"Sunrise, Sunset ""Sunrise, Sunset"" is a song from the musical ""Fiddler on the Roof"" written in 1964 by composer Jerry Bock and lyricist Sheldon Harnick. Lyricist Sheldon Harnick said: The album ""Sheldon Harnick: Hidden Treasures (1949-2013)"" features the demo recording of ""Sunrise, Sunset"" featuring Harnick, accompanied by composer Jerry Bock. Harnick said ""This CD set is supposed to be the unknown songs, and the two men who created it, Bill Rudman (ph) and Ken Bloom (ph), when they said they wanted to use ""Sunrise, Sunset,"" I said but that's a very familiar song. They said not with you singing it."""
"decides to leave at once with Cosette, acting as a show-stopper finale to Act 1. In the 2012 film adaptation, the order of several songs is changed from the stage musical, and ""One Day More"" occurs just between Éponine's lamenting solo ""On My Own"" and the students' stirring anthem ""Do You Hear the People Sing?"". In ""One Day More"", the main cast of the musical play, (except Fantine): Jean Valjean, Marius, Cosette, Éponine, Enjolras, Javert, and the Thénardiers, as well as a choral ensemble made up of Les Amis de l'ABC, sing as the June Rebellion dawns in Paris. During"
"Sunset Boulevard (musical) Sunset Boulevard is a musical with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Based on Billy Wilder's Academy Award-winning 1950 film of the same title, the plot revolves around Norma Desmond, a faded star of the silent screen era, living in the past in her decaying mansion on the fabled Los Angeles street. When young screenwriter Joe Gillis accidentally crosses her path, she sees in him an opportunity to make her return to the big screen. Romance and tragedy follow. Opening first in London in 1993, the musical has"
"London Rainbow Theatre. Eleven songs from the tour (with no information about recording dates or locations) were included on the band's 1973 live album, ""Yessongs""—the excerpt from Stravinsky's ""Firebird Suite"", ""Siberian Khatru"", ""Heart of the Sunrise"", ""And You and I"", ""Mood for a Day"", excerpts from Wakeman's ""The Six Wives of Henry VIII"", ""Roundabout"", ""I've Seen All Good People"", ""Close to the Edge"", ""Yours Is No Disgrace"", and ""Starship Trooper"". Film footage of the 15–16 December 1972 shows at the London Rainbow Theatre was the source of the 1975 film ""Yessongs"". Fans determined that ""Close to the Edge"" and ""Starship"
"Raisin (musical) Raisin is a musical theatre adaptation of the Lorraine Hansberry play ""A Raisin in the Sun"", with songs by Judd Woldin and Robert Brittan, and a book by Robert Nemiroff (who was Hansberry's former husband) and Charlotte Zaltzberg. The story concerns an African-American family in Chicago in 1951. The musical was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning two, including Best Musical, and the Broadway production ran for 847 performances. In Chicago in 1951, an African-American family, Ruth Younger, her husband Walter Lee Younger, their son Travis and Walter's mother are living in a cramped apartment. Walter is a"
"still a student at Abraham Lincoln High School, with no formal drama training. Gossett's Broadway theatre credits include ""A Raisin in the Sun"" (1959). Gossett stepped into the world of cinema in the Sidney Poitier vehicle ""A Raisin in the Sun"" in 1961. Also in 1961, Gossett appeared in the original cast of Jean Genet's ""The Blacks"", the longest running off-Broadway play of the decade, running for 1,408 performances. The original cast also featured James Earl Jones, Roscoe Lee Browne, Cicely Tyson, Godfrey Cambridge, Maya Angelou and Charles Gordone. In 1965, Gossett appeared in the musical play, ""Zulu and the"
"Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage! is a Broadway-style musical at the Theater of the Stars, on Sunset Boulevard, at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World and formerly at Disneyland Park and Disneyland Paris. It is based on the popular animated film ""Beauty and the Beast"" (the show opened on the same day as the film's premiere), including many of the original songs and characters. While most of the soundtrack is prerecorded, the actors playing Belle and Gaston speak and sing live. Two versions of the show have been presented since opening"
"musical ""Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"" (2011–2012) and to the Broadway revival of ""Annie"", (2012–2014). ""An American in Paris"", a new musical stage adaptation of the 1951 MGM film, opened April 12, 2015 for an 18-month run. On November 25, 2016 ""The Illusionists: Turn of the Century"" opened for a limited engagement through January 1, 2017. The revival of ""Sunset Boulevard"" played a five-month limited engagement from February 2, 2017 through June 25, 2017, starring Glenn Close. The next show at the Palace was ""SpongeBob SquarePants"", a musical adaptation of the children's television series. It began previews on November 6,"
