"Fair Lady"" and ""Camelot"". ""Gigi"" was a box-office and critical success which won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. From it came several hit songs, including ""Thank Heaven For Little Girls"", ""I Remember It Well"", the ""Waltz at Maxim's"", and the Oscar-winning title song. The film was the last MGM musical to win a Best Picture Oscar, an honor that had previously gone to ""The Broadway Melody"" (1929), ""The Great Ziegfeld"" (1936), and ""An American in Paris"" (1951). The very last musical film produced by the ""Freed Unit"" was an adaptation of the Broadway musical ""Bells Are Ringing"" (1960) with"
"Thank Heaven for Little Girls (album) Thank Heaven for Little Girls is an album by Dwarves released via Sub Pop in 1991. Lyricism of ""Thank Heaven for Little Girls"" ranges from the macabre deaths of young ladies of the night in ""Blag the Ripper"" (inspired by the historical Jack the Ripper), to befriending Satan in ""Satan,"" and to general selfishness in ""Anybody But Me."" The song title of ""Dairy Queen"" is inspired by being stranded at a local Dairy Queen restaurant in Missouri. David Sprague of ""Trouser Press"" described the album as a ""water-treading"" release, and noted the band's shift"
"Thank God for Girls (song) ""Thank God for Girls"" is a song by American rock band Weezer. The song was released on October 26, 2015. The release of the song was accompanied by a lyric video which prominently features the cannoli mentioned in the song's first verse. After two days of radio airplay, ""Thank God for Girls"" was ranked as the most-added song of the week on alternative radio stations in the United States. It impacted more than twice as many stations as the next most-added song, The 1975's ""Love Me."" The official music video was released on November 16,"
"The Little Girls The Little Girls was a novelty band by the sisters Caron Maso (guitar, vocals) and Michele Maso (vocals) from San Fernando Valley in the early 1980s. They had two hits, ""The Earthquake Song"" and ""How to Pick Up Girls"". Both of these songs were hits on KROQ, a new wave radio station based in Los Angeles. They opened for many well-known acts such as The Call, The Plimsouls, The Boomtown Rats, Billy Idol, Janis Ian, and The Pretenders. Their LP ""Thank Heaven"" was released in 1983. The music video for ""How to Pick Up Girls"" was one"
"Buckingham Palace. O'Brien performed in ""Thank-You for the Music"", a 90-minute ABBA documentary for ITV, directed by Martin Koch, who previously directed the musical ""Mamma Mia!"" The documentary included a remake of the mini musical '""The Girl with the Golden Hair"" which ABBA performed during their 1977 world tour and featured on """" (also 1977). The musical was performed at the Prince of Wales Theatre and featured Richard O'Brien, Liz McClarnon and the Dynamos. He also hosted the 1993 Brit Awards. A patron of the Five Stars Scanner Appeal, which benefits the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. From 2001-06 he hosted"
"Thank God for Girls (album) Thank God for Girls is the 1978 debut studio album from American singer Benny Mardones. In 1977, Mardones met Richie Havens at Woodstock, who was impressed with the singer and offered him the slot of opening act on his upcoming tour. During the tour, Mardones caught the attention of producer Andrew Loog Oldham and the President of Private Stock Records, Larry Utall. A record contract was offered and Mardones ended up signing with Private Stock Records. Produced by Oldham, Mardones recorded his debut ""Thank God for Girls"" for the label. It was released in 1978,"
"Thank God for Kids ""Thank God for Kids"" is a song written by Eddy Raven. He recorded it in 1972 for his Dot Records album of the same name, and included it as the b-side to his 1976 single ""The Curse of a Woman"". It was later recorded by American country music band The Oak Ridge Boys, whose version was the only single from their 1982 ""Christmas"" album. The song spent sixteen weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts and peaked at number three. In 2004, Kenny Chesney covered the song for his Christmas album ""All I Want for Christmas"
"Maurice Chevalier Maurice Auguste Chevalier (September 12, 1888 – January 1, 1972) was a French actor, cabaret singer and entertainer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including his first American hit ""Livin' In The Sunlight"", ""Valentine"", ""Louise"", ""Mimi"", and ""Thank Heaven for Little Girls"" and for his films, including ""The Love Parade"", ""The Big Pond"" and ""Love Me Tonight"". His trademark attire was a boater hat, which he always wore on stage with a tuxedo. Chevalier was born in Paris. He made his name as a star of musical comedy, appearing in public as a singer and"
