From which musical does the song 'If My Friends Could See Me Now' come?
"the original 1966 Broadway production of ""Sweet Charity"": the song also appears on the cast recordings for the 1986 and 2005 Broadway revivals of ""Sweet Charity"" being performed by respectively Debbie Allen and Christina Applegate. The Gwen Verdon recording of ""If My Friends Could See Me Now"" was utilized as the theme song for the pilot episode of the CBS-TV sitcom ""The Nanny"" although an original song entitled ""The Nanny Named Fran"" served as the theme song for the series' subsequent episodes: airings of ""The Nanny""'s pilot episode in syndication utilize ""The Nanny Named Fran"" as that episode's theme song"
"If You Could See Me Now (The Script song) ""If You Could See Me Now"" is a song by Irish pop rock band The Script, taken from their third studio album, ""#3"" (2012). The song video was released as the album's third single on 18 February 2013. The song was released on 4 March 2013. The track was written by Danny O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan, Steve Kipner and Andrew Frampton. The song is an emotional tribute to O'Donoghue's late father – and to guitarist Mark Sheehan’s parents. For the very first time, Sheehan added vocals to a song. A music video"
"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"
"Me"" was presented via BroadwayHD live stream, marking the first time a Broadway show had ever been broadcast live. The historic broadcast was screened in cinemas on December 1, 2016. The characters and original cast: She Loves Me She Loves Me is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock. The musical is the third adaptation of the 1937 play ""Parfumerie"" by Hungarian playwright Miklós László, following the 1940 James Stewart-Margaret Sullavan film ""The Shop Around the Corner"" and the 1949 Judy Garland-Van Johnson musical version ""In the Good Old Summertime""."
"If My Friends Could See Me Now (Linda Clifford album) If My Friends Could See Me Now is the second studio album recorded by American singer Linda Clifford, released in 1978 on the Curtom label. The album peaked at No. 9 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 22 on the Billboard 200. The album features a disco-styled cover version of the title track, which peaked at No. 68 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100. Another single, ""Runaway Love"", also charted at No. 3 on the Hot Soul Singles chart"
"to clear Johnny's name and finds out that it was Anstey that framed Jones. Jones tells his friends who are returning to America, ""Give My Regards to Broadway,"" but he stays in London to try to regain his reputation. Jones returns to America with his name cleared, eager to propose marriage to Goldie, but he finds that Anstey has kidnapped her. He and his detective search for her in San Francisco's Chinatown, eventually finding her. The musical was first tried out at the Parsons Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut in October 1904 and then opened on Broadway at the Liberty Theatre"
"My Musical ""My Musical"" is a musical episode of the American comedy-drama television series ""Scrubs"". It is the 123rd episode of the show, and was originally aired as episode 6 of season 6 on January 18, 2007. The episode follows the story of Patti Miller, (Stephanie D'Abruzzo), a patient who mysteriously starts hearing everyone's speech as singing. It was written by Debra Fordham, who also wrote most of the lyrics. The episode's music was composed by Fordham, ""Scrubs"" resident composer Jan Stevens, The Worthless Peons' Paul Perry, Tony Award-winning Broadway orchestrator Doug Besterman, and the ""Avenue Q"" writing team of"
"but is consoled by Mary, Charley and his other remaining friends. His pals convince him to take a cruise, forget and start anew, stating that this was the ""best thing that ever could have happened"" (""Now You Know""). In 1964, Gussie appears to be singing about Frank's infatuation with her, but as the scene transforms, and we see that Gussie is performing the song on-stage, as the star of ""Musical Husbands"", on the opening night of Frank and Charley's first Broadway show. The curtain comes down on the show and as the audience applauds, Charley and Frank, who are backstage"
