Can you name the musicals based on plot synopsis given in haiku form?

Plot Haiku	Musical
Two men make a bet / One takes a girl to Cuba / And wins a craps game
City with a drought / Outlaws all private toilets / Prepare for revolt
Two show-biz scammers / Try to fund an awful show / But people love it
Cowboy loves farmgirl / Protects her from crazed farmer / And then marries her
Tap dancing flapper / Gets job as stenographer / And stops kidnappers
Biblical story / That ends in crucifixion / Told via rock songs
New York version of / Romeo and Juliet / With dancing street gangs
Gay couple raises son / They meet his future in-laws / It's drag explosion
Red-haired orphan girl / Warms a billionaire's cold heart / And he adopts her
Sweet girl with green skin / Has a hard time making friends / Even with munchkins
Thirty-fifth birthday / Brings group of friends together / Marriage is discussed

Plot Haiku	Musical
Teens learn about sex / One girl gets pregnant and dies / Oh God, what a b****!
Russian family / Sticks to Jewish traditions / Daughters get married
Nubian princess / Loves an Egyptian captain / They're buried alive
A reporter finds / Brothel in the Lone Star State / And has it shut down
Roommates need more cash / Stripper junkie falls in love / Drag queen dies from AIDS
Ruler of Siam / Hires tutor for his children / In the end, he dies
German night club with / Strippers and Nazis galore / Hosts a young writer
Puppets learn lessons / About life in the real world / And sing about porn
Big group of hippies / Protest the Vietnam War / Drugs and sex ensue
People on a boat / Worship famous criminal / But he's a phony
Guy commits murder / Woman hides body in pies / It's great for business

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Musical By Haiku Quiz

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Created by: ImAnAlcoholic -
Contributed: December 19th, 2009
Published: December 30th, 2009
Category: Entertainment
Plays: 46,036

Tags: Musical Quizzes, form, synopsy, plot, haiku, based

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	Isstvan:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 16:23 GMT	4 points
	For "Protects her from crazed farmer," he actually "Protects her from crazed Ranch hand," which also scans.

	Manders:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 17:20 GMT	3 points
	1) Thanks for accepting Godspell as an answer for the biblical story one, and for including Company (my favorite musical ever). 2) I apparently can't spell "La Cage aux Folles" (was missing that "x").

	sosyndicate:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 17:50 GMT	7 points
	I loved this quiz! The clues are excellent, and it wasn't too hard -- I was able to figure out ones I haven't even seen yet. Thumbs up.

	thebirdgirl:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 18:47 GMT	3 points
	Good fun. Thanks a lot!

	TIMBO15:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 18:53 GMT	1 point
	i only knew one of these, but it was good

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	kagomeshuko:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 21:15 GMT	0 points
	Fun quiz. I got 12, and I've only seen 2 or 3 and read the script for 1!

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	tlchi:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 23:45 GMT	4 points
	Great quiz -- thanks! Maybe accept just "Cage aux Folles" without the definite article (in keeping with "Producers", etc.)?

	oceanic316:	Dec 31st, 2009 at 03:03 GMT	2 points
	Really great quiz. Probably one of the best I've seen on here.

	broadway:	Dec 31st, 2009 at 04:19 GMT	0 points
	Amazing quiz so much fun. I love broadway musicals!! (as can be seen from my name and contributed quiz I made)!! Thanks so much!!

	ulashima:	Dec 31st, 2009 at 10:18 GMT	2 points
	Wasn't Aida an opera?

	Kicking222:	Dec 31st, 2009 at 13:17 GMT	2 points
	@ulashima: Yes, by Verdi. (I sang it in choir once.) The John/Rice musical is based on the opera.

	ostroffj:	Dec 31st, 2009 at 17:44 GMT	6 points
	Good on you for accepting "Birdcage", because there's no way I'd have spelled it right otherwise. I'm not sure the first line on that one scans, though. I'm also skeptical that "hires" is one syllable, but apparently the dictionary is on your side.

	chikka2:	Jan 1st, 2010 at 19:43 GMT	2 points
	original idea, well-executed, thanks for the fun

	backstgartist:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 06:48 GMT	2 points
	Super fun and not terribly hard but just enough to make me think a bit! :)

	aka_anon:	Jan 6th, 2010 at 02:37 GMT	3 points
	I suggest that the 88.2% of you who do not know Company go out and get the CD or DVD of the 2006 revival. Raul Esparza is phenomenal in it. Great quiz! The clues were direct enough that I was able to guess several shows I am familiar with, but have not seen.

	iamaninja:	Jan 6th, 2010 at 16:14 GMT	1 point
	this was good :) i put cage aux folles instead of la cage aux folles, woops

	jasonc_22:	Jan 13th, 2010 at 20:08 GMT	1 point
	I'm so ashamed of missing Anything Goes! Cole Porter is tsking at me from Heaven!

	Hope_:	Jan 31st, 2010 at 15:04 GMT	1 point
	I missed the King and I! Excellent quiz!

	JemimaPearl:	Feb 5th, 2010 at 17:02 GMT	1 point
	such a creative quiz, and its a great mix of known and less common shows. great job!

	neverland09:	Feb 28th, 2010 at 03:31 GMT	0 points
	got all but one! kind of has spoilers but this was a clever idea. if anyone wants another music theatre quiz try mine please ;) http://www.sporcle.com/games/neverland09/broadway_show

	folio1701:	Mar 8th, 2010 at 18:02 GMT	0 points
	Seriously, you put "Urinetown" in the same company as the others?

	analyzethis:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 02:36 GMT	-2 points
	I am so disappointed. No Phantom?

	MarsBarsX:	Nov 23rd, 2010 at 07:22 GMT	1 point
	Got 22/22. Surprised that more people got The Best Little ****house in Texas than the past two musicals my high school did (Anything Goes and Millie). Two great shows!

	ElphabaT:	Nov 29th, 2010 at 19:15 GMT	1 point
	Because I'm obsessed.. Fiddler on the Roof is about a Jewish family, not a Russian family. Fyedka is the only Russian.

	lichenboy:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 23:04 GMT	1 point
	funny, i was just trying to describe the plot of 'company' this morning. the haiku is pretty much it. it's entirely character-driven.

	appleric:	Oct 29th, 2011 at 05:01 GMT	1 point
	8 minutes for this? That's too long.