"The Lambeth Walk ""The Lambeth Walk"" is a song from the 1937 musical ""Me and My Girl"" (with book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose and music by Noel Gay). The song takes its name from a local street, Lambeth Walk, once notable for its street market and working class culture in Lambeth, an area of London. The tune gave its name to a Cockney dance made popular in 1937 by Lupino Lane. The story line of ""Me and My Girl"" concerns a Cockney barrow boy who inherits an earldom but almost loses his Lambeth girlfriend. It"
"of the show's songs. ""The Lambeth Walk"" was also the subject of a news story in ""The Times"" of October 1938: ""While dictators rage and statesmen talk, all Europe dances – to The Lambeth Walk."" The show also included the song ""The Sun Has Got His Hat On"". After returning to the West End briefly in 1952, the musical's book received a revision by Stephen Fry with Mike Ockrent in the 1980s. This revised version of ""Me and My Girl"" also included the song ""Leaning on a Lamp-post"". The show was revised again and revived in the West End in"
"show, written by Rose and Douglas Furber with music by Noel Gay, was an even bigger hit. Snibson inherits a country estate and invites his mates from Lambeth to stay with him. It featured a hit song and dance routine from Lane called ""The Lambeth Walk"", which became popular throughout Europe in the late 1930s. Lane directed and produced the show as well as starring in it for 1,550 performances between 1937 and 1940. It was the first British musical comedy to be televised and was made into a film in 1939. The film was known as ""Lambeth Walk"" due"
"Lempicka (musical) Lempicka is a musical with music by Matt Gould and lyrics and a book by Carson Kreitzer. Based on the life of Tamara de Lempicka, the musical made its world premiere try-out at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The musical follows the life of de Lempicka as she flees the Russian Revolution in Paris, France. A stage musical made its premiere at the Williamstown Theatre Festival on July 20, 2018. The production ran through August 1, 2018. The musical has music by Matt Gould, and lyrics and book by Carson Kreitzer. Choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly"
"Black"" is the second longest running stage play. Written by Catherine Johnson, ""Mamma Mia!"" is the West End's longest running jukebox musical. Richard O'Brien's 1973 West End musical ""The Rocky Horror Show"" has been ranked among the ""Nation's Number One Essential Musicals"". Peter Shaffer's 1979 play ""Amadeus"" premiered at the National Theatre. Elton John composed the music for ""The Lion King"" (lyrics by Rice) and ""Billy Elliot the Musical"", with both running for over a decade on the West End. Eric Idle's ""Monty Python's Spamalot"" made its West End debut in 2006. ""Matilda the Musical"" (an adaptation of Roald Dahl's"
"Camelot (musical) Camelot is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner (book and lyrics) and Frederick Loewe (music). It is based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. H. White novel ""The Once and Future King"". The original 1960 production, directed by Moss Hart and orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett and Philip J. Lang, ran on Broadway for 873 performances, winning four Tony Awards and spawning several revivals, foreign productions, and the 1967 film ""Camelot"". The original cast album was America's top-selling LP for 60 weeks. The musical has become associated with the Kennedy Administration, which is sometimes"
"Tumbleweed Connection (musical) Tumbleweed Connection is a musical that tells a story largely made up by the songs contained on Elton John's ""Tumbleweed Connection"" album. The musical opened to the public on October 19, 2007 at the Clark Center of Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande, California. Incorporating dance, songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and original dialog by playwright Christopher Kahn, ""Tumbleweed Connection"" is set at the dawn of the twentieth century. The play centers on two brothers, a family secret, and the pressures of the era, including looming war. Original choreography by Suzy Miller, continuing the story"
"Clorindy: The Origin of the Cakewalk Clorindy, or The Origin of the Cake Walk is a one-act musical by composer Will Marion Cook and librettist Paul Laurence Dunbar. The piece premiered in 1898 and was the first Broadway musical with an all-black cast. It starred the famous African-American performer Ernest Hogan. Popular songs from the show included ""Who Dat Say Chicken In Dis Crowd"" (one of the first documented uses of the well-known ""Who Dat?"" comedy motif) and the finale, ""Darktown Is Out Tonight"". Despite his traditional musical education in music schools in Europe and America, Cook believed that ""Negroes"
