Guide to Musical Theatre
WEBWelcome 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 ...
The Music Man - Guide to Musical Theatre
WEBMayor 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.
Hello, Dolly! - Jerry Herman - The Guide to Musical Theatre
WEBHello, Dolly! A Musical Comedy in Two Acts, 15 Scenes; book by Michael Stewart; music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman: based on a play The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder; Directed and choreographed by Gower Champion. produced for the Broadway stage by David Merrick and Champion-Five, Inc. St. James Theatre, New …
The Secret Garden - Norman/Simon - Guide to Musical Theatre
WEBApr 25, 1991 · 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.
The Sound of Music - Guide to Musical Theatre
WEBThe Sound of Music. a musical in two acts. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Book by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse, suggested by Maria Augusta Trapp's 'The Trapp Family Singers'. Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York - 16 November, 1959; Transferred to Mark Hellinger Theatre 6 November, 1962 (1443 perfs)
Anyone Can Whistle - The Guide to Musical Theatre
WEBANYONE CAN WHISTLE. a musical fable in two acts, 12 scenes. Book by Arthur Laurents. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Produced at the Majestic Theatre, New York, 4 April 1964 with Lee Remick (Fay Apple), Angela Lansbury (Cora Hoover Hooper) and Harry Guardino (J. Bowden Hapgood). (9 perfs) Produced at the …
West Side Story - Guide to Musical Theatre
WEBThe Jets, boastful and contemptuous of the immigrants, call on Tony, who used to be their leader but now has a regular job and is on his way to adulthood, to help their new leader Riff and the gang in a challenge to the Sharks. Riff reminds Tony of his old allegiance and of how menacing are the newcomers.
Phantom of the Opera (Lloyd Webber) - Guide to Musical Theatre
WEBSynopsis. 0n the stage of the Opera de Paris, 1905, old stage props are being auctioned. The elderly Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny, is the major buyer and he seems emotionally affected by his purchases. A broken chandelier is produced. The auctioneer recalls its connection with the mysterious tale of the Phantom of the Opera nearly 50 years earlier.
Chaplin - the Musical - The Guide to Musical Theatre
WEBSynopsis. He came to America an unknown. He left amidst scandals and controversy. In between, Charlie Chaplin became one of the best-loved and most famous entertainers in the world. From the gritty streets and smoky music halls of London to movie screens across the world, Chaplin goes behind the camera to show how a comic genius found soaring ...
Godspell - The Guide to Musical Theatre
WEBA 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 ...
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