"limited run. The original musical of ""Half a Sixpence"", based on the novel ""Kipps"" by H. G. Wells, featured music and lyrics by David Heneker and book by Beverley Cross. The musical was originally written as a star vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele who performed the role of Kipps originally in London in 1963, Broadway in 1965 and in the 1967 film adaptation. It was evident that the show relied on Steele as the star vehicle as he featured in twelve of the musical's fifteen songs. Following the success with ""Mary Poppins"", producer Cameron Mackintosh reunited the same"
"Half a Sixpence (film) Half a Sixpence is a 1967 British musical film directed by George Sidney and choreographed by Gillian Lynne. The screenplay by Beverley Cross is adapted from his book for the stage musical of the same name, which was based on ""Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul"", a 1905 novel by H. G. Wells. The music and lyrics are by David Heneker. Set in Kent during the Edwardian era, the plot centres on Arthur Kipps, a draper's assistant who falls in love with a chambermaid named Ann. In quick succession, he comes into a fortune, nearly"
"Half a Sixpence (2016 musical) Half a Sixpence is a musical based on the 1905 novel ""Kipps"" by H. G. Wells and the original 1963 musical, with music by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, and lyrics by Anthony Drewe and Heneker, featuring several of the original songs by Heneker, and book by Julian Fellowes. This production was produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Chichester Festival Theatre where it premiered in July 2016 before transferring into the West End in London at the Noël Coward Theatre in October 2016. The show closed on the 2nd September 2017 after three extensions to its"
"things that Arthur Kipps purchases with his newfound wealth is, indeed, a banjo. ""Half a Sixpence"" was first produced in London's West End at the Cambridge Theatre on 21 March 1963, with Marti Webb, in her first leading role, playing Ann. Anna Barry also appeared as Helen. The production was directed by John Dexter, with choreography by Edmund Balin, and the set was designed by Loudon Sainthill. It ran for 677 performances. The show opened on Broadway in 1965, playing at the Broadhurst Theatre for 511 performances, also starring Steele. John Cleese played a small role of Walsingham, the stockbroker"
"as they were responsible for the costumes in ""Seasons"" as well. Half a Sixpence (film) Half a Sixpence is a 1967 British musical film directed by George Sidney and choreographed by Gillian Lynne. The screenplay by Beverley Cross is adapted from his book for the stage musical of the same name, which was based on ""Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul"", a 1905 novel by H. G. Wells. The music and lyrics are by David Heneker. Set in Kent during the Edwardian era, the plot centres on Arthur Kipps, a draper's assistant who falls in love with a chambermaid"
"of 2018. On Friday 18 November 2016, the 2016 London Cast Recording was released by First Night Records on CD and iTunes digital download. It features 23 tracks and was recorded live during the final three performances in the Chichester run. Half a Sixpence (2016 musical) Half a Sixpence is a musical based on the 1905 novel ""Kipps"" by H. G. Wells and the original 1963 musical, with music by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, and lyrics by Anthony Drewe and Heneker, featuring several of the original songs by Heneker, and book by Julian Fellowes. This production was produced by"
"from a respectable family who embezzles Kipps' fortune. ""Half a Sixpence"" was the last West End show to transfer successfully to New York City before the late 1970s and early 1980s musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber. A 1967 film adaptation starring Steele, along with Julia Foster and Cyril Ritchard, was directed by George Sidney and choreographed by Gillian Lynne. Lesley Judd, a future presenter of the BBC children's TV series ""Blue Peter"", was one of the dancing chorus. Foster's singing voice was dubbed by Marti Webb. ""I'm Not Talking To You"", which had been excluded from the Broadway score, was"
"""In Search of Sixpence."" ""Half a Sixpence"" is the title of the 1963 West End stage musical, and the subsequent 1967 musical film version, of H.G. Wells' novel ""Kipps."" ""I've Got Sixpence"" a traditional song, runs: The song dates from at least 1810. An elaborated version was published in 1941, words and music by Elton Box & Desmond Cox.: the singer tells the tale of spending twopence (per verse) until he has ""no-pence to send home to my wife – poor wife."" Some guitarists prefer the rigidity of a coin to the flexibility of a more traditional plastic plectrum. Most"