"Walk"" which has the distinction of being the only popular song to be the subject of a leader in ""The Times"". In October 1938 one of its leaders read ""While dictators rage and statesmen talk, all Europe dances – to 'The Lambeth Walk'."" The show was revived in 1952 and again in 1984, when the book was revised by Stephen Fry and came to include some of Gay's own songs. The latter production ran for eight years, initially at the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester and then at the Adelphi Theatre in London, before going on tour throughout Britain and transferring"
"the werewolf's rampage in ""An American Werewolf In London"". In the Lerner-Loewe musical ""My Fair Lady"", Tottenham Court Road is mentioned as the place where Eliza Doolittle sells her flowers. Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ""Cats"" references the area in the song ""Grizabella the Glamour Cat"", the lyrics coming from an unpublished poem fragment by T. S. Eliot. Tottenham Court Road station was replicated as part of the set for the Queen musical ""We Will Rock You"", which played at the Dominion Theatre between 2002 and 2014, directly above the actual Underground station. Citations Sources Tottenham Court Road Tottenham Court Road"
"line and character development through the dances. VirtualSLO.com announcement Tumbleweed Connection (musical) Tumbleweed Connection is a musical that tells a story largely made up by the songs contained on Elton John's ""Tumbleweed Connection"" album. The musical opened to the public on October 19, 2007 at the Clark Center of Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande, California. Incorporating dance, songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and original dialog by playwright Christopher Kahn, ""Tumbleweed Connection"" is set at the dawn of the twentieth century. The play centers on two brothers, a family secret, and the pressures of the era, including looming"
"8 October 2005. The Broadway production closed on 18 May 2003, making it the third-longest-running Broadway musical, following ""Cats"" and ""The Phantom of the Opera"". Schönberg oversaw the production of ""Les Misérables"" that returned to Broadway for an intended six-month engagement at the Broadhurst Theatre on 9 November 2006, although it later extended its run. Schönberg's ""Marguerite"" includes music by Michel Legrand and lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. Set during World War II in occupied Paris, and inspired by the romantic novel ""La Dame aux camélias"" by Alexandre Dumas, fils, ""Marguerite"" is about the mistress of a high-ranking German officer who"
"and directed by Rachel Chavkin. The production hasn't currently announced any plans to transfer. The musical was originally commissioned by Yale Rep and New Dramatists. Between 2011 and 2017, the musical underwent a series of labs and workshops. Lempicka (musical) Lempicka is a musical with music by Matt Gould and lyrics and a book by Carson Kreitzer. Based on the life of Tamara de Lempicka, the musical made its world premiere try-out at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The musical follows the life of de Lempicka as she flees the Russian Revolution in Paris, France. A stage musical"
"Marguerite (musical) Marguerite is a musical with a book by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Jonathan Kent, lyrics by Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer, and music by Michel Legrand, with original French lyrics by Boublil. Based on the romantic novel ""La Dame aux Camélias"" by Alexandre Dumas, ""fils"", the musical updates the story to 1940s German-occupied Paris. It tells the tale of a 40-year-old ex-singer and her affair with a young musician who is mixed up with the French Resistance, whilst she is the mistress of a Nazi officer. It began previews at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London on"
"the climax of the dance section to meld the two halves. The musical had its world premiere on March 26, 1982 at the Palace Theatre, where it ran for 781 performances, with direction by Tom Gutteridge Marti Webb performed the ""Song"" half; she subsequently was succeeded by Gemma Craven, Lulu, and Liz Robertson. Carol Nielsson, Webb's original understudy took over the role with two hour notice when Lulu damaged her voice after a foldback monitor failed during a performance. The ""Dance"" portion was choreographed by Anthony van Laast and featured Wayne Sleep and Jane Darling. The original recording of the"
