"it was sung by John Kerr miming to a vocal by Bill Lee. Hammerstein used repetition as a key aspect of the song repeating the words ""am I"" and ""are you"" when describing Cable and Liat: ""softer than starlight"", ""gayer than laughter"" and ""younger than springtime"". The song is written in F Major. Younger Than Springtime ""Younger Than Springtime"" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ""South Pacific"". It has been widely recorded as a jazz standard. The song is performed in the first act by Lieutenant Cable when he makes love to his adored Liat,"
"struggle for the best musical award between ""Ragtime"" with 13 nominations and ""The Lion King"" with 11."" The Broadway production was not financially successful, and some Broadway insiders consider its lavish production to have been the financial ""undoing"" of Livent. Following its European premiere in a concert performance at the Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre in 2002 (which was later telecast on BBC Four), the musical was produced in the West End, London, by Sonia Friedman at the Piccadilly Theatre for a Limited Run from 19 March 2003 - 14 June 2003. This production starred Maria Friedman in the"
"Maytime (musical) Maytime is a musical with music by Sigmund Romberg and lyrics and book by Rida Johnson Young, and with additional lyrics by Cyrus Wood. The story is based on the 1913 German operetta ""Wie einst im Mai"" (""Like Once in May""), composed by Walter Kollo, with words by Rudolf Bernauer and Rudolph Schanzer. The story, set in New York, is told in episodes covering a long period, from 1840 to the 20th century. Wealthy young Ottillie is in love with Dick, but they are kept apart by family and circumstance. Years later, their descendants marry. ""Maytime"" introduced songs"
"production: Maytime (musical) Maytime is a musical with music by Sigmund Romberg and lyrics and book by Rida Johnson Young, and with additional lyrics by Cyrus Wood. The story is based on the 1913 German operetta ""Wie einst im Mai"" (""Like Once in May""), composed by Walter Kollo, with words by Rudolf Bernauer and Rudolph Schanzer. The story, set in New York, is told in episodes covering a long period, from 1840 to the 20th century. Wealthy young Ottillie is in love with Dick, but they are kept apart by family and circumstance. Years later, their descendants marry. ""Maytime"" introduced"
"The Day Before Spring The Day Before Spring is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The 1945 touring production closed in Chicago after three days due to a crippling coal strike. The show then opened at the Shubert Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts on October 30, 1945, with the ""Billboard Magazine"" critic writing ""Lerner and Loewe look like potential supermen."" The musical opened on Broadway on November 22, 1945 at the National Theatre, and closed on April 13, 1946 after 167 performances. Directed by Edward Padula and choreographed by Antony Tudor, the"
"and Lynn Ahrens musical ""Ragtime"", which was recognized in 2004 with eight Olivier Award nominations including Best Director and Best Musical; concert-productions of ""The Secret Garden"" and ""Ragtime"" which were presented at Lincoln Center in 2016 and 2013; ""The Secret Garden"" (Toho, Japan); ""Two Class Acts"" by A.R. Gurney (The Flea Theater); """" (by Jon Hartmere and Damon Intrabartolo); ""Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris"" (Stratford Shakespeare Festival); Roundabout Theatre Company's production of ""The Tin Pan Alley Rag""; ""The Princess and the Black-Eyed Pea"" (San Diego Rep.); ""The New World"" (Bucks County Playhouse); ""Bowfire"" (PBS television"
"January 2014. A workshop was held in London on 12 July, and Minchin performed an early version of a song from the show; ""Seeing You"", during his concerts at KOKO (December 2013 along with ""Night Will Come""), Hyde Park (July 2014), the steps at Sydney Opera House (February 2015). On 2 April 2015, the musical was officially confirmed and it was announced that the show would receive its Broadway premiere in March 2017. It was later announced the musical would make its world premiere during 2016 at The Old Vic theatre in London, as part of director Matthew Warchus' debut"
"cause further complications. The original cast starred Vivienne Segal as Mollie Farringdon. The songs include ""Not Yet"", ""When Ships Come Home"", ""Greenwich Village"", the innovative ""Moon Song"" and ""Our Little Nest"". The song ""Bill"", later famous in ""Show Boat"", was cut before the production opened. The Princess Theatre was a small Broadway house that seated only 299 people. Theatre agent Elisabeth Marbury urged composer Jerome Kern and librettist Guy Bolton, later joined by British humorist and lyricist/playwright P. G. Wodehouse to write a series of musicals tailored to the theatre, with an intimate style and modest budgets. These ""Princess Theatre"
