"Can-Can (film) Can-Can is a 1960 American musical film made by Suffolk-Cummings productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Walter Lang, produced by Jack Cummings and Saul Chaplin, from a screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley and Charles Lederer, loosely based on the musical play by Abe Burrows with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, with some songs replaced by songs from earlier Porter musicals. Art direction was by Jack Martin Smith and Lyle R. Wheeler, costume design by Irene Sharaff, and dance staging by Hermes Pan. The film was photographed in Todd-AO. It was, after ""Ben-Hur"", the"
"Kitty Can ""Kitty Can"" is a song by the Bee Gees, composed by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb. It was released as the B-side of ""I've Gotta Get a Message to You"" in July 1968, and as the second track on the album ""Idea"" in September 1968. In 1973, RSO Records released a compilation called ""Kitty Can"" only in Argentina and Uruguay, and this song appeared as the first track on that album. Barry Gibb told Andrew Sandoval: ""'Kitty Can' was written by Maurice and I, during a night with Maurice and Lulu at their place in London, the early"
"Can (band) Can was a German experimental rock band formed in Cologne, West Germany, in 1968 by the core quartet of Holger Czukay (bass), Irmin Schmidt (keyboards), Michael Karoli (guitar), and Jaki Liebezeit (drums). The group cycled through several vocalists, including Malcolm Mooney (1968–70) and Damo Suzuki (1970–73), as well as various temporary members. Drawing from backgrounds in the avant-garde and jazz, Can incorporated minimalist, electronic, and world music elements into their often psychedelic and funk-inflected music. They have been widely hailed as pioneers of the German krautrock scene. Can had occasional commercial success, with singles such as ""Spoon"" and"
"I Can Dream, Can't I? ""I Can Dream, Can't I?,"" is a popular song written by Sammy Fain with lyrics by Irving Kahal that was published in 1937. It was included in a flop musical, ""Right This Way"". Tommy Dorsey released a hit recording of it the same year, but it was in the postwar years that the song gained its greatest success. Harry James recorded a version in December 1937 on Brunswick 8038. The best-known version was recorded by the Andrews Sisters and Gordon Jenkins' orchestra on July 15, 1949, and released by Decca Records as catalog number 24705."
"French Cancan French Cancan is a 1955 French musical film written and directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Gabin and Francoise Arnoul. Where Renoir’s previous film ""Le Carosse d’or"" had celebrated the 18th-century Italian commedia dell’arte, this work is a homage to the Parisian café-concert of the 19th century with its popular singers and dancers. Visually, the film evokes the paintings of Edgar Degas and the Impressionists, including his own father, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It also marked his return to France and to French cinema after an exile that began in 1940. Set in 1890s Paris, Henri Danglard is the"
"I Can't Sing! I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical was a musical comedy written by Harry Hill, with music and additional lyrics by Steve Brown. Based on the TV series ""The X Factor"", the musical made its West End and world premiere in March 2014, at the London Palladium. Due to low ticket sales, it closed just 6 weeks and 3 days later on 10 May 2014, reportedly losing £4 million. In December 2012, Harry Hill announced that he was working on a musical based on the talent show ""The X Factor"". Following two workshops in March 2013, the"
"based on Mervyn Peake's ""Gormenghast Trilogy"". ""Gormenghast"" premiered at the Opernhaus Wuppertal in 1998. Excerpts from the work were released on Spoon Records in 1999. His wife Hildegard Schmidt has been responsible for Can's management and record label, Spoon Records, since the 1970s. As of 2008, Schmidt lives in Southern France. His interests outside music include cooking. In 2015, he received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier). Irmin Schmidt Irmin Schmidt (born 29 May 1937) is a German keyboardist and composer, best known as a founding member of the band Can. Schmidt was born in Berlin, began his"
"I Can Get It for You Wholesale I Can Get It for You Wholesale is a musical, produced by David Merrick, music and lyrics by Harold Rome, and book by Jerome Weidman, based on his 1937 novel of the same title. It marked the Broadway debut of 19-year-old Barbra Streisand, who was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical. The story is set in the New York City Garment District in 1937, during the Great Depression, and the songs utilize traditional Jewish harmonies evocative of the setting and the period of the"
