I Speak Six Languages
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"I Speak Six Languages" is a comedic character song from the musical *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee* that showcases the overachieving, hyper-competitive personality of contestant Marcy Park.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "I Speak Six Languages" | 1 |
| I Speak Six Languages canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character song
ⓘ
musical theatre song ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacterArc | Marcy Park learns to accept imperfection ⓘ |
| composer | William Finn ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describesTrait |
hyper-competitiveness
ⓘ
multitalented nature of Marcy Park ⓘ overachievement ⓘ perfectionism ⓘ |
| featuredCharacter | Marcy Park ⓘ |
| fromMusical | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ⓘ |
| genre | comedy song ⓘ |
| hasTitleWordCount | 4 ⓘ |
| includesElement |
dance or movement breaks
ⓘ
physical comedy ⓘ spoken dialogue ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
academic excellence
ⓘ
identity and self-worth ⓘ parental expectations ⓘ pressure to succeed ⓘ |
| lyricist | William Finn ⓘ |
| medium | stage musical ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
character development
ⓘ
comic relief ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayProduction | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ⓘ |
| originalProduction | Off-Broadway production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ⓘ |
| partOf | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ⓘ |
| performanceStyle |
comic
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up-tempo ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Marcy Park ⓘ |
| targetAudience | theatre audiences ⓘ |
| theatricalContext | sung during the spelling bee competition ⓘ |
| typicalPerformerRoleType | young overachieving student ⓘ |
| typicalPerformerVoiceType | female vocal ⓘ |
| usedFor | auditions for musical theatre roles ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
"I Speak Six Languages"