And the World Goes 'Round is a musicalrevue showcasing the songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb. The revue takes its title from a tune the songwriting team wrote for Liza Minnelli to sing in the film New York, New York (that song, however, is titled "But the World Goes 'Round").
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.[1]
Starting in August 1992, Ziemba, Blum, and Mazzie were joined by John Ruess and Shelley Dickinson for a 10-month US national tour. With scenic and technical embellishments added and the title simplified to The World Goes 'Round, the revised edition included mostly upbeat, unfamiliar songs from the team's lesser musicals: The Happy Time, The Rink, The Act, Flora the Red Menace, and what was then a work-in-progress, Kiss of the Spider Woman.[2]
With direction and choreography by Nikki Snelson and musical direction by Ben Kiley, the show premiered in Singapore on September 26, 2013, in the Singapore Airlines Theatre at LASALLE College of the Arts. The shows cast included Kimberly Chan, Chinie Concepcion, Samantha Kwok, Brett Khaou, Hannah Lucas, Renfred Ng, Jordan Prainito and Rachel Tay.[3]
And the World Goes 'Round: The Songs of Kander and Ebb, the new revue at the commodiously renovated Westside Theater, may be its authors' long overdue smash. The evening is an unexpected delight: a handsome, tasteful, snazzily staged outpouring of song and dance that celebrates all the virtues of the Kander-Ebb catalogue while scrupulously avoiding most of the cloying cliches of and-then-I-wrote anthologies. The revue is sophisticated enough to satisfy aficionados like myself, who recently spent a week's allowance to replace a worn copy of the out-of-print cast album of The Happy Time, and welcoming enough to convert new audiences to the Kander-Ebb fold. The five fresh performers, mostly familiar but unheralded Broadway hands, are the best team of its sort to hit town since the quintet in Ain't Misbehavin'.[6]
Referencesedit
^Drama Desk Awards, 1990–91 dramadesk.com, accessed April 2, 2009
^Klein, Alvin. "Kander and Ebb's 'World' on Tour",The New York Times, August 23, 1992
^"Songs" Internet Broadway database, accessed March 14, 2019
^And the World Goes Round AllMusic.com, accessed March 14, 2019
^Rich, Frank."All the Best of Kander and Ebb", New York Times, March 19, 1991
External linksedit
Listing at Guide To Musical Theatre
And the World Goes 'Round at the Music Theatre International website
And The World Goes Round Music on Masterworks Broadway
May 17, 2024
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And the World Goes Round is a musical revue showcasing the songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb The revue takes its title from a tune the songwriting team wrote for Liza Minnelli to sing in the film New York New York that song however is titled But the World Goes Round And the World Goes RoundOriginal Cast RecordingMusicJohn KanderLyricsFred EbbBookRevueProductions1991 Off Broadway 1992 U S Tour Contents 1 Productions 2 Songs 3 Critical response 4 References 5 External linksProductions editThe show consists of an eclectic collection of love songs torch songs and acerbically witty comic numbers It 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 David Loud created the vocal and dance arrangements It opened on March 18 1991 Off Broadway at the Westside Theatre and closed on March 8 1992 after 408 performances The original cast featured Karen Ziemba Robert Cuccioli Karen Mason Brenda Pressley and Jim Walton Natalie Venetia Belcon 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 1 An original cast recording was released by RCA Records Starting in August 1992 Ziemba Blum and Mazzie were joined by John Ruess and Shelley Dickinson for a 10 month US national tour With scenic and technical embellishments added and the title simplified to The World Goes Round the revised edition included mostly upbeat unfamiliar songs from the team s lesser musicals The Happy Time The Rink The Act Flora the Red Menace and what was then a work in progress Kiss of the Spider Woman 2 Throughout the years the revue has been staged by regional and community theatre groups and as a fringe theatre production in London With direction and choreography by Nikki Snelson and musical direction by Ben Kiley the show premiered in Singapore on September 26 2013 in the Singapore Airlines Theatre at LASALLE College of the Arts The shows cast included Kimberly Chan Chinie Concepcion Samantha Kwok Brett Khaou Hannah Lucas Renfred Ng Jordan Prainito and Rachel Tay 3 Songs editSources IBdb 4 AllMusic 5 The World Goes Round New York New York Yes 70 Girls 70 Coffee in a Cardboard Cup 70 Girls 70 The Happy Time The Happy Time Colored Lights The Rink Sara Lee citation needed Arthur in the Afternoon The Act My Coloring Book I Don t Remember You The Happy Time Sometimes a Day Goes By Woman of the Year All That Jazz Chicago Mr Cellophane Chicago Class Chicago There Goes the Ball Game New York New York How Lucky Can You Get Funny Lady The Rink The Rink Ring Them Bells Liza with a Z Kiss of the Spider Woman Kiss of the Spider Woman Only Love Zorba Marry Me The Rink A Quiet Thing Flora The Red Menace Pain The Grass is Always Greener Woman of the Year City Lights Act We Can Make It The Rink Maybe This Time Cabaret Isn t This Better Funny Lady The Money Song Cabaret Cabaret Cabaret Theme from New York New York New York New YorkCritical response editIn his New York Times review Frank Rich wrote And the World Goes Round The Songs of Kander and Ebb the new revue at the commodiously renovated Westside Theater may be its authors long overdue smash The evening is an unexpected delight a handsome tasteful snazzily staged outpouring of song and dance that celebrates all the virtues of the Kander Ebb catalogue while scrupulously avoiding most of the cloying cliches of and then I wrote anthologies The revue is sophisticated enough to satisfy aficionados like myself who recently spent a week s allowance to replace a worn copy of the out of print cast album of The Happy Time and welcoming enough to convert new audiences to the Kander Ebb fold The five fresh performers mostly familiar but unheralded Broadway hands are the best team of its sort to hit town since the quintet in Ain t Misbehavin 6 References edit Drama Desk Awards 1990 91 dramadesk com accessed April 2 2009 Klein Alvin Kander and Ebb s World on Tour The New York Times August 23 1992 Singapore Show Listings broadwayworld com Songs Internet Broadway database accessed March 14 2019 And the World Goes Round AllMusic com accessed March 14 2019 Rich Frank All the Best of Kander and Ebb New York Times March 19 1991External links editLortel Archives listing Listing at Guide To Musical Theatre And the World Goes Round at the Music Theatre International website And The World Goes Round Music on Masterworks Broadway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title And the World Goes 27Round amp oldid 1217152743, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