"before."" Anyone Can Whistle Anyone Can Whistle is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The story concerns a corrupt mayoress, an idealistic nurse, a man who may be a doctor, and various officials, patients and townspeople, all fighting to save a bankrupt town. This musical was Angela Lansbury's first stage musical role. The show was first announced in ""The New York Times"" on October 5, 1961: ""For the winter of 1962, [Arthur Laurents] is nurturing another musical project, ""The Natives Are Restless"". The narrative and staging will be Mr. Laurent's handiwork;"
"Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier and introduced Juliet Prowse in her first film role. It incorporated songs from other Porter musicals and films in addition to the original stage production. After the pre-Broadway tryout at the Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia in March 1953, ""Can-Can"" premiered on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on May 7, 1953, and closed on June 25, 1955 after 892 performances. The original production, which Burrows also directed, starred Lilo as La Mome, Hans Conried as Boris, Peter Cookson as the judge, Gwen Verdon as Claudine, Dania Krupska, Phil Leeds, Dee Dee Wood, and Erik Rhodes as Hilaire. Michael"
"Carrie (musical) Carrie: The Musical is a musical with a book by Lawrence D. Cohen, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and music by Michael Gore. Adapted from Stephen King's novel ""Carrie"", it focuses on an awkward teenage girl with telekinetic powers whose lonely life is dominated by an oppressive religious fanatic mother. When she is humiliated by her classmates at the high school prom, she unleashes chaos on everyone and everything in her path. Inspired by a 1981 performance of Alban Berg's opera ""Lulu"" at the Metropolitan Opera House, Lawrence D. Cohen, who wrote the script for the 1976 film version"
"were composed by Henri Betti and recorded by Yves Montand. In 1925, a song with the same title was written by Henri Christiné (music) and Rip (lyrics) for Marie Dubas who performed in the operetta ""P.L.M"" played at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens. In 1993, an another song with the same title was written and performed by Christian Vidal. What Can I Do? (Edith Piaf song) Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai ? is a French popular song composed in 1947 by Henri Betti with the lyrics by Édith Piaf. The English lyrics were written in 1949 by Harold Rome. Henri Betti composed"
"John Kander John Harold Kander (born March 18, 1927) is the American composer of a number of musicals as part of the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb. His best-known stage musicals as composer are ""Cabaret"" and ""Chicago"", both of which were later adapted into films. John Kander was born to a Jewish family on March 18, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri. His father, Harold S. Kander, worked in his father-in-law's egg and poultry business, while instilling a love of life and a healthy interest in the arts in John and his brother, Edward. His parents regularly brought their two"
"The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) is a musical by Joanne Bogart and Eric Rockwell. It is structured into five acts, each of which is a short musical parodying (and paying homage to) the style of an American or British musical theatre composer or composer/lyricist team, all dealing with roughly the same classic melodrama plot: ""I can't pay the rent!"" The musical premiered off-Broadway in 2003 at the York Theatre. It again played off-Broadway in 2005 at the Dodger Stages V with the same cast. It also had a production on London's West End,"
"Can Can (band) Can Can (stylized as Can!!Can) is an American punk rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They were formed in 2007 by lead vocalist Patrick Aleph, guitarist Mary Collins, and drummer Josh Lamar. They released their independent debut album, ""All Hell"", before signing to JDub Records, who released their next album, ""Monsters & Healers"", the following year. They are known for Aleph's aggressive vocals and philosophical, Jewish-themed lyrics. Can Can was formed in 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia. Its members met through the local music scene: Lead singer Patrick Aleph was in the Alive Records band The Love Drunks, guitarist"
"the first to base on opera on the work, began working on it in the early 1990s after receiving a commission from the Wuppertaler Bühnen. Schmidt had studied composition with Stockhausen and Ligeti in the 1950s. As an avant-garde rock musician, he founded the rock band Can in 1968 and performed with them as its keyboardist for ten years. Fallowell, who had written the lyrics to two of Schmidt's albums, ""Musk at Dusk"" (1987) and ""Impossible Holidays"" (1991), wrote the first draft of the libretto while he was living in Saint Petersburg. Schmidt calls ""Gormenghast "" a ""fantasy opera""', saying"