"John Dossett John Dossett (born 1958) is an American actor and singer. Dossett attended Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, Delaware from 1972 through 1976, where he was an announcer for the school's radio station, WMPH, and appeared in student theater productions. Dossett made his Broadway debut in 1979 in a short-lived musical entitled the ""King of Schnorrers"". In 1982 he joined the cast of ""Fifth of July"", after which the bulk of his work was in off-Broadway productions and on television. He was a member of the off-Broadway Circle Repertory Company, performing in many plays between 1980-1994. A significant"
"and the Musicals of Michael Bennett"" , commented ""This moment – one of the show's most celebrated – represents the perfect blend of theme, staging concept, musical underscoring, lighting, and set design that marks the entire evening"". I Hope I Get It ""I Hope I Get It"" is a song from the musical ""A Chorus Line"". ""A Chorus Line"" premiered Off-Broadway at The Public Theater in May 1975. The musical moved to Broadway at the Shubert Theatre in July 1975. The dancers sing about their worries, fears, and doubts regarding a new job opportunity. Only a select few may be"
"winning the Tony Award for Best Musical, with the book by Nemiroff, music by Judd Woldin, and lyrics by Robert Britten. ""A Raisin in the Sun"" was revived on Broadway in 2004 and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Revival of a Play. The cast included Sean Combs (""P Diddy"") as Walter Lee Younger Jr., Phylicia Rashad (Tony Award-winner for Best Actress) and Audra McDonald (Tony Award-winner for Best Featured Actress). It was produced for television in 2008 with the same cast, garnering two NAACP Image Awards. Nina Simone first released a song about Hansberry in 1969 called ""To"
"Robert Gossett Robert Gossett (born March 3, 1954) is an American television, theater, and film actor. Gossett landed his first professional job after he graduated from high school in a production of ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"". He went on to act in the Broadway production of Lloyd Richard's ""Fences"", Hal Scott's ""A Raisin in the Sun"" and Donald McKayle's ""The Last Minstrel Show"". He also performed in the Negro Ensemble Company's productions of ""Manhattan Made Me"", ""Sons & Fathers of Sons"", ""A Soldier's Play"" and ""Colored People's Time"". Robert also has extensive television experience with guest starring roles"
"concert ""“The Originals: Disney on Broadway” at the D23 Expo in 2015. Actress Kissy Simmons covered the song live on the Disney Wonder cruise ship as part of the Disney Theatrical Group's concert series Stars Set Sail in 2016. Although Disney decided against using any songs from the stage musical in their 2017 live-action adaptation of the film, ""A Change in Me"" is briefly referenced during Belle's (Emma Watson) solo in the original song ""Days in the Sun"". Watson's contribution shares similar themes with ""A Change in Me"". A Change in Me ""A Change in Me"" is a song written"
"evolved into ""Platinum"" and moved to Broadway, only the songwriters, Alexis Smith, Lisa Mordente, and ensemble member Christine Faith remained with the production. Directed and choreographed by Joe Layton, the Broadway production of ""Platinum"" opened on November 12, 1978 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, where it closed on December 10, 1978 after 33 performances and 12 previews. Despite its short run, it garnered Tony Award nominations for Smith and Richard Cox and Drama Desk Award nominations for Cox and Mordente. (A revised version of the original ""Sunset"" was presented off-Broadway at the Village Gate in November 1983. Starring Tammy Grimes"
"The musical premiered in London's West End on April 3, 1930, at the then newly opened Prince Edward Theatre. The musical was made into a film in 1929, ""Rio Rita"", starring Bebe Daniels and John Boles along with the team of Wheeler & Woolsey. Based on the success of this film, Wheeler & Woolsey were also given contracts to star in a series of comedies. Another film based on the musical was made in 1942. ""Rio Rita"" may be said to be one of the last, great, ""light musical comedies"" or ""Follies-based"" type of musical. With the introduction of ""Show"
"built a solid reputation as a crooner, singing jazz, swing, and American standards nationally and internationally with critical acclaim. Murray can be heard singing ""Why Not Me?"" in the Sundance 2003 Special Jury Award-winning feature film ""Die, Mommy, Die"" and in HBO's ""Showgirls: Glitz and Angst"". He has been a featured performer at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall, New York's Town Hall, and the Broadway By the Year series. Murray has toured internationally, headlining on Royal Viking Cruises and performed as a lead singer at Disney in Tokyo. His first cabaret show, ""Let's Face the Music"", premiered at Hollywood's Cinegril and"