"2015. Prior to this, a lyric video for the song was posted to Weezer's VEVO channel on October 25, 2015, a day prior to the song's official release. It was directed by Scantron Films, a production company whose credits also include the music video for Fall Out Boy's ""Uma Thurman."" Thank God for Girls (song) ""Thank God for Girls"" is a song by American rock band Weezer. The song was released on October 26, 2015. The release of the song was accompanied by a lyric video which prominently features the cannoli mentioned in the song's first verse. After two days"
"Mean Girls (musical) Mean Girls is a musical with music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and a book by Tina Fey. It is based on the 2004 film of the same name written by Fey, which, in turn, was inspired by the book ""Queen Bees and Wannabes"" by Rosalind Wiseman. The musical premiered at the National Theatre, Washington, D.C., in October 2017 and opened on Broadway in April 2018 at the August Wilson Theatre. A musical adaptation of the 2004 film ""Mean Girls"" was in the works by 2013. News emerged on October 3, 2016—the day of the"
"(1995) and (2011), ""Cinderella"" (1996), ""Bye Bye Birdie"" (1997), ""Oliver!"" (1998) and (2009), ""Guys and Dolls"" (1999), ""The Music Man"" (2000), ""Mame"" (2001), ""Grease"" (2003), ""Hello, Dolly!"" (2005), ""Damn Yankees"" (2006), ""West Side Story"" (2007), ""City of Angels"" (2008), ""Crazy for You"" (2012), ""Seussical"" (2013), ""Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"" (2015), ""Mary Poppins (musical) "" (2016) "" Shrek the Musical "" (2017), and "" The Little Mermaid (musical) "" (2018) East Rockaway High School East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School (often abbreviated ERHS) is a co-educational six-year secondary school in East Rockaway, New York, and the sole high school in"
"at Glen Studio after a complete alternate version (known as ""Thank You for the Music"" (Doris Day version)) was recorded on 2 June 1977 at Marcus Music Studio. The Doris Day version was first released on a box set of the same name on October 31, 1994. Agnetha Fältskog performed the lead vocals, with Anni-Frid Lyngstad joining in on the chorus. ""Thank You for the Music"" was intended to form part of a ""mini-musical"" called ""The Girl with the Golden Hair"" (a phrase which is featured in the song) that songwriters Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson included in ABBA's 1977"
"Gigi (André Previn album) Gigi is a 1958 jazz album by André Previn, Shelly Manne and Red Mitchell. The full album name is Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from Gigi. The album was recorded in April 1958. The three musicians were pianist André Previn, bassist Red Mitchell, and drummer Shelly Manne. The material consists of eight songs from the musical ""Gigi"". ""The Penguin Guide to Jazz"" described the album in 1992 as having a ""dated charm"". The AllMusic reviewer wrote: ""Best known among the songs are 'I Remember It Well' and 'Thank Heaven for Little Girls', but the trio also"
"working in Paris. When Chevalier, who already had agreed to appear in the film, first heard ""Thank Heaven for Little Girls"", he was delighted. When he discussed his waning interest in wine and women in favor of performing for an audience in cabarets, Chevalier inadvertently inspired the creation of another tune for his character, ""I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore"". The lyrics for another of his songs, the duet ""I Remember It Well"", performed with Hermione Gingold as his former love Madame Alvarez, were adapted from words Lerner had written for ""Love Life"", a 1948 collaboration with Kurt Weill. ""Say"
"The Girls of Gottenberg The Girls of Gottenberg is a musical play in two acts by George Grossmith, Jr. and L. E. Berman, with lyrics by Adrian Ross and Basil Hood, and music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton. P. G. Wodehouse's personal papers indicate that he wrote the lyrics for one song, ""Our Little Way"", but this was not included in the libretto of show, and he was not credited as a lyricist. The musical opened at the Gaiety Theatre in London, managed by George Edwardes, on 15 May 1907, and ran for 303 performances. It starred George Grossmith,"
"Thank You for Being a Friend ""Thank You for Being a Friend"" is a song written by Andrew Gold, who recorded it for his third album, ""All This and Heaven Too"". The song reached number 25 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in 1978. On the ""Cash Box"" chart, ""Thank You for Being a Friend"" spent two weeks at #11. The song was later re-recorded by Cynthia Fee (also known for her work with Kenny Rogers) to serve as the theme song for the NBC sitcom ""The Golden Girls"", and recorded again for the series' CBS spin-off ""The Golden Palace""."
