Who is Michael Pink and what is "Jeopardy!"?

Published Dec. 15, 2006 at 2:20 p.m.

The Milwaukee Ballet and Artistic Director Michael Pink will make an appearance, of a sort, on TV's "Jeopardy!" on Friday, Dec. 22.

In the category "Novel Ballets," Michael Pink is mentioned in a question clue for which the correct answer is "What is 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'." The Ballet perfomed Pink's adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1831 novel of the same name in October 2004.

The episode airs at 6 p.m. on WDJT-TV Channel 58.

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