"has written about her, she considers leaving her husband and reuniting with her former flame. The Day Before Spring The Day Before Spring is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The 1945 touring production closed in Chicago after three days due to a crippling coal strike. The show then opened at the Shubert Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts on October 30, 1945, with the ""Billboard Magazine"" critic writing ""Lerner and Loewe look like potential supermen."" The musical opened on Broadway on November 22, 1945 at the National Theatre, and closed on April"
"like ""We live in an age that’s the pinnacle of the cynical"", but the show's theme of divorce could not hold the audience's attention for an entire evening, and in 1946 American audiences wanted more. The book stuck too closely to Johnson’s short story and an overlong second act consisted more of spoken words than songs. The production was in pre-Broadway out-of-town tryouts for 5½ weeks. The musical opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on November 4, 1946 and closed on January 4, 1947 after 72 performances. Directed by Kaufman with choreography by Helen Tamiris, the cast featured David"
"Spring Awakening (musical) Spring Awakening is a rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. It is based on the 1891 German play ""Spring Awakening"" by Frank Wedekind. Set in late-19th-century Germany, the musical tells the story of teenagers discovering the inner and outer tumult of teenage sexuality. In the musical, alternative rock is employed as part of the folk-infused rock score. Following its conception in the late 1990s and various workshops, concerts, rewrites and its Off-Broadway debut, the original Broadway production of ""Spring Awakening"" opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on December"
"are Jack and Catherine's memories of their younger selves. Jack returns to Kat, and John and Catherine reconcile. Over the years 2002 to 2006, the musical had development workshops supported by Mercury Musical Developments and West End producer Hilary A. Williams. The show was showcased at Theatre Building Chicago's Stages Festival of New Musicals in 2007. The show premiered in London in 2006 at the New End Theatre and was later presented at Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater in Chicago in 2008. Several changes were made when the show moved to Chicago. The song ""The Time is Coming"" was replaced by"
"produced in New York in May 1994 with Christine Ebersole. The musical opened on the West End at the Royal National Theatre, London, on March 11, running through August 2, 1997, directed by Francesca Zambello and starring Maria Friedman. The production received the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical. A production was staged by Philadelphia's Prince Music Theatre in the autumn of 2001, with Andrea Marcovicci as Liza Elliott. The 1944 film version starred Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. The film cut most of the Weill/Gershwin songs, though ""The Saga of Jenny"" and ""Girl of the Moment"" remained, and part"
"star reviews of any musical opening in 2011 and became the first Open Air Theatre production to transfer directly into the West End, where it played at the Novello Theatre. For the 2012 season, two productions were run across the entire season in repertoire: the Tony Award-winning ""Ragtime the Musical"" and Shakespeare’s ""A Midsummer Night’s Dream'.' The 2013 season included productions of ""To Kill a Mockingbird"", ""Pride and Prejudice"" (adapted for the stage by Simon Reade), ""The Winter's Tale"" (re-imagined for everyone aged six and over) and ""The Sound of Music"". The 2014 season included productions of ""All My Sons"","
"Broadway musical adaptation of ""Young Frankenstein"", which he says is ""perhaps the best movie [he] ever made. "" The world premiere was performed at Seattle's Paramount Theater, between August 7, 2007, and September 1, 2007, after which it opened on Broadway at the former Lyric Theater (then the Hilton Theatre), New York, on October 11, 2007. It earned mixed reviews from the critics. Brooks joked about the concept of a musical adaptation of ""Blazing Saddles"" in the final number in ""Young Frankenstein"", in which the full company sings, ""next year, ""Blazing Saddles""!"" In 2010, Mel Brooks confirmed this, saying that"
"Jones of ""Chicago Tribune"" stated that Nickelodeon was concerned about ""an incomplete SpongeBob costume [making] it into a photograph, spoiling a planned big reveal."" In June 2016, Gordon Cox of ""Variety"" reported that the musical's budget was between $15 and $20 million. The musical opened at the Oriental Theatre, Chicago on June 19, 2016. The musical premiered on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on November 6, 2017 in previews, officially on December 4, 2017. Choreography is by Christopher Gattelli, scenic and costume design by David Zinn, lighting design by Kevin Adams, projection design by Peter Nigrini, sound design by Walter"
