"write this song. They introduced it to Mary Martin one night when they were at Joshua Logan's house fine-tuning the script. Hammerstein wrote this song to express the exuberance of Nellie's character at this point in the show, and it carried over to Mary Martin's performance of it. Mary Martin was so thrilled that when she sang it on stage, she performed cartwheels on the stage at every turn of ""I'm in love."" I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy ""A Wonderful Guy"" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ""South Pacific."" It was first introduced"
"Been In Love Before"", ""More I Cannot Wish You"", and ""Marry the Man Today"". 20th Century Fox acquired the film rights to the musical in early 2013, and plan to cast Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in a remake of ""Guys and Dolls"". The following table shows the principal casts of the major productions of ""Guys and Dolls"": There are numerous recordings of the show's score on compact disc. The most notable include: Guys and Dolls Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based"
"Mr. Wonderful (musical) Mr. Wonderful is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, and music and lyrics by Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, and George David Weiss. Written specifically to showcase the talents of Sammy Davis, Jr., the thin plot, focusing on entertainer Charlie Welch's show business struggles, primarily served as a springboard for an extended version of Davis's Las Vegas nightclub act. The Broadway production, staged by Jack Donohue, opened on March 22, 1956 at The Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 383 performances. In addition to Davis, the cast included his father Sammy Sr. and"
"(ASIN: B000XUOLLQ). One Song, Pffft!, was made available only by digital download. The ""CurtainUp"" reviewer of the Menier Chocolate Factory production wrote: ""In dramatic terms, the Wright Brothers are the comedians of the musical. As inventors they form a slightly barmy double act in their felt hats and tweed suits. Amelia gives us the love interest with her devoted husband George Putnam (Ian Bartholomew) torn between letting her achieve her ambition and knowing that with the risks she takes, he may lose her. Charles Lindbergh is this curiosity, a solo pilot and seemingly a loner which, in Michael Jibson's remarkable"
"composed by Marc Shaiman with lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman. The musical opened at the Neil Simon Theatre on April 10, 2011. McDaniel is also composing the work-in-progress musical ""It's a Wonderful Life"". This is an adaptation of the 1946 film of the same name, which deals with George Bailey, a man whose imminent suicide on Christmas Eve brings about the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody. Clarence shows George all the lives he has touched and the contributions he has made to his community. Said McDaniel in an interview: McDaniel, who is openly gay, currently resides in"
"the Southern U.S., its racial theme provoked controversy, for which its authors were unapologetic. Several of its songs, including ""Bali Ha'i"", ""I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair"", ""Some Enchanted Evening"", ""There Is Nothing Like a Dame"", ""Happy Talk"", ""Younger Than Springtime"", and ""I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy"", have become popular standards. The production won ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Libretto, and it is the only musical production to win Tony Awards in all four acting categories. Its original cast album was the bestselling record of the 1940s, and other recordings"
"Deirdre Ann Ottewill. They have two children, Jennifer and Christopher, and adopted their grandson, Alexander, in 2000. After a series of appearances on Broadway, Damon's appearance as the Prince in the 1965 version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ""Cinderella"" starring Lesley Ann Warren helped pave the way to a long career in television and soap opera. The very same year, he had a prominent featured role in the Broadway musical ""Do I Hear a Waltz?"" written by Richard Rodgers (music) and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics). He had earlier appeared in an Off-Broadway revival of ""The Boys From Syracuse"" with music by Rodgers"
"Useful Group. It was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 1998. A further production played at the Dimson Theatre in New York City in 2000. Enter the Guardsman ""Enter the Guardsman ""is a musical based on Ferenc Molnár's play ""The Guardsman"", with music by Craig Bohmler, lyrics by Marion Adler and a book by Scott Wentworth. The story concerns an actor who tests his actress wife's love by sending her roses as a secret admirer and disguising himself as a guardsman in order to seduce her. ""Enter the Guardsman"" won the first International Musical of the"