"Children's Letters to God Children's Letters to God was a Drama Desk Award nominated Off-Broadway musical that was based on the best selling book by Stoo Hample, music by David Evans, and lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen. The musical is about five young children who are friends that discuss their beliefs, ambitions, uncertainties, and questions common but paralyzing coming from children. Issues brought up in the musical are holidays, loss of a pet, divorces, sibling rivalry, the struggle of being unathletic, and first love. As in concurrence with the book, the show does not directly address religion, but just asks"
"Your Sunday Clothes"", and ""It Only Takes a Moment"" from ""Hello, Dolly!""; ""It's Today!"", ""Open a New Window"", ""We Need a Little Christmas,"" and ""Bosom Buddies"" from ""Mame""; and ""Tap Your Troubles Away"", ""I Won't Send Roses"" and ""Time Heals Everything"" from ""Mack & Mabel"". Herman was the first (of only two) composers/lyricists to have three musicals run more than 1500 consecutive performances on Broadway (the other being Stephen Schwartz): ""Hello, Dolly!"" (2,844), ""Mame"" (1,508), and ""La Cage aux Folles"" (1,761). He is honored by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at the 7000 block of Hollywood Boulevard."
"been lost and was recomposed by Nathan Hurwitz. This production was produced by David Mayhew and Victoria Sanders, starring Alison Bevan in a 99-seat black box theatre beneath CIrcle-in-the-Square downtown on West 4th Street. It ran for only a few weeks. §Additional lyrics by Fred Jackson.<br> †Additional lyrics by Schuyler Greene.<br> ††Additional lyrics by Irving Caesar. Two Little Girls in Blue Two Little Girls in Blue is a musical theatre work composed by Paul Lannin and Vincent Youmans, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin (under the pseudonym ""Arthur Francis"") and a libretto by Fred Jackson. The musical premiered at the George"
"Too Many Girls (musical) Too Many Girls is a Broadway musical comedy which was adapted for a 1940 film version starring Lucille Ball. The original Broadway production is noteworthy advancing the career of musician Desi Arnaz. The music was composed by Richard Rodgers, the lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and the book was by George Marion, Jr. ""Too Many Girls"" opened on Broadway on October 18, 1939, at the Imperial Theatre, running to April 21, 1940, and transferred to the Broadway Theatre on April 22, 1940, closing on May 18, 1940. The cast featured Desi Arnaz, Diosa Costello, Marcy Westcott, Eddie"
"Is a Real Good Tan"". His version spent one week at number 60 on the country singles charts in January 2004. In 2011, John Rich covered the song for his extended play, ""For the Kids"". Thank God for Kids ""Thank God for Kids"" is a song written by Eddy Raven. He recorded it in 1972 for his Dot Records album of the same name, and included it as the b-side to his 1976 single ""The Curse of a Woman"". It was later recorded by American country music band The Oak Ridge Boys, whose version was the only single from their"
"Hallelujah, Baby! Hallelujah, Baby! is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden, and a book by Arthur Laurents. The show is ""a chronicle of the African American struggle for equality during the [first half of the] 20th century."" The musical premiered on Broadway in 1967 and made a young Leslie Uggams a star. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical. Georgina is a talented, beautiful and ambitious African American woman, determined to have a career. Overcoming many obstacles, she rises to stardom. She makes her way through the Great Depression, World War"
"Little Women (musical) Little Women is a musical with a book by Allan Knee, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, and music by Jason Howland. Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, it focuses on the four March sisters— traditional Meg, wild, aspiring writer Jo, timid Beth and romantic Amy,— and their beloved Marmee, at home in Concord, Massachusetts while their father is away serving as a Union Army chaplain during the Civil War. Intercut with the vignettes in which their lives unfold are several recreations of the melodramatic short stories Jo writes in her attic studio. A workshop production"
"the role created by Jack Gilford, also co-produced. ""Pretty Little Picture"" and ""That'll Show Him"" were dropped from the show, and were replaced with ""Echo Song"" (sung by Hero and Philia), and ""Farewell"" (added for Nancy Walker as Domina, as she and Senex depart for the country). ""Echo Song"" and ""Farewell"" had been added to a production staged in Los Angeles the previous year and were composed by Sondheim. They had to close soon after Phil Silvers suffered a stroke. The show won two Tony Awards, Best Leading Actor in a Musical for Silvers, and Best Featured Actor in a"
