"Carr, Jack Jones, and Joe and Eddie. Willson wrote a number of very well known songs, such as ""You and I"", which was a No. 1 for Glenn Miller in 1941 on the ""Billboard"" charts. It was also recorded by Bing Crosby, and by Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra on vocals. Three songs from ""The Music Man"" have become American standards: ""Seventy-Six Trombones"", ""Gary, Indiana"", and ""Till There Was You"". The last was recorded by The Beatles for their UK album ""With The Beatles"" (1963). (The album's American equivalent, ""Meet The Beatles!"", was issued in 1964.) Other popular songs composed"
"the concert was musical theater composer Meredith Willson who was at that time in the midst of creating his musical on the life of Molly Brown, ""Titanic"" survivor. Willson contacted him after the concert and asked him to audition for him. Presnell complied and Wilson ended up offering him the role of ""Leadville Johnny."" At this point the musical was not completed and Wilson went on to compose much of the music for Leadville Johnny with Presnell's voice in mind. On November 3, 1960, ""The Unsinkable Molly Brown"" opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre to a resounding success."
"singing led her to record a debut solo album, ""AM/FM"", which she released on May 8, 2012, on the Decca Records label. The album featured classics from the 1960s/1970s, including a cover of ""Wichita Lineman"" that she performed with the song's writer-composer, Jimmy Webb. Wilson married actor Tom Hanks in 1988, and they have two sons, Chester and Truman. Wilson has two stepchildren, Colin and Elizabeth Hanks. Wilson has one grandchild, and two step-grandchildren. She contributed to the Moffitt Cancer Center by donating ""True Hearts"" jewelry made of sterling silver and 14k gold. The proceeds will benefit several charities. Wilson"
"274 performances. The director and choreographer was Elizabeth Swados, with scenic design by Douglas W. Schmidt and Woods Mackintosh, costume design by Hilary Rosenfeld, and lighting design by Jennifer Tipton. In 2007, a re-worked concert version of the show produced by Jamie McGonnigal and directed by Rodney Hicks played at Joe's Pub. The orchestra consisted of Piano and Toy Piano, String Bass, Congas, Timbales, Bongos, Bell Sirens and Others, Trap Set, Triangle, Glass and Ratchet, Saxophone and Flutes, and Guitar (played by Elizabeth Swados). The musical was presented in 2016 as part of New York City Center's Encores! Off-Center's concert"
"cast are joined on stage by an ensemble and members of a dance school (Ellie Bailey, Rachael Hackett, Alice Mee and Autumn Wade). 1966 - Maid of the Mountains (Musical) 1967 - The Merry Widow (Musical) 1968 - Summer Song (Musical) 1969 - Quaker Girl (Musical) 1970 - Magyar Melody (Musical) 1971 - Aladdin (Pantomime) 1971 - Finians Rainbow (Musical) 1973 - The Sound of Music (Musical) 1974 - Oaklahoma (Musical) 1975 - Jack and the Beanstalk (Pantomime) 1975 - A Funny Thing (Musical) 1976 - Jorrocks (Musical) 1977 - Mother Goose (Pantomime) 1977 - Chrysanthemum (Musical) 1978 - Humpty"
"in her career. Two, ""Cake Walking Babies"" (1988) and ""Outstanding In Their Field"" (1989) were recorded with the Hot Cotton Jazz Band. Wilson appeared in several films, including ""The People vs. Larry Flynt"" (1996), ""The Chamber"" (1996), ""Cookie's Fortune"" (1999) and ""Black Snake Moan"" (2006) as well as in television commercials. In 1992, after 20 years of singing in Beale Street clubs, local TV station WMC-TV gave her the title ""Queen Ambassador of Beale Street""; two years later this was amended to ""The Queen of Beale Street"". In 2006, Wilson received the Memphis Sound Award for Best Entertainer; in 2010,"
"Lebowski"", 1998), Jean-Luc Godard (""Nouvelle Vague"", 1990 and ""Notre musique"", 2004), and in ""The Rapture"" (1991). Hip hop artist DJ Shadow sampled Dolmen Music on the song ""Midnight in a Perfect World"" (Endtroducing..., 1995). French singer Camille paid an explicit homage to Meredith in her song ""The Monk"" (""Music Hole"", 2008) which reminds in its construction the work of Monk. Meredith Monk Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. Since the 1960s, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording extensively for ECM Records. In 1991,"
"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 July 28, 2019 as part of its 2018/19 season. Due to the death of the director the production has been postponed with no announced date. 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"
