made for a recent revival).

And anyway, I thought "Sturdy roof beneath my head" was a dead giveaway ...

OK, I Googled this one so I think I've got the right answer: Your A Good Man, Charlie Brown.

Not sure if it's ever been done in the UK though which might be why I've not heard it.

Yep; the song is "Snoopy", sung by Snoopy (Charlie Brown's dog, who sleeps on top of his doghouse, hence the "Sturdy roof beneath my head" line).

Over to Bevis.

Lets just havea one liner this time:

"Loveless copulation!"

That would be "Texas Has a Whorehouse in It" from "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." I saw it on tour with Ann-Margaret a couple years ago, and she was fab.

Man, I can't believe I let this thread slip between my fingers. And I would have gotten "Snoopy." That's one of my favorite shows, though I've never been in it. I wrote a profile of Anthony Rapp and an article about the revival for a couple magazines and interviewed Rapp and Kristin Chenoweth when they were doing out-of-town try-outs in Detroit. They're both delightful people.

OK, sorry for the tangent, but I just love that show!

It is indeed Best Little Whorehouse. I really think it's time for a revival here in the UK. I don't know if it's ever been done here but the songs from it are brilliant. I did want to post the line from 'The Sidestep' about 'it behooves me to say' but I couldn't remember exactly how it went. I just like the word 'behooves'.

You're up Seymour.

Alrighty -- here's a CD I picked up recently:

"There she is, she's giving a sailor a very affectionate squeeze."

I don't recognize it, but I'll throw out a guess based solely on the mention of "a sailor":

"On The Town"?

Sounds like "The Pajama Game" to me but I don't recall the song's name.

Scott's on the right track -- "Pajama Game" (the new recording is great!).

It's "I'll Never Be Jealous Again."

Next!

Can't believe I got that one.

"Never do I ever want to hear another word."