"musical and dramatic plays, among them ""Milk and Honey, Kismet, The Merry Widow, Song of Norway, Do I Hear a Waltz?, Bell, Book and Candle, The Fourposter, Separate Tables,"" and ""Private Lives"". She performed in still more productions of ""Kiss, Me Kate"" at the Seattle Opera House (opening in April 1965) and the New York City Center (opening May 12, 1965). In August 1972, she appeared in a production of ""The Sound of Music"" at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. In November 1978 she again played the leading role in ""Kiss Me, Kate"" at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre"
"in a season that included ""Hair"", ""Promises, Promises"" and ""1776"". The last of these won the award. The original production ran for 305 performances, but a 1983 Broadway revival ran for 362 performances with a cast starring Anthony Quinn. The musical opened on Broadway on November 16, 1968, at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 305 performances and twelve previews. Directed by Harold Prince and choreographed by Ron Field, the cast included Herschel Bernardi, Maria Karnilova, Carmen Alvarez, John Cunningham, and Lorraine Serabian. Scenic design was by Boris Aronson, costume design was by Patricia Zipprodt, and lighting design was"
"Nativity! The Musical Nativity! The Musical is a stage musical written and directed by Debbie Isitt (co composed by Nicky Ager), based on Isitt's 2009 film of the same name (part of the ""Nativity"" film series). The musical follows a Coventry based primary school, St Bernadette's, where teacher Mr Maddens and his assistant, Mr Poppy mount a musical version of the nativity with the students, promising it will be adapted into a Hollywood movie. The musical features songs from the film including ""Sparkle and Shine"", ""Nazareth"", ""One Night One Moment"" and ""She's The Brightest Star"". The musical made its world"
"design by Lucinda Ballard. The cast starred Jack Haley, Marta Eggerth, and Shirley Ross, with Leif Erickson and Lee Dixon and included Vera Ellen and June Allyson. A film based on the stage musical was released in 1943, starring Haley. Higher and Higher (musical) Higher and Higher is a musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and book by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan and produced by Dwight Deere Wiman. It ran on Broadway for 84 performances in 1940. ""Higher and Higher"" premiered on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on April 4, 1940 and closed on"
"André De Shields André De Shields (born January 12, 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an African-American actor, singer, director, dancer, novelist, choreographer, lyricist, composer, and professor. De Shields graduated from Baltimore City College in 1964. He then attended Wilmington College, where he starred in a production of Lorraine Hansberry's ""A Raisin in the Sun"". De Shields transferred colleges and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. After graduating from Wisconsin, he earned a Master of Arts from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where he now serves as an adjunct professor. De Shields began his professional"
"in the musical after Valjean acquires Cosette from the Thenardiers, and before the 9-year jump: There has been speculation by news outlets such as BroadwayWorld that the song ""may be added to the stage show at some point."" The song ""beautifully explains what happens when Valjean takes Cosette from the inn and looks after her"". The song is performed by Jean Valjean, played by Hugh Jackman in the film version. Music is by Claude-Michel Schonberg, while the lyrics are by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil. A reprise of the song is performed by Marius and Cosette toward the end of"
"Prince to write a musical of ""Sunset Boulevard"". A musical adaptation with a book written by [[Don Black (lyricist)|Don Black]] and [[Christopher Hampton]], and music and lyrics by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] was staged in 1993 in London. It closely followed the film story, retained much of the dialogue and attempted to present similar set designs. It reached Broadway in 1994, with [[Glenn Close]] playing Norma Desmond. The production staged 17 previews beginning November 1, 1994, and played 977 performances at the [[Minskoff Theatre]] from November 17, 1994 through March 22, 1997. In 2016, [[Glenn Close|Close]] reprised the role in a"
"were popular in the 1990s, such as ""Gypsy"" (1993), ""Cinderella"" (1997) and ""Annie"" (1999). Several made for TV musicals in the first decade of the 21st century were adaptations of the stage version, such as ""South Pacific"" (2001), ""The Music Man"" (2003) and ""Once Upon a Mattress"" (2005), and a televised version of the stage musical ""Legally Blonde"" in 2007. Additionally, several musicals were filmed on stage and broadcast on Public Television, for example ""Contact"" in 2002 and ""Kiss Me, Kate"" and ""Oklahoma!"" in 2003. The made-for-TV musical ""High School Musical"" (2006), and its several sequels, enjoyed particular success and"