"for everyone aged six and over)"" and the Musical ""Crazy for You."" ""Crazy for You"" received the highest number of five star reviews of any musical opening in 2011 and became the first Open Air Theatre production to transfer directly into the West End, where it played at the Novello Theatre. For the 2012 season, two productions ran across the entire season in repertoire: The Tony Award-winning ""Ragtime the Musical"" directed by Timothy Sheader and Shakespeare's ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"" directed by Matthew Dunster. Directed by Timothy Sheader and adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel, Harper Lee's American classic"
"musical with music and lyrics by James Quinn and Alaric 'Rokko' Jans in 1979. Produced by Libby Adler Mages and Daniel Golman of Mavin Productions. The original coming of age musical involves the 1950s Catholic education of eight Chicago children, following them from the start of elementary school through the senior prom and beyond. Along the way it touches on such topics as first confessions, puppy love, patron saints, teacher's pets, sex education classes, and the importance of not wearing patent leather shoes as they could reflect up under the school uniform's plaid pleated skirts. One of the central plot"
"Springtime for Hitler Springtime for Hitler: A Gay Romp With Adolf and Eva at Berchtesgaden is a fictional musical in Mel Brooks's 1967 film ""The Producers"", as well as the stage musical adaptation of the movie, and the 2005 movie adaptation of the musical. It is a musical about Adolf Hitler, written by Franz Liebkind, an unbalanced ex-Nazi played by Kenneth Mars (then by Brad Oscar and Will Ferrell in the stage musical and the 2005 film respectively). In the film, the play is chosen by the producer Max Bialystock and his accountant Leo Bloom in their fraudulent scheme to"
"The musical opened in previews on Broadway on February 18, 2017 and officially opened on March 12, 2017 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The show has been playing to standing-room-only audiences. Direction is by Christopher Ashley, choreography by Kelly Devine, scenic design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by Toni-Leslie James, lighting design by Howell Binkley, sound design by Gareth Owen, and music direction by Ian Eisendrath. The performance of March 15, 2017 on Broadway was attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (who addressed the audience before the show), other current and former Canadian federal politicians and provincial politicians from Newfoundland"
"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"
"a very low ceiling. My experience had taught me how to get a lot out of a little. I approached it with this combination in mind from the moment of conception. I didn’t cut it back to make it fit our space. I created a full blown, challenging score for three instruments. It’s not a matter of compensating for instruments that aren’t there."" The musical premiered in 2007 at the Next Theater in Illinois in a production directed by David Cromer and starring Joel Hatch, Cyrilla Baer, and Amy Warren. The Chicago production was recognized with a Jeff Award for"
"Grady McLeod Bowman, Barry Busby, Leslie Donna Flesner, Gaelen Gilliland, Albert Guerzon, Raymond J. Lee, George Merrick, Jessica Naimy, Zachary Prince, Catherine Ricafort, Jonalyn Saxer, Brendon Stimson, Erica Sweany, Cary Tedder, and Katie Webber. On March 31, the producers announced its closing on Broadway due to poor sales at the box office. According to ""Playbill"", ""The musical was praised by critics, but failed to catch on at the box office.""The show closed on Broadway on April 5, 2015. On March 12, 2017, the London premiere was given by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra conducted by Jason Robert Brown in a"
"a British musical with music by Julian Slade and lyrics by Dorothy Reynolds and Julian Slade. It premiered in the UK at the Theatre Royal, Bristol, in June 1954, and transferred to the Vaudeville Theatre in London on 5 August 1954. One of its songs, ""The Time of My Life"", includes the lyrics, ""We're young and we're green as the leaf on the tree / For these are our salad days."" In the 1987 Joel and Ethan Coen film ""Raising Arizona"", Nicolas Cage as H.I. “Hi” McDunnough uses the expression twice in the first few minutes of the film. Speaking"
"Wonderland (musical) Wonderland: A New Alice, formerly called Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure, is a musical with a book by Jack Murphy and Gregory Boyd, lyrics by Murphy, and music by Frank Wildhorn. The story, a contemporary version of ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" and ""Through the Looking-Glass"" by Lewis Carroll, is set in New York City and focuses on writer Alice Cornwinkle and her 10-year-old daughter Chloe. After various workshops and productions of the musical in Tampa, Florida and Houston, Texas, the show premiered on Broadway on April 17, 2011, closing a month later, on May 15, 2011. Frank Wildhorn"