"Golden Boy (musical) Golden Boy is a 1964 musical with a book by Clifford Odets and William Gibson, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. Based on the 1937 play of the same name by Odets, it focuses on Joe Wellington, a young man from Harlem who, despite his family's objections, turns to prizefighting as a means of escaping his ghetto roots and finding fame and fortune. He crosses paths with Mephistopheles-like promoter Eddie Satin and eventually betrays his manager Tom Moody when he becomes romantically involved with Moody's girlfriend Lorna Moon. Producer Hillard Elkins planned the project"
"Coppola's film The Godfather Part II (1974). Mr. Wonderful (1955 song) ""Mr. Wonderful"" is a popular song, written in 1955 written by Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, and Larry Holofcener, as the title song of a Broadway musical starring Sammy Davis Jr. The song was introduced in the musical by Olga James. The most popular contemporary recordings of the song were done by Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan and Teddi King. All of these reached the Billboard charts in 1956. It also makes a memorable appearance sung (largely out of tune) by a boys choir at the Lake Tahoe First Communion"
"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"
"a song entitled ""She Is Beautiful"" into ""You Are Beautiful"". The team decided to include a song for Sammy Fong to explain to Mei Li that they should not wed. In the span of a few hours, they wrote the lyrics and music to ""Don't Marry Me"". Once the songs were finalized, Robert Russell Bennett, who had orchestrated several of the creators' most successful previous shows, did the same for the score of ""Flower Drum Song"". The musical opened for tryouts on October 27, 1958 at Boston's Shubert Theatre. The audience gave it an enthusiastic response, causing Rodgers to leave"
"Mr. Wonderful (1955 song) ""Mr. Wonderful"" is a popular song, written in 1955 written by Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, and Larry Holofcener, as the title song of a Broadway musical starring Sammy Davis Jr. The song was introduced in the musical by Olga James. The most popular contemporary recordings of the song were done by Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan and Teddi King. All of these reached the Billboard charts in 1956. It also makes a memorable appearance sung (largely out of tune) by a boys choir at the Lake Tahoe First Communion celebrations at the beginning of Francis Ford"
"features classics such as ""Torn"" by Natalie Imbruglia, ""Say My Name"" by Destiny's Child, ""Kids in America"" by Kim Wilde, and ""Beautiful Life"" by Ace of Base. The musical opened at The New Group in New York, New York, on November 20, 2018, for a limited engagement until January 12, 2019. The production was directed by Kristin Hanggi and choreographed by Kelly Devine. The production’s design team included scenery by Beowulf Boritt, costumes by Amy Clark, lighting by Jason Lyons, sound by Gareth Owen, and projections by Darrel Maloney. ""1990, Beverly Hills"" ""Clueless, The Musical"" received mostly mixed reviews. Frank"
"Mad About the Boy ""Mad About the Boy"" is a popular song with words and music by actor and playwright Sir Noël Coward. It was introduced in the 1932 revue ""Words and Music"" by Joyce Barbour, Steffi Duna, Norah Howard and Doris Hare. The song deals with the theme of unrequited love for a film star. It was written to be sung by female characters, although Coward also wrote a version, which was never performed, that contained references to the then risqué topic of homosexual love. The song gained new popularity in 1992 when Dinah Washington's rendition was used in"
"scary, they stayed with the story."" Selected tracks from the musical is available for streaming from the National Theatre, including ""My Fairy Story"", ""Althea"", ""Amphibiava"" and ""Better Than Good"". Another stage adaption was done to the fairy tale by a Massachusetts director, Emily C. A. Snyder. On 1st July 2018 Alex Parker and Club 11 staged a concert performance of the musical at Cadogan Hall in London. It starred Rosalie Craig returning to the role of Althea, Craig's husband Hadley Fraser as Prince Digby, Trevor Dion Nicholas as King Darius, Gabrielle Brooks as Piper, Louis Maskell as Llewelyn, Norman Bowman"
"love with the Duke, who also believes Cesario is a man and regards him as his confidant. The musical had its world premiere at the Seattle Repertory Theatre in 1976. The Broadway production, directed by Abbott and choreographed by Patricia Birch, opened at the St. James Theatre on December 20, 1976 following 14 previews and closed on December 26 after eight performances. The music was orchestrated by Hershy Kay, and Paul Gemignani served as musical director. The cast included Catherine Cox as Viola, Christopher Hewett as Malvolio, Joel Higgins as Sebastian, David Holliday as Duke Orsino, Sherry Mathis as Olivia,"
