Sondheim Questions

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The problem with most of the questions posed in Sondheim's lyrics, is that they are either go unanswered ("Why do his friends call him Lillian?") or are rhetorical ("Does anyone still wear a hat?"). However, below are a few questions posed by characters while singing Sondheim songs. (Note: a few of them are answered by the character who asks them, occasionally by another question). Bits and pieces of the answers can be filled in above to make a quote. When you are finished with the quote, you should have no difficulty lining up the author.

1 Who wants the garbage cans clanging in the street? (3 words)

___ ___ ___ D ___ ___ ___ Y , I ___ ___
008 090 125 X 106 018 057 X , X 208 119

2 Posing? (4 words)

___ ___ ___ ___ K ___ O ___ , ___ ___ I ___ ___ ___ G
167 154 045 122 X 168 X 022 , 048 173 X 229 131 201 X

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ O ___ ___
016 206 171 187 089 X 220 213

3 Who's dressing for yet one more spree? (10 words)

___ ___ ___ ___ D ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
194 007 160 193 X 150 203 181 195 064 138 210 224 079

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ L ___ O ___ ___ ___ ___
111 225 053 107 020 207 010 077 X 227 X 009 051 029 040

___ L ___ ___ ___
198 X 148 218 047

4 When a movie's that bad what on earth can anyone say? (1 word)

___ ___ ___ ___ Y
001 211 025 034

5 Aren't you through up there? (5 words)

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Y ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ R ___ ___ ___ I ___ ___
137 002 197 146 088 X 074 124 136 063 011 120 126 X 037 140 192 X 055 135

6 Griffin? (1 word)

___ ___ ___ I ___ ___ ___
152 180 156 X 075 085 019

7 Wait, is that a star? (7 words)

___ ___ , J ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ G ___ O ___ ___ F ___ ___ ___ G ___ ___
099 032, X 145 070 095 062 060 006 X 102 X 012 204 X 155 177 166 X 096 112

8 Butler? (1 word)

___ ___ B ___ L ___ R
114 164 X 196 X 169

9 And? The Prince? (3 words)

___ ___ , ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ I ___ ___ ___
161 215, 212 109 061 004 068 X 128 097 049

10 Have you any Beadle? (5 words)

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___, ___ O ___ ' ___ ___ ___ L ___
132 036 170 209 214 159 067 098, 184 X 084 ' 091 108 003 X 078

11 Why won't it fit? (13 words)

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ , ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ L L , ___ ___ ___
104 039 141 005 054 116 105, 185 199 182 217 069 X X, 129 205 231

___ ___ F ___ B ___ ___ ___ F ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ L
100 031 X 082 X 028 092 017 X 083 093 023 134 041 058 X

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ L ___
094 046 202 230 157 188 015 X 076

12 Potter? (1 word)

___ O ___ ___ ___ ___
013 X 071 066 130 033

13 What? (1 word)

___ V ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
110 X 118 151 014 183 158 221 165 030

14 Isn't it rich? (3 words)

___ ___ ___ ' ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___?
174 052 191 ' 153 026 038 222 228 113 127 050

15 But when? (2 words)

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ L ___ ___ ___ R
163 200 143 226 189 X 080 133 178 X