"The Schuyler Sisters ""The Schuyler Sisters"" is the fifth song from Act 1 of the musical ""Hamilton"", based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song. Musical director Alex Lacamoire explained that the song originally had a throwback Daft Punk/Pharrell feel, but after viewing a series of Vines with the three actresses improv-ing on Destiny's Child songs, he reworked the song to give it a Destiny's Child vibe, then let the sisters add their own harmonies to the tune; he ""realized there's nothing in the"
"on December 23, 1958, at the John Golden Theatre, where it closed on May 23, 1959 after 82 performances. It won the Obie Award for Best Musical An original cast recording was released by Capitol Records (LP# SWAO-1197). After four previews, a revival opened on Broadway on February 10, 1977, at the Morosco Theatre, where it remained for six weeks before transferring to the Little Theatre to complete its 92-performance run on April 30, 1977. This production included material written since the original 1958 show, including ""Do Re Mi"" and ""Subways Are For Sleeping"". The duo then took the show"
"Thank You for the Music ""Thank You for the Music"" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally featured on the group's fifth studio album """" (1977), and was released as a single on 6 November 1983, to promote the Epic Records compilation album of the same name (similar compilations were released in other countries). The song ""Our Last Summer"", which was originally featured on the group's seventh studio album ""Super Trouper"" (1980), was the B-side. The song was simultaneously released in Ireland (as Epic were the licensees for both UK and Ireland), and later released"
"Two Little Girls in Blue Two Little Girls in Blue is a musical theatre work composed by Paul Lannin and Vincent Youmans, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin (under the pseudonym ""Arthur Francis"") and a libretto by Fred Jackson. The musical premiered at the George M. Cohan's Theatre on Broadway on May 3, 1921. The first ""conference"" for the show was held at the Garden City Hotel, where Lannin worked as a chef. According to Gershwin, ""His father wanted him to learn every phase of the hotel business, which didn't include composing."" A.L. Erlanger was brought in as producer, though Youmans"
"Dreamgirls Dreamgirls is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others, the musical follows the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago, Illinois called ""The Dreams"", who become music superstars. Staged with a mostly African-American cast and originally starring Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine, Ben Harney, Cleavant Derricks, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Obba Babatundé, the musical opened on December 20, 1981, at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway."
"lead vocals in both songs were sung by Sara Ramirez. This gave her six songs in Act One, but no further appearances until scene five in Act Two, for ""The Diva's Lament"". The musical previewed on Broadway, at New York's Shubert Theatre, beginning 14 February 2005, ahead of an official opening on 17 March. Mike Nichols directed, and Casey Nicholaw choreographed. The production won the Tony Award for Best Musical and was nominated for 14 Tony Awards. The show played its final performance on 11 January 2009 after 35 previews and 1,575 performances; it was seen by more than two"
"It is not as light-hearted or uncomplicated as most other musicals that might share a setting in high school. The musical opened in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre on August 20, 2001, but closed on October 31, 2001. The mostly positive reviews praised Henshall's performance. Its early closing has been attributed to the reduced numbers of people visiting London after the events of 9/11; during that time, many theatrical shows in West End also performed poorly. Miss Grano, Danny, Arthur, Mr. Kalodney, Walter, Joe, Linda, Maddy, Carol, School Nurse, and Jack. Gerard Bentall, Verity Bentham, Dawn Buckland, Chris"
"Thnks fr th Mmrs ""Thnks fr th Mmrs"" (a disemvoweling of ""thanks for the memories"") is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy. The song debuted on radio on March 20, 2007, and was released on March 27 as the third single from their third studio album, ""Infinity on High"". With music composed by Patrick Stump and the lyrics penned by bassist Pete Wentz, the song was one of the two tracks produced by Babyface for the album. ""Thnks fr th Mmrs"" was a commercial success, reaching No. 11 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in the United States,"
"Omaha and Company ""The Gospel of Gabriel Finn""| Gabriel Finn ACT TWO ""Terre Haute High"" |April ""Life Wins"" | Omaha ""The Worm Germ"" | Provo ""Isaacs' Equation"" | Dr. Isaacs ""Dance the Dark Away!"" | Storyteller and Company ""Four Hundred Girls Ago"" | Gabriel Finn ""All My Good Mornings"" | Omaha ""Isaacs' Equation (Reprise)"" | Dr. Isaacs ""Children of the Sun (Reprise)"" | Omaha and Gabriel Finn ""New Jerusalem"" | Company Via Galactica Via Galactica is a rock musical with a book by Christopher Gore and Judith Ross, lyrics by Gore, and music by Galt MacDermot. It marked the Broadway"