"score was not bad, particularly Peters' haunting opening ""Seagull, Starfish, Pebble"", written by Lawrence and Charnin"". Although bootleg live recordings of the score are known to exist, no original cast album was commercially released. Two songs from the show were later included on an EP titled ""Martin Charnin's Mini Album: 5 Great Songs from Not-So-Great Shows"" (1976). One of these songs, ""Sooner or Later"" was performed by Larry Kert, who had been an original cast member. A recording of ""Starfish"", as performed by Judy Kuhn, was included on the anthology ""Unsung Musicals"", released by Varèse Sarabande in 1994. In his"
"include ""Oklahoma!"" as Laurey in 1979 (Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical), ""On Your Toes"" in 1983 (Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical), ""The Scarlet Pimpernel"" (1997), ""Words & Music with Sammy Cahn"" (standby, 1974), and ""Rags"" (1986). Her role in ""Legs Diamond"" (1988) as ""Alice"" was removed during previews. She was featured in the musical revue ""Stardust"", which was conceived and written by Albert Harris with costumes and sets designed by Erte. The musical ran at the Stamford Center for the Arts at the Palace Theater and the Kennedy Center in 1990"
"turkey, duck, and goose"") which teaches children that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it ""all depends on how you look at things"". Bolger's Broadway credits included """" (1934), ""On Your Toes"" (1936), ""By Jupiter"" (1942), ""All American"" (1962) and ""Where's Charley?"" (1948), for which he won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and in which he introduced ""Once in Love with Amy"", the song often connected with him. He repeated his stage role in the 1952 film version of the musical. Bolger appeared in his own ABC television sitcom"
"Award for Best Musical. This has been followed by a string of professional tours and worldwide productions and numerous cast albums, as well as a major 1996 film of the musical starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas. The musical was revived in London in 2006, and on Broadway in 2012, and toured the UK again in 2013–14 before running for 55 West End performances at the Dominion Theatre in September–October 2014. Act I In 1952 Buenos Aires, Argentina, a crowd is watching a film (""A Cinema in Buenos Aires, July 26, 1952"") that is interrupted when news breaks of the death"
"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"
"and ""Then We Got Help!"". Campbell is also an established stage actor having appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theater. In 1994, he made his Broadway debut in the New York premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ""Sunset Boulevard"" starring opposite Glenn Close and Alice Ripley, and received a Best Actor in a Musical Tony Award nomination for his performance as Joe Gillis, a role he reprised from the musical's 1993 US premiere in Los Angeles starring opposite Close again and Judy Kuhn. He also starred in Susan Stroman's 2000 Tony Award-winning musical ""Contact"" at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln"
"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"
"""Starlight Express"", ""The Sound of Music"", ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"", ""Monty Python's Spamalot"", ""Beauty and the Beast"", ""West Side Story"", ""Jesus Christ Superstar"", ""Thoroughly Modern Millie"", ""The Rocky Horror Show"", ""Fame - The Musical"", ""Never Forget"", ""Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical"", ""Cabaret"", ""Blood Brothers"", ""Saturday Night Fever"", ""Carousel"", ""Footloose - The Musical"", ""Grease"", ""Anything Goes"", ""Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake"", ""Our House"", ""Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story"", ""Carousel"", ""Tap Dogs"", ""Taboo"", ""Flashdance - The Musical"", ""Annie"", ""Annie Get Your Gun"", """", ""Dancing in the Streets"", ""Sister Act"", ""An Inspector Calls"", ""Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"", ""Rock of Ages"", ""Chicago"","
"musical had a world premiere out-of-town engagement at the Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles beginning previews September 9, 2008. The official opening night took place on September 20, on a run through October 19. It won two Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards, for Musical Score (Parton) and for Choreography (Andy Blankenbuehler). Following the Los Angeles run, a lawsuit was filed by the estate of Colin Higgins, the film's co-screenwriter and director, against Higgins' former attorney, now representing Resnick, for the musical's failure ""to secure Mr. Higgins's stage rights for the musical project,"" among other issues. Previews"