"Wally Harper Wally Harper (c. 1941 – October 8, 2004) was an American musical director, composer, conductor, dance arranger, and musical supervisor for many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. For three decades from the mid-1970s, he worked with Barbara Cook as pianist, music director and arranger. Harper was born in Akron, Ohio. His mother was a music teacher, and by age 12 he played the piano in church. He was a graduate of the New England Conservatory and the Juilliard School of Music, and first worked preparing vocal arrangements for the Broadway musical ""Half a Sixpence"" in 1965. Harper composed two"
"Charlie Stemp Charlie Stemp (born 30 November 1993) is an English actor. Stemp came to prominence for his leading role as Arthur Kipps in the West End musical ""Half a Sixpence"". Stemp was born and raised in Peckham, London. He attended the Belcanto London Academy Theatre School, and trained for three years at Laine Theatre Arts in Epsom. He is also a keen football and rugby player. After graduating, Stemp performed in ""Wicked"" in London's West End and was cast as Eddie in the international tour of the musical ""Mamma Mia!"". Stemp also appeared in the film ""Knarcolepsy"". Stemp appeared"
"as the lead actor in Sir Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of ""Half a Sixpence"", written by Julian Fellowes. He first performed the role at Chichester Festival Theatre from July to September 2016. In October 2016, the musical transferred to the Noel Coward Theatre in the West End, and extended its booking to 2 September 2017. For this role, Stemp won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actor in a Musical and was nominated for the 2017 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Stemp appeared on Broadway in the revival of ""Hello, Dolly!"", starting on January 20, 2018, officially"
"1913 comedy ""Peg O' My Heart"", was less successful. David Heneker David Heneker (31 March 1906 – 30 January 2001) was a writer and composer of British popular music and musicals, best known for creating the music and lyrics for ""Half a Sixpence"". Heneker was born in Southsea, England, in March 1906, the eldest son of the Canadian-born Lieutenant Colonel William Heneker, a notable military strategist and tactician, who would later serve with distinction in World War I, rising to the rank of General. Educated at Wellington and Sandhurst, Heneker followed his father into a military career. He served as"
"work with him and Monty Norman on the score of ""Expresso Bongo"", and, from that point on, Heneker turned his talents to the musical theatre, producing a series of West End hit shows. The same year, he contributed the English lyrics to the 1956 Marguerite Monnot French musical ""Irma La Douce"". The show transferred to Broadway two years later and was nominated for a Tony Award. After collaborating again with Norman on ""Make Me An Offer"" in 1959, Heneker saw his greatest West End triumphs with the full score to the Tommy Steele vehicle ""Half a Sixpence"" (1963) and a"
"David Heneker David Heneker (31 March 1906 – 30 January 2001) was a writer and composer of British popular music and musicals, best known for creating the music and lyrics for ""Half a Sixpence"". Heneker was born in Southsea, England, in March 1906, the eldest son of the Canadian-born Lieutenant Colonel William Heneker, a notable military strategist and tactician, who would later serve with distinction in World War I, rising to the rank of General. Educated at Wellington and Sandhurst, Heneker followed his father into a military career. He served as a cavalry officer in the British Army from 1925"
"Harold Fielding Harold Lewis Fielding (4 December 1916 - 27 September 2003) was an English theatre producer. Fielding was one of Britain's foremost theatrical producers who produced several musicals, including ""Mame"", ""Charlie Girl"", ""Half a Sixpence"", ""Show Boat"", ""Scarlett"", ""Barnum"", ""Sweet Charity"", ""The Biograph Girl"", and ""Ziegfeld"". He also produced ""Music for the Millions"", a touring variety show. The son of a stockbroker, Fielding was born in Woking, Surrey and educated privately. As a child prodigy, he studied violin with Josef Szigeti. He also handled Tommy Steele's early career, and commissioned ""Half a Sixpence"" for him. He was interviewed by"
"The theatre was very popular between the wars, with Gracie Fields, Sybil Thorndike, Ivor Novello, Markova and Noël Coward all performing there. Lionel Bart's ""Oliver!"" received its world premiere at the theatre in 1960 before transferring to the West End's New Theatre. The theatre also hosted the world premiere of Half A Sixpence starring Tommy Steele in 1963 prior to the West End. With several refurbishments, most notably in 1991 and 1998, the theatre retains its baroque and Adamesque internal features. The golden statue atop the dome is Laetitia, the Roman Goddess of Gaiety (although many refer to her as"
