11. Many people believe that Pal Joey (1940), the story of the master of ceremonies (emcee or M.C., the abbreviated form.) of a sleazy nightclub, to be a _______ musical. With its unscrupulous leading character and _______ realistic view of life, the show moved the musical-comedy format into more serious territory.
(A) landmark; bitingly
(B) prominent; relentlessly
(C) fortunate; irresistibly
(D) famed; inexplicably