Question

A song with this name describes the title person’s features as “not the kind that you would find in a statue” in the musical Show Boat. In a different musical, a character with this first name sings that “strong men tremble when they hear it” in the song “My Name”. (-5[1])Following the death of another character with this name, Nettie Fowler sings the song (-5[1])“You’ll Never Walk Alone”; that character with this name (15[1])sings that his son (*) “will be tall and as tough as a tree” in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Soliloquy”. “Electricity” is sung by a character with this (10[1])name (10[1])while auditioning for the Royal Ballet School. For 10 points, (10[1]-5[1])give this first name shared by the criminals Bigelow in Carousel and Sikes in Oliver!, as well as a British (10[1])dancer with the last name Elliot. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Bill [or Billy; accept Bill Sikes; accept Billy Bigelow; accept Billy Elliot; accept William]
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