Thursday, August 9, 2012

GAMES: SOLUTION: Six Degrees of Donna Murphy

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Donna Murphy is tearing up Central Park as The Witch in Into the Woods, just as she does with every role she plays.  Over the years, she's played a wide variety of parts and worked with many of the best in the business.  It seems like she is never more than 6 degrees away from anyone or any show on Broadway.

Here are the answers to the 12 puzzles.  These are probably not the only ways to get from Donna to the other half of the puzzle.  These are just one way to do each.  If you found a different and/or shorter way, please write in and share!



1.  Donna Murphy to Lucie Arnaz

Donna was in They're Playing Our Song which starred Lucie Arnaz. (1 degree)



2.  Donna Murphy to next to normal

Donna starred in Passion which also starred Marin Mazzie who later starred in next to normal. (2 degrees)



3.  Donna Murphy to Gore Vidal's The Best Man

Donna starred in the Encores! Anyone Can Whistle whose original star was Angela Lansbury who recently starred in Gore Vidal's The Best Man. (2 degrees)



4.  Donna Murphy to Disney's The Little Mermaid

Donna won the Tony Award for the revival of The King and I and she was replaced by Faith Prince who starred in Disney's The Little Mermaid. (2 degrees)



5.  Donna Murphy to Andrew Lippa

Donna was in the revival of Wonderful Town and she was replaced by Brooke Shields who later starred in The Addams Family, which featured a score by Andrew Lippa. (3 degrees)



6.  Donna Murphy to Andrew Lloyd Webber

Donna was in The Mystery of Edwin Drood and later replaced Betty Buckley who was in Sunset Boulevard which has a score by Andrew Lloyd Webber. (3 degrees)



7.  Donna Murphy to Smokey Joe's Cafe

Donna Murphy was in Hello, Again with Michael Park who starred in Smokey Joe's Cafe. (2 degrees)



8.  Donna Murphy to John Doyle

Donna was in LoveMusik with Michael Cerveris who co-starred in the revival of Sweeney Todd directed by John Doyle. (3 degrees)



9.  Donna Murphy to Billy Elliot

Donna was in The Mystery of Edwin Drood with Judy Kuhn who starred in Chess with lyrics by Tim Rice who wrote the lyrics for AIDA which had a score by Elton John who also scored Billy Elliot. (6 degrees)



10.  Donna Murphy to Kelli O'Hara

Donna was in The People in the Picture with Joyce VanPatten who was in Brighton Beach Memoirs with Matthew Broderick who is in Nice Work If You Can Get It with Kelli O'Hara. (5 degrees)



11.  Donna Murphy to Alan Cumming

Donna was in LoveMusik with songs by Kurt Weill, who also wrote The Threepenny Opera, which recently starred Alan Cumming. (3 degrees)



12.  Donna Murphy to Harvey Fierstein

Donna was in The People in the Picture with Louis Hobson who was in Bonnie and Clyde with Jeremy Jordan who stars in Newsies which has a book by Harvey Fierstein. (5 degrees)


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