"Show Me Where the Good Times Are Show Me Where the Good Times Are is a musical comedy with book by Leonora Thuna, music by Kenneth Jacobson, and lyrics by Rhoda Roberts. Inspired by Molière's ""The Imaginary Invalid"", the play transplants the setting to the Lower East Side in 1913. The musical ran off-Broadway in 1993: https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/cast.php?showid=325645 Aaron is a dour hypochondriac. Bella, his second wife, is a free-spirited hedonist. Aaron tries to force his daughter to marry a doctor so he can receive free medical care. He plays dead to see who really cares about him. The play ends"
"Catch Me If You Can (musical) Catch Me If You Can is a musical with a libretto by Terrence McNally and a theatrical score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. It follows the story of a con artist named Frank Abagnale Jr. A majority of the plot is borrowed from the 2002 film of the same name, which in turn was based on the 1980 autobiography of the same name by Abagnale and Stan Redding. After a tryout musical performance in Seattle in 2009, ""Catch Me If You Can"" opened at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre in April 2011. The production"
"one of the Gershwins' best"" according to theatre writer Ken Bloom. In 1992 the show appeared on Broadway in heavily revised version. It was given a new title ""Crazy for You"", a completely new plot, and interpolated with material from other Gershwin stage shows and films, specifically songs written for the Fred Astaire movies of the 1930s such as ""Nice Work If You Can Get It"" from A Damsel in Distress and ""They Can't Take That Away From Me"" from Shall We Dance. ""Musicals Tonight!"", New York City, presented a staged concert in September 2001. An abridged version of ""Girl"
"to accompany the release of ""If You Could See Me Now"" was first released onto YouTube on 18 February 2013 at a total length of three minutes and forty-nine seconds. On 25 January 2013 they performed the song live on ""The Graham Norton Show"". They also performed the single on ""Let's Dance for Sport Relief"". If You Could See Me Now (The Script song) ""If You Could See Me Now"" is a song by Irish pop rock band The Script, taken from their third studio album, ""#3"" (2012). The song video was released as the album's third single on 18"
"""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"","
"The Band's Visit (musical) The Band’s Visit is a stage musical with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Itamar Moses, based on the 2007 Israeli film of the same name. The musical opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in November 2017, after its off-Broadway premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company in December 2016. ""The Band's Visit"" has received critical acclaim. Its off-Broadway production won several major awards, including the 2017 Obie Award for Musical Theatre, as well the year's New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical. At the 72nd Tony Awards, it"
"Linda Clifford Linda Clifford (born June 14, 1948, New York City) is an American R&B, disco and house music singer and actress, who scored hits from the 1970s to the 1980s, most notably ""If My Friends Could See Me Now"", ""Bridge over Troubled Water"", ""Runaway Love"" and ""Red Light"". Clifford is a former Miss New York State, and fronted a jazz music trio before switching to R&B. After winning her title, Clifford worked as an actress, playing minor roles in films such as ""The Boston Strangler"" with Tony Curtis and Henry Fonda, ""Coogan's Bluff"" with Clint Eastwood and ""Sweet Charity"""
"Original Broadway Cast, the Complete Symphonic Recording, the 10th Anniversary London Concert, The 25th Anniversary UK Tour Cast and The 25th Anniversary London Concert. The Original London Cast recording was the first English language album of the musical. Recorded in 1985, when the show premiered, it is closest to the original French concept album. For example, ""Stars"" appears before ""Look Down"" and shortly after, the original version of ""Little People"" plays, which was later incorporated into the revealing of Javert. It also features a song entitled ""I Saw Him Once"", sung by Cosette, which was later incorporated into the first"
"to promote the single along with an alternate video featuring a remix by John LePage and Brian Cua. Linda Clifford Linda Clifford (born June 14, 1948, New York City) is an American R&B, disco and house music singer and actress, who scored hits from the 1970s to the 1980s, most notably ""If My Friends Could See Me Now"", ""Bridge over Troubled Water"", ""Runaway Love"" and ""Red Light"". Clifford is a former Miss New York State, and fronted a jazz music trio before switching to R&B. After winning her title, Clifford worked as an actress, playing minor roles in films such"