"Sandy Wilson, it starred Glynis Johns as Madam Dubonett and Derek Waring as Percival Browne. It transferred to The Old Vic Theatre (London) then The Ed Mirvish Theatre (Toronto) before starting a West End run at The Albery Theatre in St Martins Lane.Glynis Johns was replaced by Anna Quayle when it reached the West End. In 1995, on its 40th anniversary, the musical returned to The Players' Theatre in London in a new production that was as near a reproduction of the original as possible. It was directed by Maria Charles, who had played the original Dulcie. The choreography was"
"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"
"instruments, as had been done in London. The cast consisted of: Patti LuPone (Mrs. Lovett/Tuba/Percussion), Michael Cerveris (Todd/Guitar), Manoel Felciano (Tobias/Violin/Clarinet/Piano), Alexander Gemignani (Beadle/Piano/Trumpet), Lauren Molina (Johanna/Cello), Benjamin Magnuson (Anthony/Cello/Piano), Mark Jacoby (Turpin/Trumpet/Percussion), Donna Lynne Champlin (Pirelli/Accordion/Flute/Piano), Diana DiMarzio (Beggar Woman/Clarinet) and John Arbo (Fogg/Double bass). The production ran for 349 performances and 35 previews, and was nominated for six Tony Awards, winning two: Best Direction of a Musical for Doyle and Best Orchestrations for Sarah Travis who had reconstructed Jonathan Tunick's original arrangements to suit the ten-person cast and orchestra. Because of the small scale of the musical, it"
"""Mrs Henderson Presents"", another film to stage musical adaptation. This nomination was for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. The production began at Bath Theatre Royal and transferred to the Noel Coward Theatre in the West End, starting in February 2016. In the interim Williams played the role of Betty in ""White Christmas"" at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, directed by Nikolai Foster. In 2017 she played Helen Walsingham in Cameron Mackintosh's new production of ""Half A Sixpence"", with a revised book by Julian Fellowes and score and lyrics by Stiles and Drewe. This production reunited her with director Rachel Kavanaugh"
"marching band seldom has more than 30 trombonists, the band that Harold Hill describes to the citizens includes 76 trombones, 110 cornets, ""more than a thousand reeds"", double bell euphoniums, and ""fifty mounted cannon"" (which were popular in bands of the late 19th century). The love ballad ""Goodnight My Someone"", which immediately precedes ""Seventy-Six Trombones"" in the musical, has the same tune but is played in 3/4 time, at a slower tempo. At the end of the musical, lines from ""Seventy-Six Trombones"" and ""Goodnight My Someone"" are sung in alternation with each other. In Willson's hometown of Mason City, Iowa,"
"as the All-State musicians and alternates, and one year later 8 students were selected. The school marching band has praiseworthy achievements as well. The marching band has performed and marched in the Sugar Bowl Parade (1989), Orange Bowl Parade (1990), and the Tournament of Roses Parade (1996). In May 2000, the Schreiber Concert Band performed and won several awards at a high school band tournament in Hershey, PA. During the next school year, in the fall of 2000, the Paul D. Schreiber Marching Band performed the piece ""Seventy-Six Trombones"" from the musical ""The Music Man"" at the tenth annual Lauri"
"""Coupling"" (""Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps""). Her version of ""Cry Me a River"" was featured in the 1990s crime drama series ""McCallum"". In 2005, she returned to recording with the album ""Dolled Up"". This was followed by a compilation of her hits, ""The Platinum Collection"" to celebrate her 25th anniversary in the music industry. Apart from pursuing her solo career, she toured with Barb Jungr and Claire Martin as the cabaret act, 'Girl Talk' (though Claire Martin has now been replaced by Gwyneth Herbert). Wilson has also performed in musicals such as ""Dusty - The Musical"", and has been featured on a"
"Opera"" plus ""Out of the Blue"" with Michael McCarthy and ""Killing Rasputin"". Between 2000-2001 Meredith starred as Lily in the RSC's production of ""The Secret Garden"" at both the Theatre Royal Stratford and the Aldwych Theatre, London. Braun also acted as Belle in Disney's 1992 holiday film ""The Muppet Christmas Carol"" opposite Michael Caine and the cast of The Muppets, and has done a number of television roles in England. After a ten-year absence from performing, Meredith released her debut solo album ""Someone Else's Story"" in 2012 - a mix of contemporary show songs and classical crossover material. The album"
