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Sometimes you're happy and sometimes you're sad -- but the world goes 'round. Life -- full of glories, indignities, hopes and quiet dreams -- is the setting and the stunning Kander and Ebb catalog is the reason for this hit revue. Ingenious lyrics, perfect melodies and the insight of Broadway masters create showstopper after heart-grabbing showstopper.
And the World Goes 'Round is a musical revue showcasing the songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb.
Taking its title from a tune the songwriting team wrote for Liza Minnelli to sing in the Martin Scorsese film, New York, New York, the eclectic ...Read More
Sometimes you're happy and sometimes you're sad -- but the world goes 'round. Life -- full of glories, indignities, hopes and quiet dreams -- is the setting and the stunning Kander and Ebb catalog is the reason for this hit revue. Ingenious lyrics, perfect melodies and the insight of Broadway masters create showstopper after heart-grabbing showstopper.
And the World Goes 'Round is a musical revue showcasing the songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb.
Taking its title from a tune the songwriting team wrote for Liza Minnelli to sing in the Martin Scorsese film, New York, New York, the eclectic collection of love songs, torch songs, and acerbicly witty comic numbers was conceived by director Scott Ellis, choreographer Susan Stroman, and librettist David Thompson, who collaborated on such Kander and Ebb shows as Steel Pier and the 1996 revival of Chicago. It opened on March 18, 1991 at Manhattan's off-Broadway Westside Theatre, where it ran for 408 performances. The original cast consisted of Karen Ziemba, Robert Cuccioli, Karen Mason, Brenda Pressley, and Jim Walton. Joel Blum and Marin Mazzie were replacements later in the run. It won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical, and Cuccioli received the Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance. Additional honors included Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Musical Revue, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Ziemba), and Outstanding Director of a Musical.
An original cast recording was released by RCA Records.
Cast recording song list
The World Goes 'Round
An English Teacher
Coffee in a Cardboard Cup
Colored Lights
Sara Lee
Arthur in the Afternoon
My Coloring Book
I Don't Remember You
Sometimes a Day Goes By
All That Jazz
Mr. Cellophane
There Goes the Ball Game
How Lucky Can You Get
Marry Me
A Quiet Thing
Kiss of the Spider Woman
The Grass is Always Greener
We Can Make It
Maybe This Time
Isn't This Better?
Money, Money
Cabaret
New York, New York
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