"be in autumn 2015. This would be the first time since 1971 and ""Jesus Christ Superstar"" that a Lloyd Webber musical would premiere on Broadway rather than in the West End. It would also mark a return for the composer to the Winter Garden Theatre, where his ""Cats"" ran for 18 years. Speaking of his vision for the musical, Lloyd Webber suggested that it would focus more on the stories of Dewey's young students than the film did, stating ""It has to be a bit more rounded. I'd quite like to know more about the children and their parents."" Speaking"
"its official opening night on 1 May, booking for a limited run until 24 May 2014. In late June, it was confirmed that the production would transfer to the West End, beginning previews at the Harold Pinter Theatre on 4 October, with an official opening night on 28 October, 2014. Tickets for the transfer went on sale on 30 June. Shortly after beginning previews the show extended booking to January, before quickly announcing another extension to 23 May 2015. The musical closed on October 29th 2016. On 14 November 2014, the cast appeared on the BBC's ""Children In Need"", closing"
"villainous prime minister, who has been the Prince's mentor and has duped his young charge into approving oppressive legislation. The rebel Jean-Michel, a new character, and stepsister Gabrielle are in love, and the two seek to overthrow the government. The score includes the best-known songs from the original version and features four songs from the Rodgers and Hammerstein catalogue, including ""Now is the Time"", cut from ""South Pacific."" The show was given workshop productions in 2012. The musical's first Broadway production began previews on January 25, 2013 and opened on March 3, 2013 at The Broadway Theatre. Mark Brokaw directed"
"run away from the police. Springtime for Hitler Springtime for Hitler: A Gay Romp With Adolf and Eva at Berchtesgaden is a fictional musical in Mel Brooks's 1967 film ""The Producers"", as well as the stage musical adaptation of the movie, and the 2005 movie adaptation of the musical. It is a musical about Adolf Hitler, written by Franz Liebkind, an unbalanced ex-Nazi played by Kenneth Mars (then by Brad Oscar and Will Ferrell in the stage musical and the 2005 film respectively). In the film, the play is chosen by the producer Max Bialystock and his accountant Leo Bloom"
"with fans before the show. The musical opened to previews on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre for a limited engagement from March 15, 2012 to March 28, 2012 in previews and from March 29, 2012 to June 10, 2012 in its official engagement. This was later extended through August 19, 2012 after just the first weekend of previews and then extended again, this time to an open-ended run. They performed ""King of New York"" in the Thanksgiving Day Parade. The show went on to earn eight Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical, winning Best Choreography and Best Original Score. It"
"A Christmas Story: The Musical A Christmas Story: The Musical is a musical version of the film ""A Christmas Story"". The musical has music and lyrics written by Pasek & Paul and the book by Joseph Robinette. The musical takes place in the 1940s in Indiana and focuses on a child named Ralphie, who wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas. After numerous regional productions, out of town tryouts and national tours, this version of the musical originally officially opened on Broadway in November 2012 at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre for a limited engagement that ran through December 2012."
"Tomorrow Morning (musical) Tomorrow Morning is an off-Broadway musical by British composer and lyricist Laurence Mark Wythe. The story concerns the relationships of two couples separated by a span of time; one couple is getting married, while the other is getting divorced. The musical was first seen in London in 2006 at the New End Theatre. It was presented at Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater in Chicago where it won a 2009 Jeff Award for Best Musical. Further productions have been given, including an Off-Broadway production by the York Theatre in 2011. The show has been nominated for an Outer Critics"
"launched in 2010, followed by a UK premiere in 2012 and returned to the UK in 2017 in a new production at The Gatehouse in London with a West End cast, as part of a fringe festival. A reading of the musical was held on January 19, 2007, with a cast including Tracey Ullman, Allison Janney, Megan Hilty, Stephanie J. Block, Norm Lewis and Marc Kudisch. A revised draft was tested in a week-long workshop beginning on June 20, 2007, with an industry presentation in New York on June 28, 2007. Additional performers included Bebe Neuwirth and Andy Karl. The"