"several YouTubers. Substitutiary Locomotion ""Substitutiary Locomotion"" is a song written by Robert and Richard Sherman for the 1971 Walt Disney musical film production ""Bedknobs and Broomsticks"". It is sung by ""Professor Emelius Browne"" (played by David Tomlinson), ""Eglantine Price"" (played by Angela Lansbury), and the three children. The spell is composed of five magic words: ""Treguna Mekoides Trecorum Satis Dee"", which were engraved in the Star of Astoroth. The original complete lyrics of the song as written by the Sherman Brothers, included an intro and several more verses, but these were not included in the film. However they have been"
"Orchestra performed this musical by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) in 2018, his centenary year. Directed by Rachel Kavanaugh and with choreography by Alastair David, this semi-staged production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical marked 10 years since John Wilson first performed at the BBC Proms and eight years since the John Wilson Orchestra made their Proms debut. The ""stellar cast"" included Belinda Lang (Aunt Eller) with Nathaniel Hackmann (Curly), Scarlet Strallen (Laurey), Robert Fairchild (Will Parker), David Seadon-Young (Jud), and Lizzy Connolly (Ado Annie), with comedian/actor Marcus Brigstocke (Ali Hakim). A tribute to George and Ira Gershwin. For 12 of the pieces"
"Meredith Monk Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. Since the 1960s, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording extensively for ECM Records. In 1991, Monk composed an opera called ""Atlas"" with the Houston Opera""."" Her music has been used in films by the Coen Brothers (""The Big Lebowski"", 1998) and Jean-Luc Godard (""Nouvelle Vague"", 1990 and ""Notre musique"", 2004). Hip hop artist DJ Shadow sampled Monk's ""Dolmen Music"" on the song ""Midnight in a Perfect World."" Meredith Monk was born to businessman Theodore Glenn"
"has appeared in leading roles (often as standby) in ""Grey Gardens"" (2006–07), ""The Threepenny Opera"" (2006), ""Gypsy"" (2003–04), ""Cabaret (musical)"", (1998–2004), ""Sunset Boulevard"" (1994–1997), ""Falsettos"" (1992–93), ""Jerome Robbins' Broadway"" (1989–90), ""Les Misérables"" (1987 - 03), ""Song and Dance"" (1985–86), ""Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?"" (1982), ""The Moony Shapiro Songbook"" (1981), ""Amadeus"" (1980–83), ""I Love My Wife"" (1977–79), and ""Gypsy"" (1974–75). She has also appeared in a number of national tours and in regional theatre. Moore also voiced as the evil witch in the musical Into The Woods On film, Moore began with the role of Elizabeth in"
"features musical direction and arrangements by Paul Bateman (musical director for Sarah Brightman and Lesley Garrett), and was released on Stage Door Records on March 26, 2012. In 2017, Meredith released her second solo album ""When Love Is Gone"" featuring a new recording of the song she performed in ""The Muppet Christmas Carol"" marking the film's 25th anniversary. The album was released by Stage Door Records in November 2017. Braun has three children by her first husband, musical director David White, (twins born 1997-1998) and a son, Tiger Braun-White, a cellist, (born 2003-2004). Her second husband, Bill Rae, is a"
"ever received."" Times.com, August 20, 2006: ""It's been a long career for the polished Wilson, whose first albums appeared in the 1960s, and she faces that truth head-on in such numbers as 'These Golden Years' and 'I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up'. Shorter breathed these days, she can still summon a warm, rich sound and vividly tell a song's story. With a big band behind her in 'Taking a Chance on Love', she also shows there's plenty of fire in her autumnal mood"". At the Hollywood Bowl, August 29, 2007, Wilson celebrated her 70th birthday with an all-star event hosted"
"said it was fueled by ""Motown essence"". Ithaca.com described the number as ""splendid"", and Alpharetta said the song is ""rousing"". Playbill described it as a ""tuneful and surprisingly touching duet"". Welcome to the 60's ""Welcome to the 60's"" is a song from the musical ""Hairspray"". it is performed by Tracy Turnblad, Edna Turnblad, Mr. Pinky, and a Greek chorus consisting of three African-American stylists entitled the Dynamites. DVD Talk wrote ""A number of Shaiman and Wittman's songs come from specific lines of dialog, like ""Welcome to the 60's"" and ""Big, Blonde and Beautiful,"" a nice way of simply expanding on"
"was composed by Henri Betti with the lyrics by Édith Piaf in 1947. The musical arrangements of the 17 songs were made by Bruno Fontaine. Also in 2016, he portrayed Jacques Cousteau in the biopic ""The Odyssey"". Wilson’s commitment to safeguarding the environment is manifest in his support of Greenpeace and Agir pour l'Environnement amongst others. He works on behalf of the Fondation Abbé-Pierre and the Mouvement Emmaüs in France to eradicate hunger and poverty. Wilson is an ambassador for Les Toiles Enchantées (an association that brings contemporary cinema to hospitals and hospices for children), and ""parrain"" (patron) for a"
