Song and Dance

Song and Dance is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Don Black ( lyrics ). The remarkable thing is that the first act ( song ) of the work is completely sung, while the second act (Dance) consists mainly of dance performances.

Content

The first part of the work consists of the composed in 1979 by Webber song cycle Tell Me On a Sunday, which tells the story of an initially nameless young Englishwoman who is in New York and California in search of love. This part of the musical is a so -called "one -woman show " is: The female lead is the center of the action, sings all the songs and is continuously present on the stage.

The second part is the Variations, originally a cello concerto, which had Andrew Lloyd Webber composed for his brother in 1978 Julian Lloyd Webber ( Variations on Niccolò Paganini's famous theme of A minor Caprice ). This is set in the musical scene choreographed in a dance ensemble.

Both parts are singing through the final, " When You Want To Fall In Love ," in which the lead actress of the first act to a tune of the second act ( from the 5th variation ), merged into a final conclusion. This song is also known with other text as " Unexpected Song" and was published under this title as a single.

Productions

The premiere of the musical took place at the Palace Theatre in London's West End on 26 March 1982. The female lead role was played here first Marti Webb, who also had the plate recording of Tell Me On a Sunday in 1979 lent her voice. Later, among others, Sarah Brightman played this role. The male lead of the main dancer in the second act took Wayne Sleep, who had previously celebrated in the premiere cast of Cats successes. This production ran 781 performances, until 31 March 1984.

On September 18, 1985, the Broadway premiere took place at New York's Royale Theatre. However, the revised version used for this section only moderately successfully with 474 performances. After winning Bernadette Peters for her role as Emma (the name that was given to the main female character in this production for the first time ) a Tony Award.

This was followed by a U.S. tour and several international productions.

The German premiere took place in 1987 as a touring production with Ronnie Milsap in the lead role in the Deutsches Theater Munich. The German translation came here by Michael Kunze

Music

Act 1 ( "Song" )

  • Overture
  • Take That Look Off Your Face
  • Let Me Finish
  • It's Not The End of The World / / So Much to Do in New York City *
  • Letter Home
  • Sheldon Bloom / / English Girls *
  • Capped Teeth and Caesar Salad
  • You Made Me Think You Were In Love
  • Capped Teeth and Caesar Salad (Reprise)
  • It's Not The End of The World ( If He 's Younger ) / / So Much to Do in New York ( II) *
  • Second Letter Home
  • The Last Man In My Life / / Unexpected Song *
  • Come Back with the Same Look in Your Eyes
  • Let's Talk About You / / Take That Look Off Your Face ( Reprise) *
  • Tell Me On a Sunday
  • I Love New York
  • I'm Very You, You're Very Me / / So Much to Do in New York ( III) *
  • Married Man
  • Third Letter Home
  • Nothing Like You've Ever Known
  • Let Me Finish ( Reprise)
  • Take That Look Off Your Face ( Reprise)

* Title in the Broadway version

Act 2 ( "Dance" )

  • Variations 1-23
  • When You Want to Fall in Love (or Unexpected Song, see above)
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