"Lortel Awards in 2014. The musical, directed once again by Timbers, opened at the Royal National Theatre in September 2014, and played a limited, sold out run through January 2015 at the Royal's newly renovated Dorfman Theatre. The London-based production was nominated for three Olivier Awards in 2015 (Best New Musical, Outstanding Achievement in Music, and Best Theatre Choreographer). A revamped production from the original Off-Broadway creative team, with the intention of recreating the immersive elements in a proscenium theater, was staged at the Seattle Repertory Theater from April 7 to May 28, 2017 (extended to June 18 after strong"
"host Scott Simon observed that ""Adelaide's Lament"" is ""often considered a perfect comic song"" and offered a clip of lyricist Fred Ebb's analysis of its appeal: Adelaide's Lament ""Adelaide's Lament"" is a show tune from the Broadway musical ""Guys and Dolls"", written by Frank Loesser, which opened at the 46th Street Theatre on November 24, 1950. It was performed on stage by Vivian Blaine who later reprised her role as Miss Adelaide in the 1955 film version of the play; in its biography of Blaine, the ""Encyclopædia Britannica"" describes her as ""best remembered for her showstopping rendition of 'Adelaide's Lament'"
"play's in which Max and Elsa sing. Along with ""How Can Love Survive?"", which was also cut from the film, it is the only number that addresses her relationship with the Captain. The satiric, cynical number, which is about ""amoral political compromising"" (and in fact an anti-protest song), is theorised by ""Broadway Musicals: A Hundred Year History"" to be the first-ever rock song to be introduced to a Broadway musical. The book cites its similarity to songs by the Kingston Trio from around that time. The song, along with ""How Can Love Survive"" was cited in ""The Oxford Companion to"
"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"
"Godmother advises her to share her feelings with the Prince. After trying the slipper on all the other maidens, the Prince and Lionel overtake Cinderella on her journey to freedom. Meeting her gaze, the Prince recognizes her and places the slipper on her foot. At their wedding, the Fairy Godmother blesses the couple. The musical was first performed on stage at the London Coliseum in 1958 in holiday pantomime adaptation that also used songs from ""Me & Juliet"". Harold Fielding produced this version, which opened on December 18, 1958 and played through the holiday season. Yana (Pamella Guard), played Cinderella,"
"make the second act less comical, replacing the scene between her and Mordred with a Mordred/Arthur scene. § — Cut shortly into the original 1960 run, still present on cast album; restored in most subsequent revivals. Sources: Playbill (vault); IBDB Source: IBDB Camelot (musical) Camelot is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner (book and lyrics) and Frederick Loewe (music). It is based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. H. White novel ""The Once and Future King"". The original 1960 production, directed by Moss Hart and orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett and Philip J. Lang, ran on"
"and ""Don't Walk Away""). The title track, performed by both Newton-John and ELO, is ELO's only song to top the singles chart in the United Kingdom. More than a quarter of a century later, ""Xanadu"", a Broadway musical, based on the film, opened on 10 July 2007 at the Helen Hayes Theatre to uniformly good reviews. It received 4 Tony Award nominations. The musical received its UK premiere in London in October 2015. Casey Kasem called The Electric Light Orchestra a ""7-man supergroup"" and ""amazing"" for hitting The Top 40 a remarkable 6 times in a one-year period from August"
"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."
"that Lloyd Webber had composed. She gave her blessing for the songs to be adapted into a musical stage play. Rehearsals for the musical began in early 1981 at the New London Theatre. Due to the Eliot estate asserting that they write no script and only use the original poems as the text, the musical had no identified plot during the rehearsal process, causing many actors to be confused about what they were actually doing. An unusual musical in terms of its construction, the overture incorporates a fugue and there are occasions when the music accompanies spoken verse. The show"
"2. 'Heigh Ho, You'll Never Go Back' (male chorus); <br> 3. 'Send For Me' (Elizabeth, Mansfield, Harbutt, and Snark); <br> 4. 'You Walk By' (Richard); <br> 5. 'The Whole Shebang' (Mansfield, Harbutt, and Snark); <br> 6. 'I'm On My Way' (Elizabeth); <br> 7. 'Grog Song' (chorus); <br> 8. 'So Much More' (Elizabeth and Richard); <br> 9. Our Own Bare Hands (Lydia); <br> 10. 'The Argument' (Elizabeth, Richard, Mansfield, Harbutt, and Snark); <br> 11. 'Sometimes' (Richard);12. 'Finale' (Elizabeth, Richard, and Chorus). <br> The critic from the ""Sydney Morning Herald"" wrote the musical ""had an entertaining and beguilingly tuneful premiere in a"