"Anyone Can Whistle Anyone Can Whistle is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The story concerns a corrupt mayoress, an idealistic nurse, a man who may be a doctor, and various officials, patients and townspeople, all fighting to save a bankrupt town. This musical was Angela Lansbury's first stage musical role. The show was first announced in ""The New York Times"" on October 5, 1961: ""For the winter of 1962, [Arthur Laurents] is nurturing another musical project, ""The Natives Are Restless"". The narrative and staging will be Mr. Laurent's handiwork; music"
"José María Cano José María Cano (born 21 February 1959) is a Spanish visual artist, musician, composer, and record producer. From 1982-98, he was a member and principal composer of the Spanish pop-rock band Mecano. Since 1998, he works primarily in the visual arts. José Maria Cano was born in Madrid, and gave his first concerts as a university student there. There he met Ana Torroja, who would become the lead singer in their pop band Mecano. Their first album, also called ""Mecano"" (1981) and produced with the financial backing of his father, included the hit ""Hoy No Me Puedo"
"saying you can't put your man in the can if he is out there and not willing to commit."" The song ""Ain't Ya Something Honey,"" with which ""Can the Can"" was backed, was written and composed by Quatro and produced by Mickie Most. Can the Can ""Can the Can"" is the second solo single by Suzi Quatro and her first to reach number one in the UK, spending a single week at the top of the chart in June 1973. It also reached number one on the European and Australian charts in whose market Quatro achieved her most consistent success"
"Kean (musical) Kean is a musical with a book by Peter Stone and music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest. Using material by Jean-Paul Sartre and Alexandre Dumas, père as its source, it centers on the adventures of Edmund Kean, considered the greatest Shakespearean actor of the early 19th century, focusing primarily mainly on his wild behavior offstage. Trouble ensues as Kean desperately tries to juggle the two women in his life - the Danish Ambassador's wife, Elena, and a young aspiring actress, Anna. After one preview, the Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Jack Cole, opened on"
"Can the Can ""Can the Can"" is the second solo single by Suzi Quatro and her first to reach number one in the UK, spending a single week at the top of the chart in June 1973. It also reached number one on the European and Australian charts in whose market Quatro achieved her most consistent success throughout her career as a recording artist. The single belatedly became a hit in the US peaking at number 56 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1976. It was re-released as a B-side single in 1984, but this time it failed to chart."
"film received the Grand Prix de l'Academie du Cinéma in 1956. Roger Ebert added ""French Cancan"" to his ""Great Movies"" list in 2012. French Cancan French Cancan is a 1955 French musical film written and directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Gabin and Francoise Arnoul. Where Renoir’s previous film ""Le Carosse d’or"" had celebrated the 18th-century Italian commedia dell’arte, this work is a homage to the Parisian café-concert of the 19th century with its popular singers and dancers. Visually, the film evokes the paintings of Edgar Degas and the Impressionists, including his own father, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It also marked"
"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"
"March 1976, all of which were recorded, and did considerable studio work with them. Another vocalist, Englishman Michael Cousins, toured with Can in March (France) and April (Germany) 1976. Can (band) Can was a German experimental rock band formed in Cologne, West Germany, in 1968 by the core quartet of Holger Czukay (bass), Irmin Schmidt (keyboards), Michael Karoli (guitar), and Jaki Liebezeit (drums). The group cycled through several vocalists, including Malcolm Mooney (1968–70) and Damo Suzuki (1970–73), as well as various temporary members. Drawing from backgrounds in the avant-garde and jazz, Can incorporated minimalist, electronic, and world music elements into"
"Malcolm Mooney Malcolm Mooney (born 1948) is an American singer, poet, and artist, best known as the original vocalist for German krautrock band Can. Mooney began singing in high school, and was a member of an a cappella vocal group known as the ""Six Fifths"". He gained some fame as a sculptor in New York City, then moved to Germany where he became a friend of Irmin Schmidt and Holger Czukay, who were forming a band. Mooney joined as lead vocalist. The band was originally known as ""Inner Space"", but Mooney came up with ""The Can"", later shortened to Can."