"made a return visit to Sunset Junction the following year, performing a similar set. On January 14, 2007, Payne was the special guest star at the ""If My Friends Could See Me Now"" fund-raiser in Los Angeles, California. She performed her previous hit ""One Night Only"", from the musical ""Dreamgirls"". Backing her were long-time friends Pam Vincent and Joyce Vincent Wilson, both formerly of Tony Orlando and Dawn. In 2012 Payne (along with longtime producer Rick Gianatos) recorded and released a fresh new version of The Supremes hit ""Let Yourself Go"" along with an accompanying video. In late 2013 Payne"
"ordered to accept a commission in the German navy, but he opposes the Nazis. He and Maria decide on a plan to flee Austria with the children. Many songs from the musical have become standards, such as ""Edelweiss"", ""My Favorite Things"", ""Climb Ev'ry Mountain"", ""Do-Re-Mi"", and the title song ""The Sound of Music"". The original Broadway production, starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel, opened in 1959 and won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, out of nine nominations. The first London production opened at the Palace Theatre in 1961. The show has enjoyed numerous productions and revivals since then. It"
"See Me Now ""See Me Now"" is a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West featuring R&B singers Beyoncé Knowles and Charlie Wilson. The album version has an additional verse by Big Sean and is included on West's fifth studio album ""My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"" (2010) as an iTunes Store bonus track. It was written by West, Knowles, Wilson and Sean while production was handled by West, Lex Luger and No I.D.. ""See Me Now"" received generally positive reviews from music critics. The song debuted and peaked at number two on the US ""Billboard"" Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles"
"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"
"production was doing well despite not having what seemed to be ""a lot of overt commercial potential."" The Band's Visit (musical) The Band’s Visit is a stage musical with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Itamar Moses, based on the 2007 Israeli film of the same name. The musical opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in November 2017, after its off-Broadway premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company in December 2016. ""The Band's Visit"" has received critical acclaim. Its off-Broadway production won several major awards, including the 2017 Obie Award for Musical Theatre, as well"
"The musical includes such hits as ""Super Trouper"", ""Lay All Your Love on Me"", ""Dancing Queen"", ""Knowing Me, Knowing You"", ""Take a Chance on Me"", ""Thank You for the Music"", ""Money, Money, Money"", ""The Winner Takes It All"", ""Voulez-Vous"", ""SOS"" and the title track. Over 60 million people have seen the show, which has grossed $2 billion worldwide since its 1999 debut. A film adaptation starring Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Stellan Skarsgård and Julie Walters was released in July 2008. As of 2018, the show has productions in London's West End, where it is"
"to stop the wedding and tell her how he feels. Along the way he is pursued by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Livingston, and he meets a cult, a biker gang, and Indian ice cream salesman. Thematically, the musical explores the idea that we all have our ""bubbles"" which prevent us from being all we can be, and that we need to break out of them. The musical's first professional production opened November 6, 2013 at Hamilton Stage in Rahway, New Jersey. It was subsequently published by Dramatists Play Service and became available for professional and nonprofessional licensed productions. The"
"song, all the music in the play is heard in three extended dream sequences: the Glamour Dream, the Wedding Dream, and the Circus Dream which, to some extent, become three small operettas integrated into a straight play. The final song, ""My Ship"", functions as a leitmotif for Liza's insecurity: as each dream commences, a snippet of the tune is heard, as it is a haunting melody which Liza recognizes but cannot name, or sing with words, until her anxiety is resolved. The musical opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon) on January 23, 1941 and closed"
