Twenty Questions - Game XXXVIII

[Ferdack]

Is it a man?

Yes.

So, was did this person write musical theatre?

Yes.

Question - Was this person best known for being in a band or other group? (as opposed to as an individual or solo act)

Yes, not a band, but group(s).

[deMoGo]

Did he win at least 5 Tony Awards?

If yes, I will guess Richard Rogers.

[Ferdack]

Did he win at least 5 Tony Awards?

If yes, I will guess Richard Rogers.

No, but he did win 2.

[Ferdack]

1. Real dead person
2. American
3. In the arts field, but those categories mentioned(Artist/Author/Actor) are not what this person is most known for
4. Died after 1/1/1950
5. Singer/songwriter/musician
6. Musically active in the 1960s
7. Male
8. Wrote for musical theater
9. Known for being a part of a group(s)
10. Did not win at least 5 Tony Awards

Incorrect guesses: Robert the Bruce (Octavious).

[Tolstoy]

Leonard Bernstein

[cdngooner]

Leonard Bernstein

That's as good a guess as any. He has won two Tonys (not, interestingly enough, for West Side Story). Hard to classify him as being part of a group, though. He wrote with several lyricists, but none of the partnerships lasted more than the one project. But I can't think of any other 2-Tony-winning musician who could be classified as being in a group (or team), and are dead.

[Tolstoy]

Leonard Bernstein

That's as good a guess as any. He has won two Tonys (not, interestingly enough, for West Side Story). Hard to classify him as being part of a group, though. He wrote with several lyricists, but none of the partnerships lasted more than the one project. But I can't think of any other 2-Tony-winning musician who could be classified as being in a group (or team), and are dead.

I actually had his Wikipedia page pulled up as a guess based on prior answers, with the "2 Tonys" answer I searched the page, saw the match, and knew it was him. Writing works for orchestras and musicals definitely qualifies as being 'in a group' in my book.

[Ferdack]

Leonard Bernstein

Correct!

[Ferdack]

Writing works for orchestras and musicals definitely qualifies as being 'in a group' in my book.

And of course, conducting world famous orchestras such as the NY Phil, BSO, Vienna Phil, etc.

[cdngooner]

Good one. Conducting an orchestra definitely makes him part of a group. I would not agree, though, that writing a work that eventually gets performed by a group, makes one part of the group.