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Dreamgirls is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen.Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others, but closely follows the story of The Supremes as the musical follows the story of a young Black female singing trio from Chicago, Illinois called "The Dreams", who become ...
The Original Broadway Cast recording was released by Columbia Masterworks (1960). [41] The Original London Cast recording was released by Decca Records (1961). Bye Bye Birdie: All the Great Songs Recorded by Bobby Rydell was released by Cameo Records (1962).
Redhead is a musical with music composed by Albert Hague and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, who with her brother, Herbert, along with Sidney Sheldon and David Shaw wrote the book/libretto.
Waitress made history on Broadway with the four top creative spots in a show being filled by women (Bareilles, Nelson, Latarro, and Paulus). [34] In addition, the costume designer and musical director were women. [27] Bareilles said she was proud to be part of an all-female team: "It's really fun to be an example of the way it can look.
Weil and Mann were based at Aldon Music, located at 1650 Broadway, New York City, and the song as written by Mann/Weil was originally recorded by the Cookies (although the Crystals' version beat them to release) and featured an upbeat lyric in which the protagonist is still on her way to Broadway and sings "I got to get there soon, or I'll just die".
Funny Girl is a musical with score by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill, and book by Isobel Lennart, that first opened on Broadway in 1964.The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of comedian and Broadway star Fanny Brice, featuring her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein.
A filmed performance of 'Waitress,' starring Sara Bareilles, captures how the musical won over Broadway's most underappreciated audience: women.
Pretty Woman is a musical with music and lyrics by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, and a book by Garry Marshall and J. F. Lawton. [1] The musical is based on the 1990 film of the same name written by Lawton and directed by Marshall.