"Broadway Database; ""Playbill""; ""Playbill"" Sources: ""Playbill""; ""Playbill""; Olivier Awards ""The Telegraph"" Hairspray (musical) Hairspray is an American musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on John Waters’s 1988 film of the same name. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and ""downtown"" rhythm and blues. In 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, plump teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on ""The Corny Collins Show"", a local TV dance program based on the real-life ""Buddy Deane Show"". When Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity"
"Six (musical) Six is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. The idea came to Marlow whilst studying in his final year at Cambridge University, and despite uncertainties from collaborator Moss, the pair wrote the musical whilst studying for their final exams. The musical is presented as a rock concert featuring the six wives of Henry VIII. The world premiere production took place at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017, presented by Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society. The production attracted the attention of several producers, and made its professional debut on 18th December 2018, performing"
"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"
"1960, is ""The Unsinkable Molly Brown,"" dramatised and with music and lyrics by Meredith Willson, who had drawn his inspiration from Gene Fowler's 1949 book ""The Unsinkable Mrs. Brown"". The Broadway musical presents a considerably embellished version of the real Margaret Brown's exploits; it portrays her taking command of a ""Titanic"" lifeboat and keeping the survivors in her charge going with bravado and her pistol. The writer Steven Biel notes that ""Molly Brown"" plays on American stereotypes of resilience and exceptionalism with a hint of isolationism. It was made into a film of the same title in 1964, starring Debbie"
"and the debut of Gwen Verdon. In 1963 he composed most of the songs for the infamous first topless mainstream movie ""Promises! Promises!"", starring Jayne Mansfield and Marie ""(the Body)"" McDonald—not to be confused with the subsequent Neil Simon, Burt Bacharach musical ""Promises, Promises"". His other film work included the scores to ""The Explosive Generation"" (1961), ""Flight of the Lost Balloon"" (1961) and ""Hillbillys in a Haunted House"" (1967). He was celebrated for his piano improvisations and often jammed in duets with Ellington on the spinet. Among his many albums, he supported Marie McDonald for her 1957 musical foray """"The"
"announced. Six (musical) Six is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. The idea came to Marlow whilst studying in his final year at Cambridge University, and despite uncertainties from collaborator Moss, the pair wrote the musical whilst studying for their final exams. The musical is presented as a rock concert featuring the six wives of Henry VIII. The world premiere production took place at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017, presented by Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society. The production attracted the attention of several producers, and made its professional debut on 18th December 2018,"
"Welcome to the 60's ""Welcome to the 60's"" is a song from the musical ""Hairspray"". it is performed by Tracy Turnblad, Edna Turnblad, Mr. Pinky, and a Greek chorus consisting of three African-American stylists entitled the Dynamites. DVD Talk wrote ""A number of Shaiman and Wittman's songs come from specific lines of dialog, like ""Welcome to the 60's"" and ""Big, Blonde and Beautiful,"" a nice way of simply expanding on what Waters' characters were already saying"". Edna Turnblad is encouraged to go outside for the first time in a while, and she takes in the surroundings. It is a changing"
"to ignite much interest. In late 1977, Wilson left The Supremes, following a performance at London's Drury Lane Theatre. After Payne and Greene unsuccessfully lobbied to get a replacement for Wilson, the Supremes officially disbanded. Wilson got involved in a protracted legal battle with Motown over management of the Supremes. After an out-of-court settlement, Wilson signed with Motown for solo work, releasing a disco-heavy self-titled album in 1979. A single from the album, ""Red Hot"", had a modest showing of No. 90 on the pop charts. Midway through production of a second solo album in 1980, Motown dropped her from"