"Wise Guy (musical) Wise Guy, which had at different points the working titles (in approximate order) The Last Resorts, Palm Beach, The Mizner Story, and Sentimental Guy, is a musical whose music and lyrics were written by Irving Berlin about 1952-1956. It has never been produced. The subject of the musical is Berlin's deceased friend, the famous Florida architect Addison Mizner, to a lesser extent Addison's younger brother and sometimes partner Wilson, and their friends and clients. Berlin had been an investor in Mizner's visionary but ultimately ruinous Boca Raton project, and there had been talk (but no serious plans)"
"Wonder.land Wonder.land is a musical with music by Damon Albarn and lyrics and book by Moira Buffini. Inspired by Lewis Carroll's novels ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" and ""Through the Looking-Glass"", the musical made its world premiere at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, in July 2015 as part of the Manchester International Festival. The musical transferred to London's Royal National Theatre from November 2015, before opening at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, in 2016."" The musical is inspired by the novels ""Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass,"" written by Lewis Carroll. On 21 January 2015, the musical was officially confirmed and"
"ultimately premiered in October 2012 at Hartford Stage in Hartford, Connecticut. The production, directed by Darko Tresnjak, transferred to the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California in March 2013, and then opened on Broadway in 2014. Freedman won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for this musical. Sources: ""The New York Times"", filmreference.com Robert L. Freedman Robert L. Freedman (born July 27, 1957) is an American screenwriter and dramatist. He is best known for his teleplays for ""Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella"" (1997) and """" (2001), and for his Tony-winning book and lyrics of ""A Gentleman's Guide"
"as well as by a love to which neither can admit. The musical premiered on March 29, 1951, at Broadway's St. James Theatre. It ran for nearly three years, making it the fourth longest-running Broadway musical in history at the time, and has had many tours and revivals. In 1950, theatrical attorney Fanny Holtzmann was looking for a part for her client, veteran leading lady Gertrude Lawrence. Holtzmann realized that Landon's book would provide an ideal vehicle and contacted Rodgers and Hammerstein, who were initially reluctant but agreed to write the musical. The pair initially sought Rex Harrison to play"
"choreographed by Dina DiCostanzio, and music directed by Austin Cook. Necco (New England Confectionery Company) created a short-lived candy bar inspired by Davis and the musical. It was called ""Golden Boy"". ""Open a New Window: The Broadway Musical in the 1960s"" by Ethan Mordden, published by Palgrave, 2001 () Golden Boy (musical) Golden Boy is a 1964 musical with a book by Clifford Odets and William Gibson, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. Based on the 1937 play of the same name by Odets, it focuses on Joe Wellington, a young man from Harlem who, despite his"
"production ""The Broadway Kids Sing Broadway"", ""The New York Times"" wrote he ""was a testament to youthful enthusiasm and lung power"". He is openly gay. As of July 2016, Uranowitz is in a relationship with actor Zachary Prince. They met at the audition for ""Baby It's You!"" and Prince was subsequently cast as Uranowitz's understudy. Brandon Uranowitz Brandon Jacob Uranowitz is an American stage and television actor, best known for his roles as Adam Hochberg in ""An American in Paris"" and Mendel in the 2016 Broadway revival of ""Falsettos"". He was a 2015 Tony Award nominee for his featured performance"
"especially in the professional theaters of southern California. He also performed in several national tours, including ""Into the Woods"" and ""The Secret Garden"", which would also feature future Broadway stars as James Stacy Barbour and Audra McDonald. He met his partner, Todd, in 1994 while touring with ""The Secret Garden"". His first Broadway role, however, came when composer Frank Wildhorn and lyricist Nan Knighton approached him in hopes of finding a male lead for their new musical, ""The Scarlet Pimpernel"". Before this audition, Sills told his agent not to send him to any more auditions because he planned to attend"