"Eliza Doolittle to Hepburn was perceived by many as a snub to Julie Andrews, who had played the part to great acclaim on Broadway. This is another film with some famous songs, including ""Wouldn't it be Loverly"", ""I Could have Danced all Night"" and ""Get Me to the Church on Time"". Marni Nixon's voice was used in place of Audrey Hepburn's for the songs. In ""Half a Sixpence"" (1967), professional cheery cockney Tommy Steele plays Arthur Kipps, a cockney who unexpectedly comes into some money, in a musical version of H. G. Wells's novel ""Kipps"". ""Oliver!"" (1968), the musical based"
"Half Nelson (film) Half Nelson is a 2006 American drama film directed by Ryan Fleck and written by Fleck and Anna Boden. The film stars Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps and Anthony Mackie. It was scored by Canadian band Broken Social Scene. Gosling was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. The story concerns an inner city middle-school teacher who forms a friendship with one of his students after she discovers that he has a drug habit. The film is based on a 19-minute film made by Boden and Fleck in 2004, titled ""Gowanus, Brooklyn"". It premiered"
"by Luke Halls. Following rave reviews in Chichester, the production transferred to the West End in London at the Noël Coward Theatre with previews beginning 29 October and press night on 17 November 2016. It featured the original Chichester cast and ran for ten months in the West End following three extensions to its limited run. Combined with the Chichester run, the production played around 400 performances. In 2018, Manchester Musical Youth were the first amateur theatre company to perform the Half A Sixpence revival. At Z-arts theatre, Stretford, the show had a very successful 4 day run in July"
"Half Angel Half Angel is a 1951 Technicolor comedy directed by Richard Sale, starring Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, and Cecil Kellaway. Nora Gilpin (Young), a prim and proper nurse, is engaged to the stuffy Tim (John Ridgely). Unknown to both, Nora is a sleepwalker; during her nocturnal forays, the less-inhibited side of her personality takes over. No-nonsense nurse Nora Gilpin (Young) does not care much for John Raymond Jr. (Cotten), a famous, rich lawyer. Her immediate plans are to marry Tim McCarey (Ridgely), a building contractor, and settle down to a nice, normal life. That night, a sleepwalking Nora slips"
"by Rhymefest. The film has earned $16,180,000 in rentals and $1,538,323 in DVD sales. Half Nelson (film) Half Nelson is a 2006 American drama film directed by Ryan Fleck and written by Fleck and Anna Boden. The film stars Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps and Anthony Mackie. It was scored by Canadian band Broken Social Scene. Gosling was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. The story concerns an inner city middle-school teacher who forms a friendship with one of his students after she discovers that he has a drug habit. The film is based on a"
"Julia Sutton (actress) Julia Sutton is an English actress and singer. She appeared in the film ""Half a Sixpence"", the second series of ""Albert and Victoria"", ""Upstairs, Downstairs"", ""Dixon of Dock Green"", and ""Father Brown"". Sutton has appeared on stage as Nancy in Oliver!, Mme. Dindon in La Cage aux Folles Hortense in ""Martin Guerre"" (1995) and as The Bird Women in ""Mary Poppins"" (2004–05) and Sister Mary Lazarus in Sister Act the Musical at The London Palladium. She appeared in the TV musical ""Pickwick"" for the BBC in 1969. She has also made many appearances on BBC TV's The"
"the 1967 musical ""Half a Sixpence"" starring Tommy Steele and Julia Foster. In 1991 it was used as a backdrop for the band World Of Twist, on the cover of their debut album, Quality Street, with the group dressed in period costume. In 2007 it was used in a Christmas television advert for the Morrisons supermarket chain starring the singer Lulu. This caused some local grumbling because Morrisons had only recently closed their Tunbridge Wells store. Morrisons returned to the Pantiles for their 2009 Christmas advert starring Richard Hammond and Denise van Outen. The Pantiles The Pantiles is a Georgian"
"Half a House Half a House is a 1976 comedy film directed by Brice Mack, produced by Lenke Romanszky and released theatrically in the U.S. by Rampart Releasing. It stars Anthony Eisley and Pat Delaney as a separated married couple who divide up living space when they must share their house for three months. The film was also released as ""House Divided"". Composer Sammy Fain and lyricist Paul Francis Webster were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for ""A World That Never Was."" Producer Lenke Romanszky said the primary reason for booking the film in a Beverly"
"1965 Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actor (musical) for ""Half a Sixpence"". Other TV roles include George Batt in ""Mother Love"", based on the novel by Laura Black and starring Diana Rigg, David McCallum and James Wilby. Grout lived in Malmesbury in Wiltshire and contributed a weekly column to his local newspaper, the ""Wiltshire Gazette and Herald"". Grout was married to Noreen, whom he had known since his school days. He died on 24 June 2012, aged 84, at the Ashgrove Nursing Home in Purton after a long illness. James Grout James David Grout (22 October 1927 –"
