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Broadway Musicals: Spot the Wrong Song

Which one of these songs is NOT in the named musical?
After the quiz, I'll tell you where the wrong song came from; if there's no explanation, I just made it up
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1. Les Miserables
"Make Them Hear You" is in RAGTIME.
"Castle on a Cloud"
"Master of the House"
"Red and Black"
"Make Them Hear You"
2. Avenue Q
"The Lonely Jew on Christmas" is from the first season of SOUTH PARK. Its creators would soon collaborate with AVENUE Q co-writer Bobby Lopez on THE BOOK OF MORMON.
"Everyone's a Little Bit Racist"
"The Internet is for Porn"
"The Lonely Jew on Christmas"
"It's a Fine, Fine Line"
3. The Sound of Music
"Something Wonderful" is from THE KING AND I. If you didn't pick it, you may be thinking of "Something Good," which was written for THE SOUND OF MUSIC movie. Also, this "Maria" is not to be confused with "Maria" from WEST SIDE STORY.
"Something Wonderful"
"So Long, Farewell"
"Climb Ev'ry Mountain"
"Maria"
4. The Producers
"Give Them What They Want" is in the musical of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. (Also, the central scheme in THE PRODUCERS is to put on a terrible show that flops - in other words, what the people DON'T want.)
"Springtime for Hitler"
"Der Guten-Tag Hop-Clop"
"Give Them What They Want"
"Where Did We Go Right?"
5. Jesus Christ Superstar
Nothing in JCS by that name, but "Golgotha" is the title of several different Christian rock/pop songs, by bands including W.A.S.P., Hardknock, and With Blood Comes Cleansing
"Damned for All Time"
"Ev'rything's Alright"
"What's the Buzz?"
"Golgotha"
6. Cabaret
"I Can't Do It Alone" is from CHICAGO.
"I Can't Do It Alone"
"Two Ladies"
"Don't Tell Mama"
"Tomorrow Belongs to Me"
7. Chicago
"A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun" is a Tom Waits song. To be fair, many of his songs are set in worlds not unlike the world of CHICAGO.
"A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun"
"Me and My Baby"
"Razzle Dazzle"
"Cell Block Tango"
8. A Strange Loop
"Shame in My Body" is from the off-Broadway musical TEETH, co-written by A STRANGE LOOP writer Michael R. Jackson
"Tyler Perry Writes Real Life"
"Writing a Gospel Play"
"Inner White Girl"
"Shame in My Body"
9. Carousel
"People Will Say We're in Love" is from OKLAHOMA. There is a similar song in CAROUSEL called "If I Loved You." The "almost in love" song is a staple of classic musical theater.
"June is Bustin' Out All Over"
"People Will Say We're In Love"
"That Was a Real Nice Clambake"
"You'll Never Walk Alone"
10. Hamilton
The XYZ Affair did happen during this time period, but it's only obliquely referenced in HAMILTON
"The Schuyler Sisters"
"The Election of 1800"
"The XYZ Affair"
"The Reynolds Pamphlet"
11. Oklahoma!
"I Got the Sun in the Morning" is from Irving Berlin's ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.
"The Surrey With the Fringe on Top"
"Many a New Day"
"I Got the Sun in the Morning"
"Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'"
12. Wicked
It's certainly something Elphaba would want, but not the title of any song she sings.
"Just The Right Spell"
"Dancing Through Life"
"I'm Not That Girl"
"Popular"
13. Into the Woods
Rapunzel is a character in the show, and there is much talking and singing about her hair, but there is no such song.
"I Know Things Now"
"Hello, Little Girl"
"Let Down Your Hair"
"No One Is Alone"
14. Hadestown
It's a show set largely in the underworld, but there's no song by that name.
"Under The World"
"When the Chips Are Down"
"Why We Build The Wall"
"Livin' it Up on Top"
15. A Chorus Line
Although it's the topic of the show, there's no song simply called "Dancing". There is one in HELLO, DOLLY
"One"
"I Can Do That"
"Dancing"
"What I Did For Love"
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