"a one-act version of the stage musical (based on the adaptation) was made available on August 10, 2018 for licensing. Disney Theatrical Productions' ""Newsies"" debuted in cinemas on February 19, 2017. The show began previews in New York City on March 9, 1994 and officially opened at the Palace Theatre on April 18, 1994. The musical was the first Broadway adaptation by Disney, based on the 1991 animated film by Linda Woolverton and with music and lyrics by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. Several new songs were written for the Broadway musical, including ""Home"", a ballad sung by"
"Now (the New Seekers album) Now is a 1973 album by British pop group the New Seekers. It was retitled Pinball Wizards in the US. Released in March 1973, the album coincided with the release of their latest hit single ""Pinball Wizard/See Me Feel Me"", which reached #16 in the UK. This single was a medley of two songs taken from the Who's rock opera ""Tommy"" and employed a harder-edged sound for the group with heavy use of electric guitars and sung in a rockier style. The Who's Pete Townshend congratulated the group on their version of the song. No"
"his mistakes (""Boys""), and Skip leaves Will alone on the field. Will reexamines his life and decides to stop living in the past and move forward like his friends have (""My Next Story""). Glory Days (musical) Glory Days is a musical with music and lyrics by Nick Blaemire and a book by James Gardiner about four high school friends reuniting a year after graduation. The musical opened at the Signature Theatre in 2008 and was then produced on Broadway in 2008 but closed after one regular performance. The musical premiered at the Signature Theatre, a professional regional theatre in Arlington,"
"boxes. Amalia intends to give it to ""dear friend"", but Georg says he really would like it; it will remind him of the day he first met her. He admits that he always thought Amalia was the sort of girl he could fall in love with. Amalia confesses to having similar feelings, and Georg takes one of Amalia's letters to ""dear friend"" out of his pocket and begins reading it aloud. Amalia finally understands that Georg really is ""dear friend"" and they embrace. Producer Lawrence Kasha brought the three writers together. The musical premiered on Broadway on April 23, 1963,"
"based on the film ""The Band's Visit"", with the book by Itamar Moses and music and lyrics by David Yazbek. The musical opened at the Off-Broadway Linda Gross Theater, produced by the Atlantic Theatre Company, on November 11, 2016, closing on December 23, 2016. It subsequently re-opened for a Broadway production at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on November 9, 2017, with Cariani continuing in the cast. As a playwright, Cariani is best known for his first play, ""Almost, Maine"" which premiered at the Portland Stage Company in 2004 and became the company's most successful production to date garnering critical acclaim"
"if it is Katie Brayben (London) whereas Jessie Mueller (Broadway) needed piano lessons so she could mime. The Broadway cast album was recorded in February 2014 by Ghostlight Records and was released in digital form on April 1, 2014. It was in stores as of May 13, 2014. (The Broadway cast album includes the song ""You've Got a Friend"", although that song is not listed in the opening night playbill.) The album was also released on a vinyl format. Ben Brantley, reviewing for ""The New York Times"", called the musical a ""friendly, formulaic bio-musical"". He wrote that the musical shows"
"inarticulate friend Christian de Neuvillette who, unaware of Cyrano's unrequited passion for Roxane, imposes upon him to provide the romantic words he can use to woo her successfully in mid-17th century Paris. Its style is closer to that of ""Les Misérables"" and ""The Phantom of the Opera"" than a traditional Broadway book musical. After 38 previews, the Broadway production, directed by Eddy Habbema, opened on November 21, 1993 at the Neil Simon Theatre, where it ran for 137 performances. The cast included Bill van Dijk as Cyrano, Anne Runolfsson as Roxane, and Paul Anthony Stewart as Christian, with James Barbour"
"what I want. Sorry, my dear,"" the performer must communicate the connection between the ""want"" and the ""sorry"". Similarly, Sondheim insists that performers separately enunciate the adjacent ""t""'s in the line, ""There ought to be clowns."" The musical and the song debuted on Broadway in 1973. The song became popular with theater audiences but had not become a pop hit. Sondheim explained how the song became a hit: Frank Sinatra recorded ""Send in the Clowns"" in 1973 for his album ""Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back"", which attained gold status. Gordon Jenkins arranged the song. It was also released as a"