"A Wonderful Life (musical) A Wonderful Life is a 1986 musical with a book and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and music by Joe Raposo. Based on the classic Frank Capra film ""It's a Wonderful Life"" starring James Stewart, the story closely follows the original plot, set in 1945, telling the story of a suicidal man whose guardian angel reveals to him how different the world and everyone whose life he has touched would be had he never been born. The film was, in turn, based on a 1938 short story by Philip Van Doren Stern called ""The Greatest Gift"". Harnick"
"Musical Theatre Conference. Craig Carnelia Craig Carnelia (born 1949) is an American musical theater composer and singer, known for his collaboration on the musicals ""Working"" and ""Sweet Smell of Success"". Carnelia grew up in Floral Park, New York. He was exposed to Broadway at the age of fourteen when he was inspired by the Richard Rodgers musical ""No Strings"". He played guitar, was in a folksinging group and taught himself to play the piano. While attending Hofstra University he won the role of The Boy in off-Broadway's ""The Fantasticks"", and dropped out of school as a sophomore. After a short"
"of romance between the two. Because of problems the show went through during out of town tryouts, Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock, the successful composing team of ""Fiddler on the Roof"" were brought in to contribute additional songs including ""Cold Clear World"" and ""I Shall Miss You."" They also wrote ""I'm In London Again"" which was the first number for Irene Adler, but after opening night, this number (which can be heard on the cast album) was dropped and replaced by another Bock-Harnick composition, ""Buffalo Belle"" which had Irene Adler performing an elaborate Wild West number. The musical opened on"
"engaged. Just as Billy prepares to leave, Jane begs his forgiveness for her deception but reveals that she has fallen in love with him. Billy must honor his agreement to take a job with his father, but he asks Jane to wait for him, and all ends happily. The musical received good notices. The critic Gilbert Seldes commented that Wodehouse's lyrics ""had the great virtue which Gilbert's lyrics had and which, I am told, the comic verses of Molière and Aristophanes also have: they say things as simply as you would say them in common speech, yet they sing perfectly."""
"for profanity. Falsettos Falsettos is a musical with a book by William Finn and James Lapine, and music and lyrics by Finn. The musical consists of ""March of the Falsettos"" and ""Falsettoland"", the last two installments in one trio of one-act Off-Broadway musicals (the first was ""In Trousers""). The story involves Marvin, his ex-wife Trina, his psychiatrist Mendel, his son Jason, his lover Whizzer Brown, and his neighbors Cordelia and Dr. Charlotte. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1992 and was nominated for seven Tony Awards, of which it won Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. It"
"""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"","
"by Capitol and then later in a much improved release on EMI's Broadway Angel label (CD #ZDM 7 65023-2). On the television show ""Mad Men"", Don Draper and his wife Betty attend a showing of ""Fiorello!"" in the season one episode ""Shoot"". Fiorello! Fiorello! is a musical about New York City mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, a reform Republican who took on the Tammany Hall political machine. The book is by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott, drawn substantially from the 1955 volume ""Life with Fiorello"" by Ernest Cuneo, with lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock. It is one"
"nothing except a wonderful marriage. The musical was notable for its elaborate scenic design by Boris Aronson, who conceived the set as an enormous pop art jukebox and used extremely novel forms like collage in his design. The curtain of juke boxes ""evoked a cathedral's stained glass effect."" In a scene in a night club, the tables had drawn figures instead of actors, and the actors would talk with these drawings. And in the ""Fireworks"" number, black light is used to reveal shooting stars and Roman candles as Tilda and John's love affair explodes in song. The musical opened on"
"I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is a musical comedy with book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts. It is the second-longest running Off Broadway musical. The musical was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award as Outstanding Off-Broadway musical in 1997. The musical premiered Off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre on August 1, 1996 and closed on July 27, 2008, after 5,003 performances. Directed by Joel Bishoff, the cast featured Jordan Leeds, Robert Roznowski, Jennifer Simard, and Melissa Weil. It was first produced in the town where playwright"