"Alice in Wonderland (musical) Alice in Wonderland is a musical pantomime by Henry Savile Clarke (1841–1893; book and lyrics), Walter Slaughter (music) and Aubrey Hopwood (lyrics), based on Lewis Carroll's books ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" and ""Through the Looking-Glass"". The piece, billed as ""A musical dream play in two acts"", achieved considerable popularity. At Carroll's request, Slaughter retained the old tunes in the parodies such as ""Bonny Dundee"". The pantomime opened on 23 December 1886 at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London. Phoebe Carlo played Alice. ""The Theatre"" wrote in its review, """"Alice in Wonderland"" will not appeal to"
"- The Garden of the Palace, a week later Addendum The Balkan Princess The Balkan Princess is a British musical in three acts by Frederick Lonsdale and Frank Curzon, with lyrics by Paul Rubens and Arthur Wimperis, and music by Paul Rubens. It opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre on 19 February 1910. The cast included Isabel Jay and Bertram Wallis. There was a successful Broadway run in 1911, and the show toured widely thereafter. The piece contains some of Rubens's most tuneful music, and the production was mounted with spectacle in its settings, costumes and large chorus of"
"Alex Gaumond Alex Gaumond (born 9 April 1978) is a Canadian actor, singer and songwriter known mainly for his involvement in West End theatre. Gaumond is best known for playing the leading roles of Galileo in the Queen musical ""We Will Rock You"", Emmett in the original London production of ""Legally Blonde"" and Agatha Trunchbull in the RSC's ""Matilda"". Gaumond was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to French speaking parents. He moved to the UK in 1997 to study at Guildford School of Acting where he graduated with a 1st class BA (Hons) in 2000. After completing his degree at"
"The musical was then nominated for 13 Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Musical, and won six. It was later adapted into a motion picture from DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures in 2006. The film starred Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose, and Keith Robinson. Act I: 1960s In 1962, The Dreamettes, a hopeful black girl group from Chicago, enter the famous Amateur Night talent competition at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York (""I'm Lookin' for Something"", ""Goin' Downtown"", ""Takin' the Long Way Home""). The group is composed of full-figured lead singer"
"Bedknobs and Broomsticks (musical) Bedknobs and Broomsticks is an upcoming stage musical based on the 1971 Walt Disney film and the stories by Mary Norton. It features the original songs by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, new songs and additional music and lyrics by Neil Bartram and book by Brian Hill. The musical was to have been directed and choreographed by Rachel Rockwell before her death on May 26, 2018. Her replacement has yet to be announced. The musical was previously scheduled to make its world premiere at the Yard at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater from May 30"
"a Broadway musical. It included $9.7 million for sets and costumes, $4.4 million to rent the Foxwoods Theatre for two years before performances began, and $2.2 million for flying equipment. The weekly production budget was $1.3 million. Evan Rachel Wood and Alan Cumming were cast as Mary Jane Watson and the Green Goblin, respectively, in June 2009, but Wood left in March 2010 and Cumming the following month when the show was delayed. The new original cast was announced on August 16, 2010. During early previews Mat Devine, Gideon Glick, Alice Lee and Jonathan Schwartz played a group of characters"
"Let 'Em Eat Cake Let 'Em Eat Cake is a Broadway musical with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. It is the sequel to the Pulitzer prize-winning ""Of Thee I Sing"" and had the same producer, writers, and stars. However, the tone of ""Let 'Em Eat Cake"" was much darker and the issues more complex: President Wintergreen is defeated for reelection, and he and his former Vice President, Alexander Throttlebottom, form an incipient Fascist movement to take over the government. The original Broadway production of ""Let 'Em Eat Cake"""
"Let It Ride (musical) Let It Ride is a Broadway musical based on the 1935 Broadway farce ""Three Men on a Horse"" by George Abbott. The musical, with book by Abram S. Ginnes and music and lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, choreographer Onna White, assistant choreographer Eugene Louis Faccuito (Luigi), opened in New York City at the Eugene O'Neill Theater on October 12, 1961, and played 68 performances. The original production starred George Gobel, Sam Levene, Barbara Nichols, and the cast included Paula Stewart. Erwin Trowbridge, a mild-mannered man working for a greeting card company, has an unusual"