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Made in Dagenham is a musical with music by David Arnold, lyrics by Richard Thomas, and a book by Richard Bean.Based on the 2010 film of the same name, which in turn was based on the real events of the Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968, [1] the musical made its West End and world premiere at the Adelphi Theatre in 2014.
Newsies: The Musical is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein.The show is based on the 1992 musical film of the same name, which in turn was inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City, with Fierstein's script adapted from the film's screenplay by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White.
Bring It On: The Musical is a musical with music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, lyrics by Amanda Green and Miranda, and book by Jeff Whitty. [1] [2] [3] The musical, loosely based on the 2000 film of the same name written by Jessica Bendinger, focuses on the competitive world of cheerleading and over-the-top team rivalries.
Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by John Weidman, based on an original concept by Charles Gilbert Jr.. Using the framing device of an all-American, yet sinister, carnival game, the semi-revue portrays a group of historical figures who attempted (successfully or not) to assassinate Presidents of the United States, and explores what their presence in ...
Perhaps the most important change the musical made to the play is the substitution of the opera within the musical, from Otello to Pagliacci; this change removes questionable elements from Ludwig's play, raising the hilarity to three men running around as opera clowns (Canios) rather than dressed as Otello's. Mr. Ludwig has gone on to ...
The same director and cast were in the production. [2] The soundtrack was released by Jay Records two years later. [3] The musical has been performed in regional theater in the United States, in Canberra (Australia - 2009 and February 2010), in Canada, and on London's West End. [4]
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One of the most widely produced plays in Canadian theatre, the two-man play dramatizes the life of Canadian World War I fighter pilot Billy Bishop. [1] One member of the cast plays the part of Bishop in word and song, although he is also called upon to dramatize 17 other parts; the second cast member provides all the accompaniment on the piano ...