"take the role of Roxie Hart in the West End musical, ""Chicago"", starting in January 2005. In 2005, Halfpenny appeared in ""The Bodies"", a new play adapted from an Émile Zola novel by Peter Flannery at the Live Theatre, Newcastle, opposite her real-life husband, actor Craig Conway. In 2005 and 2006, Halfpenny appeared in hit pantomimes at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle. Halfpenny was the guest presenter for and performed in the first show of the BBC four-part series ""The Sound of Musicals"" in January 2006 and played Roxy Ball in ""Shameless"" in an episode broadcast on 31 January 2006. In"
"Half-Breed (song) ""Half-Breed"" is a 1973 song recorded by American singer-actress Cher with instrumental backing by L.A. sessions musicians from the Wrecking Crew. Recorded on May 21, 1973 at Larrabee Sound in Los Angeles, it entered the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 at number 89 on August 4, 1973, and on October 6, 1973, it became Cher's second US solo number 1 hit. The single was certified Gold in the US for the sales of over 1 million copies. It was the first international release from Cher's album ""Half-Breed"". It was meant to be sold to the American market. It tells the"
"death in the Broadway musical revival of ""Once on This Island"", at the Circle in the Square Theater from Nov 9th 2017 to Jan 7th, 2018. She returned to the role of Papa Ge in a limited run from June 18 to August 19, 2018. Merle Dandridge Merle Dandridge (born May 31, 1975) is an American actress and singer who performed in a number of stage productions, including Broadway musicals ""Jesus Christ Superstar"", ""Spamalot"", and ""Rent"". She is widely known for her role as Alyx Vance in the ""Half Life 2"" game. Dandridge is also known for her recurring role"
"Half-Wit ""Half-Wit"" is the fifteenth episode of the third season of ""House"" and premiered on the FOX network on March 6, 2007. Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Dave Matthews guest stars in the episode as Patrick, a savant and piano prodigy who comes under the care of Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) for a rare movement disorder. Dr. House also is suspected to have cancer by his staff. Also appearing is Kurtwood Smith. The episode marks the directorial debut of executive producer Katie Jacobs. Patrick Obyedkov (Dave Matthews), a respected pianist, is in the middle of playing a piano concert when he suffers a"
"Good Old Days. Julia Sutton (actress) Julia Sutton is an English actress and singer. She appeared in the film ""Half a Sixpence"", the second series of ""Albert and Victoria"", ""Upstairs, Downstairs"", ""Dixon of Dock Green"", and ""Father Brown"". Sutton has appeared on stage as Nancy in Oliver!, Mme. Dindon in La Cage aux Folles Hortense in ""Martin Guerre"" (1995) and as The Bird Women in ""Mary Poppins"" (2004–05) and Sister Mary Lazarus in Sister Act the Musical at The London Palladium. She appeared in the TV musical ""Pickwick"" for the BBC in 1969. She has also made many appearances on"
"and Ethel Merman. Webb first came to prominence as Ann Pornick in the original London production of ""Half a Sixpence"" opposite Tommy Steele, citing her first leading role as a career highlight. The playwright Beverley Cross's father George was the company manager on the production of ""Stop the World, I Want to Get Off"" and recommended his son audition Webb for the role. She was offered the role after thirteen auditions and later dubbed the singing voice of Julia Foster, her replacement for the film adaptation. Webb later commented of Foster, ""She has quite a notable voice, so it's not"
"Half an Hour Half an Hour is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and written by Clara Beranger. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Charles Richman, Albert L. Barrett, Frank Losee, and H. Cooper Cliffe. It is based on the play ""Half an Hour"" by J. M. Barrie. The film was released on September 19, 1920, by Paramount Pictures. As described in a film magazine, Lady Lillian Garson (Dalton), whose marriage to man of wealth Richard Garson (Richman) has been in name only and the result of parental pressure, decides after an unpleasant meeting with her husband"
"Wales, in 1901. The couple had two sons: David William, born 31 March 1906, and Patrick Allason Holden, born 1 September 1908. David Heneker was a composer and lyricist of Charlie Girl. He was nominated for three Tony Awards: in 1961, as one of the authors of the English book and lyrics for Best Musical nominee ""Irma la Douce,"" and in 1965, as Best Composer and Lyricist and for music and lyrics of Best Musical nominee ""Half a Sixpence."" Patrick Allason Holden was a Captain in the 3rd Cavalry of the Indian Army; he died 29 August 1942 as a"