Make Me a Song
A Musical Revue: Music and lyrics by William Finn. Conceived and directed by Rob Ruggiero.
New Players Theatre, London. Season 6th March, 2008 - 6th April, 2008
Synopsis
MAKE ME A SONG is a compilation of more than twenty hits from one artist’s exceptional career in musical theatre. Effortlessly woven together, these treasured tunes by the composer of the acclaimed Falsettos series and the Tony Award®- winning smash hit The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tell personal, haunting and often hilarious tales from Finn’s rich and touching human songbook. MAKE ME A SONG brims with spectacular highlights sure to delight long-time fans and newcomers alike.
Musical Numbers
- Mister, Make Me A Song
- Heart and Music
- Hitchhiking Across America
- Republicans Part One
- Billy's Law-of-Genetics
- Passover
- Only One
- Republicans Part Two
- I'd Rather Be Sailing / Set Those Sails
- Change
- I Have Found
- Republicans Part Three
- You're Even Better Than You Think You Are
- Falsettoland - The Falsettos Suite
- Four Jews In A Room Bitching
- Tight Knit Family / Love is Blind / My Father's A Homo
- Trina's Song
- March of the Falsettos
- Year of the Child / The Baseball Game
- Unlikely Lovers
- All Fall Down
- Republicans Part Four
- Stupid Things I Won't Do
- That's Enough For Me
- I Went Fishing With My Dad
- When the Earth Stopped Turning
- Anytime (I Am There)
- Song of Innocence and Experience
- Finale
Original London Cast
Louise Dearman, Frances Rufelle, Gareth Snook, Simon Thomas, Sally Ann Triplett, Ian H Watkins
Cast
- MAN 1 Characters range from a gay Democratic politician to a pessimistic cynic and a man who has recently lost a loved female from his life. - ( Male, 20-40 yrs old - Range: F2 - F#4)
- MAN 2 Characters range from a gay hitchhiker who recently discovered love, to a man who reminisces on good times fishing with his father. ( Male, 20-40 yrs old - Range: Bb2 - A4)
- PIANIST Provides accompaniment for the show and joins in from time to time to comment on or aid in the storytelling. ( Male, 20-60 yrs old - Range: F2 - F4)
- WOMAN 1 Characters range from a Jewish woman relishing the thought of a Passover feast to a woman who longs to comfort a loved one far, far away. ( Female, 20-40 yrs old - Range: F3 - G3)
- WOMAN 2 Character range from a wishful Professor to a woman who has experienced severe financial woes throughout her life. (
Female, 20-40 yrs old -
Range: G3 - G5 )