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This musical biography of NYC mayor Fiorello LaGuardia spawned several hit tunes, won several Tony Awards, and would eventually win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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He will write music, lyrics and book for two shows, "Tick Tick Boom" and "Rent", only to die shortly before "Rent" opens on Broadway
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This smash hit, drawn from the short stories of Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem, has been revived four times on Broadway, and is a constant staple of touring companies, community theaters and schools.
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Composer of such classic hits as "Most Happy Fella," "Pal Joey," "Guys and Dolls" and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"
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The rock musician will become a leading figure in the New Wave of sophisticated rock musicals of the 21st century, starting with "Spring Awakening"
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Often revived, never commercially successful, it nevertheless gave Broadway standard classics like "I'm Still Here," Broadway Baby" and "Losing My Mind"
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Although Loewe had retired after "Camelot" opened, he did collaborate with Lerner on a few new songs for this stage version - the last music he would ever publish
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This highly unusual musical production would bomb on Broadway, as would the subsequent low budget film, until repeated midnight showings turned it into a major cult hit
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Although "Chicago" was overwhelmed at the box office and the Tony Awardsby "A Chorus Line", it would be successfully revived in 1996 - and is playing to this day. It also became an Oscar winning film in 2002
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The redheaded orphan girl from the comics pages stars in a smash hit 'family' musical that starts a number of moppet careers and turns the song "Tomorrow" into a staple of auditions and inspirational concerts.
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This last collaboration of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice made stars of Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin
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Although this impressionistic musical only ran a little over a year, it won the Pulitzer Prize for drama and received two critically acclaimed revivals.
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This French transplant, an epic adaptation of Victor Hugo's even more epic novel, ushers in the era of the 'spectacle musical', and runs for 6680 performances.
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Although critically successful, it lasts less than a year, becoming the Tony-winning "Best Musical" with the shortest run in the history of the awards. It is also the last Sondheim musical to date to have its original opening on Broadway
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This modern-rock adaptation of "La Boheme" won the Tony, the Drama Desk Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Tragically, it's composer/librettist/lyricist, Jonathan Larson, died of a brain embolism just before the opening.
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Still running, this is considered one of the most successful 'juke box' musicals, and has become an international and touring hit as well
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The Off-Broadway musical, which opened in 1960 and launched many careers, would re-open four years later and is still running
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Three musicals completed by the team before Ebb's death would be produced later: "The Visit", "Curtains," and "The Scottsboro Boys"
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This musical, about teens dealing with their sexuality. was adapted from a nineteenth century German play. The acclaimed score, by rock musician Duncan Sheik, ushered in a new style of musical theater.
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The stage musical version of a non-musical film about an English boy's desire to be a ballet dancer nearly sweeps the Tony Awards, including trophies for Elton John and Tim Rice for their score.
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A one act, sung-through book musical, it is an adaptation of rock group Green Day's multiplatinum album of the same name
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The creators of "South Park" are responsible for this cheerfully obscene - and Tony winning - exploration of faith, sexuality and human relations.