"Victory Canteen Victory Canteen is a musical with book by Milt Larsen and Bobby Lauher and music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The musical opened on January 27, 1971 at the Ivar Theatre (Hollywood, California) and ran for six months, and then transferred to San Diego. The show featured Sherry Alberoni, Patty Andrews, Lorene Yarnell, Beverly Sanders, Stewart Rose, Marsha Kramer, Patty Shayne, and Brian Avery. Also in the cast was Anson Williams as KNX Radio Entertainment Reporter Tom Hatten. The follow-spot operator was KFWB Traffic Reporter Doug Dunlap. The show is a happy-go-lucky review"
"I Can Help ""I Can Help"" is a song written and performed by Billy Swan. Released in July 1974, the song was a big crossover smash, reaching No. 1 on both the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and Hot Country Singles charts late that fall. Although Swan had other charting singles on both the Hot 100 and country charts, the song is generally recognized as being Swan's only major hit single release. However, Swan had continued success as a songwriter for other artists and as a session musician. Billy Swan secured his own recording deal with Monument Records, after his return to"
"I Can (Blue song) ""I Can"" is a song by British pop group Blue, taken from their fourth studio album, ""Roulette"". It was the United Kingdom's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 which was held in Düsseldorf, Germany. The song came 11th scoring 100 points. The single was released on 1 May 2011 as a digital download, with the physical release the day after. ""I Can"" peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Blue's lowest-charting single in the UK. The song was written by group members Duncan James and Lee Ryan with Ciaron Bell, Ben Collier,"
"if You Can Get It,” the pastiche of a 1920s musical featuring songs by George and Ira Gershwin. Most of this show, which opened on Tuesday night at the Imperial Theater, registers as a shiny, dutiful trickle of jokes and dance numbers performed by talented people who don’t entirely connect with the whimsy of a bygone genre. [...] But then, all at once, there’s a moment of delicate ridiculousness, of utterly credible improbability, that signals what Kathleen Marshall, the production’s director and choreographer, must have been aiming for."" The ""USA Today"" reviewer wrote: ""[...] director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall and a stellar"
"Warwick. The song, included on Warwick's first album for Arista Records, ""Dionne"", was important to the revitalization of Warwick's career at that point. Recent collaborations have included co-writing with noted songwriter, arranger and producer Leon Ware. Anderson also wrote the libretto for ""City Kid: The Musical"", which premiered at Village Theatre in Issaquah, Washington, and subsequently opened in Los Angeles in 2007. Adrienne Anderson Adrienne Anderson is an American songwriter, most notable for being the co-writer of ""Could It Be Magic"", among other Barry Manilow songs, as well as being the co-writer of signature songs for Dionne Warwick (""Déjà Vu"")"
"February 22, 2015, Hudson performed a special version of the song (with some lyrics rewritten for the occasion) live as part of the memorial segment of the 87th Academy Awards show aired on the ABC television network. I Can't Let Go (Smash song) ""I Can't Let Go"" is an original song introduced in the fourth episode of the second season of the musical TV series Smash, entitled ""The Song"". It was written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. Within the show's universe, it was written by songwriting team Jimmy Collins (Jeremy Jordan) and Kyle Bishop (Andy Mientus) for their musical"
"It Can Happen ""It Can Happen"" is a song by the progressive rock band Yes, from their 1983 album ""90125"". It was released as the third single from that album, reaching number 51 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in 1984. It also reached number 5 on the ""Billboard"" Mainstream Rock chart. Following the 1981 breakup of the band, bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White joined with South African guitarist Trevor Rabin to form a new band, called Cinema. An early version of song ""It Can Happen"", sung by Squire, was written and recorded during this time. Squire, White"
"I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful) ""I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful)"" is a popular song. The music was written by Henry Sullivan, the lyrics by Harry Ruskin. The song was published in 1929 and it was included in the musical revue ""Murray Anderson's Almanac"" which ran for 69 performances at Erlanger's Theatre on Broadway in 1929. It is said that the song was written on-demand for John Murray Anderson. In his book, ""Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre"", Stanley Green reported that “because Anderson believed that the best songs are created under pressure he"