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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