Guide to Musical Theatre
Welcome to the wonderful world of musical theatre. This guide has been designed for those who enjoy musicals, especially for those who participate in productions of Broadway, West End and shows written with the amateur in mind. “The Guide to Musical Theatre is a participant in the Amazon Europe S.à r.l. Associates Programme, an affiliate ...
Sister Act the Musical - Guide to Musical Theatre
Sister Act the Musical. A Musical in 2 acts: book by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner, lyrics by Glenn Slater, and music by Alan Menken, based on the hit 1992 film comedy of the same name. Productions 2006 - Pasadena, California; 2007 Atlanta, Georgia; 2009 London Palladium.
The Music Man - Guide to Musical Theatre
Mayor Shinn, straight character role. Zenetta and Tommy, young lovers, dancers who sing. Mrs. Shinn and 5 women, busybodies who sing. Mrs. Paroo, character woman who sings. Winthrop, small boy with speech impediment, sings and acts. Amaryllis, 10-year-old girl, sings, helps if she plays the piano. A horse.
The Secret Garden - Norman/Simon - Guide to Musical Theatre
The Secret Garden. A Musical in 2 Acts, a Prologue and 18 Scenes. Music by Lucy Simon; Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman; Based on the novel The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. St James Theatre, Broadway - April 25, 1991 (706 perfs) Aldwych Theatre, London - 27 February, 2001 - 2 June, 2001.
AVENUE Q - Guide to Musical Theatre
AVENUE Q. Music & Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx. Book by Jeff Whitty. Based on an original concept by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx. Winner of the 2003 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding New Musical, as well as a nomination for the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical award. John Golden Theatre, New York - previews ...
Godspell - The Guide to Musical Theatre
A group of 10 young people gather in a playground surrounded by a high wire fence. To stress their ordinariness, they are called by the first names of the actors. They carry with them a box filled with clothes. Each of the group puts on a T-shirt bearing the name of a famous prophet or thinker: John the Baptist, Jesus, Socrates, Da Vinci ...
The Slipper and the Rose - The Guide to Musical Theatre
The Slipper and the Rose is a charming new musical version of Cinderella. Based on the film of the same name released in 1976, the spirit of the film and the original version of the story published by Charles Perrault in 1679 are faithfully preserved. With its romantic score by Richard and Robert Sherman and new orchestrations tailor made for ...
Shenandoah - The Guide to Musical Theatre
Synopsis. Prologue. It is 1862, and the Civil War is raging. In the Shenandoah Valley, in Northwest Virginia, where his farmhouse sits in the middle of the ebb and flow of the fighting, Charlie Anderson, a widower, father of six sons and a daughter, is determined to keep his family out of the action, ready to hold his land and to continue farming.
Fosse - the Musical - Guide to Musical Theatre
Jan 14, 1999 · Musical Numbers: ACT ONE. PROLOGUE. LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES (from Big Deal, 1986) Music and Lyrics by Lew Brown and Ray Henderson . FOSSE'S WORLD. Music by G. Harrell, including 'Calypso' by G. Harrell and 'Snake in the Grass' by Frederick Loewe (from the motion picture The Little Prince, 1974).Dance elements inspired by The Little Prince and signature Fosse styles which appeared in ...
CATS - Guide to Musical Theatre
CATS. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber: Lyrics by T.S. Eliot; Based on the book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot; Additional lyrics by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe . New London Theatre, London - 11 May, 1981 - 1 May 2002 Winter Garden Theatre, New York - 7 October, 1982 - 10 September, 2000 (7,485 performances)