Every State a Musical

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Watching 'The Music Man' on Sunday I was wondering if there was a musical for every state in the US. Either set in or at least featuring a song about the state. However aside from the scads for California and New York (although try find one for upstate New York (High Society covers Long Island?)).

Trying to find this out through google is just not hapenign you'd be suprised (or maybe not) by how many results you don get in google for "musical set in nebraska'

Anyway to start off:

Iowa: The Music Man
Illinois: Chicago
Kansas: Calamity Jane
Oklahoma: (guess)

A little help please

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

"Finnian's Rainbow" is set in Kentucky, sort of.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

"Guys and Dolls" is set in Chicago too, no? Or is it NYC? Been a while since I last saw it.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

'State Fair' is Texas right?

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, I think so.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

South CArolina - Porgy and Bess

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

there has got to be a musical set in Georgia.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

can't give states - my us knowledge is poor but a few titles
carousel
porgy and bess
westside story
7 brides for 7 brothers
in fact just googling howard keele &/or doris day should get most of them

― edawd (edawd), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

1776 - philadelphia
nashville - tennessee
buddy - rhode island
there's gotta be some patriotic shit in massachusetts

― j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Isn't there a musical called Chicago? Hmm.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

don't forget Cannibal! the Musical

― Kingfish von Bandersnatch (Kingfish), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost - yeah and Chicago's mentioned in the first post starting the thread.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Meet Me in St. Louis-Missouri
Flower Drum Song-San Francisco
Carousel is in Maine, I think, they have that clambake song
Blue Hawaii
The Pajama Game-Iowa (I had to google it)

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.buddyciancithemusical.com/

― I CAN LEAD YOU THROUGH THE ZONE (ex machina), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Surely there must be a Klondike musical set in Alaska?

― Huck, Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

They should have made a musical out of Breaking Away or Hoosiers by now.

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

"CUTTERS ARE WE! BIKING SO FREE! JUST LIKE THE FISH IN THE SEAAAA!"

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.ur.ku.edu/News/00N/NovNews/Nov2/london.html

Surely there must be a Klondike musical set in Alaska?

― I CAN LEAD YOU THROUGH THE ZONE (ex machina), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

"Show Boat"
Musical, Drama
Setting: Natchez, on the Mississippi River, on the Cotton Blossom, and Chicago. 1887-1927

― zebedee (zebedee), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

They should have made a musical out of Breaking Away or Hoosiers by now.

Technically "Oklahoma" is set in "Indiana Territory," right? Or maybe just "Indian Territory," I forget.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Maryland, Ho!
Delaware Were You Last Night?
Nebraska Stupid Question
Lake Havasu Nights
Tacoma, It's a City!

― Huck, Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

An American in Paris, Texas

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 16:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Saskatchewan Leave Us Alone

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 16:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Li'l Abner - Dogpatch USA is in Arkansas.

― briania (briania), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

The Shooting of Dan McGrew takes place where? Yukon?

― Huck, Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Of Thee I Sing - D.C. (And NY)

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:13 (twenty-one years ago)

South Park: The Musical - Colorado and Canada and Hell

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Is this thread title supposed to be reminiscent of "In Every Dream Home, a Heartache"?

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, Delaware might have its musical in Superman: The Musical, as Metropolis is often reported as being in Delaware, just north of D.C.

― Huck, Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Part of Sondheim's gold-rush musical Bounce takes place in Alaska.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Colorado: The Unsinkable Molly Brown (ft. the song "Beautiful People of Denver) (the first scene also takes place in Hannibal, Missouri)

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Bye Bye Birdie is in Akron, Ohio, I believe.
I just discovered that there actually was a "Kill the pig pig" musical version of Carrie. I thought that was a joke...

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:41 (twenty-one years ago)

All I can find out about Annie Get Your Gun is that individual scenes take place in Cincinnati and Minneapolis -- but surely the bulk of the action (in Act II, at least) is somewhere in the Wild West?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Isn't Minnesota all the wild and west you need?

― Huck, Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, wouldn't Hairspray be Maryland's?

― daria g (daria g), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:49 (twenty-one years ago)

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Is this thread title supposed to be reminiscent of "In Every Dream Home, a Heartache"?
-- St. Nicholas (naamm...) (webmail), July 20th, 2004 11:20 AM. (Nick A.) (later) (link)

i was thinking more "every sperm is special," but hey

― amateur!st (amateurist), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Texas: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:51 (twenty-one years ago)

wyoming is still waiting

― amateur!st (amateurist), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Will Rogers Follies probably hits a few, including Oklahoma and, well, Alaska.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Amateurist, if fictional musicals count, there's always Oh Yes Wyoming! from that Superman/Seinfeld American Express ad.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:59 (twenty-one years ago)

(Speaking of fictional musicals, Waiting for Guffman has Missouri covered.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 17:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Everything's about Superman today, is it his birthday?

― Huck, Tuesday, 20 July 2004 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

gentleman prefer blondes *mentions* little rock, arkansas

― amateur!st (amateurist), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 18:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Bye Bye Birdie is not in Akron but in (fictional, I assume) Sweet Apple, Ohio.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 18:07 (twenty-one years ago)

seven brides for seven brothers = oregon, howard keel keeps it real in the five oh thrizzy

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

State Fair is set in Iowa.

― Doobie Keebler (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 18:26 (twenty-one years ago)

the 1933 one with will rogers is best

― amateur!st (amateurist), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

13 Daughters = Hawaii
Plain and Fancy = Bird-In-hand, PA

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 22:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Mr. President Washington DC

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Gypsy Seattle!

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)

White Christmas - Vermont

― jim wentworth (wench), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 02:04 (twenty-one years ago)

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