Taste and imagination, the two key ingredients for a first-rate review, abound in this fresh take on the Rodgers & Hammerstein canon. Over three decades after the duo's final collaboration, this new R&H musical opened the 1994 Broadway season with flair and distinction, garnering wildly enthusiastic notices as well as earning two Tony nominations, including Best Musical.
Our founding fathers probably never imagined "Shall We Dance?" as a comic pas de deux for a towering beauty and her diminutive admirer, nor did they suspect that one day a lovelorn young lad might pose the musical question, "How do you solve a problem like Maria?" But that's precisely the kind of invention lavished upon this new revue, with innovative musical arrangements including a sultry Andrews Sisters-esque "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair," a swinging "Honeybun" worthy of the Modernaires, a jazzy "Kansas City" which leaves no question about how terrifically up-to-date the remarkable songs of R&H remain.
Cast Requirements: PRINCIPALS
3 Women
2 Men
CHARACTERS
Martin - Leading Man, Baritone.
Lynne - Leading Lady, Soprano.
Victoria - Comic Ingenue, Second soprano.
Jason - Comic Juvenile, Tenor.
Alyson - Soubrette, Alto, Dancer.
Set Requirements: A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING requires one unit set.
Genre / Style: Musical Revue
Rehearsal / Orchestral Material: Rehearsal Set
10 Libretto/Vocal Books
2 PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE
Orchestration Package (6 Books)
1 PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE
1 REED (Piccolo, Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax)
1 PERCUSSION (see list below)
1 CELLO
1 BASS
1 HARP (May be played on Synthesizer)
Musical Numbers: It's A Grand Night For Singing, The Surrey With The Fringe of Top, Cain't Say No, We Kiss In A Shadow, Oh What A Beautiful Mornin, This Nearly Was Mine, I Have Dreamed, Maria, The Gentleman Is A Dope, A Wonderful Guy, Stepsisters' Lament, If I Loved You, Some Enchanted Evening ...