With each new issue of Applause Magazine, we offer readers a puzzle related to our current shows. Here is the most recent word challenge, covering RENT, Chicago, Mannheim Steamroller, Elf, Waitress and A Christmas Carol.

The solution is posted below. Print and play! CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTABLE VERSION OF THIS PUZZLE, WITH THE SOLUTION!

Brent Barrett stars in ‘Chicago,’ coming to the Buell Theatre from Nov. 28-Dec. 3. Photo by Catherine Ashmore.

RENT clues
• Lyric: I have to go out ___ Tonight 
• Lyric: Measure your life in ___ Love 
• Last name of RENT creator who died just hours after the show’s final dress rehearsal off
• Broadway: Larson   

  Chicago clues

• Longest-running revival in Broadway history, and it’s coming to Denver: Chicago
• Lyric: We both reached for it: Gun
• Chicago writers are Kander, Ebb and ___ Fosse

  A Christmas Carol clues

• Number of years Marley has been a ghost before visiting Scrooge: Seven 
• Last name of the actor who is back to play Scrooge: Gregory
• “This boy is Ignorance. This girl is ____” Want

  Mannheim Steamroller clues

• Mannheim Steamroller is largely credited with establishing the genre of New ___ music: Age
• Mannheim Steamroller has sold more albums than Billy Joel, Bon Jovi and Bruce ___ Springsteen
• Last name of the Mannheim Steamroller founder: Davis

  Elf clues

• Name of the orphan who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s sack: Buddy
• Actress ____ Deschanel performs three songs in the Elf source film. Zooey

  Waitress clues

• Last name of six-time Grammy nominee who wrote the music and lyrics to Waitress: Bareilles
• Last name of Waitress director who also launched the national tour of Pippin in Denver:
  Paulus
• What’s inside of love? Sugar, butter, ___ Flour.

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Mamma Mia!, The Secret Garden, The Illusionists – Live From Broadway and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

An American in Paris, Kinky Boots, Hal Holbrook Tonight and Disgraced DOWNLOAD

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