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Song & Dance

SONG & DANCE is a unique tour de force comprised of two distinct parts. TELL ME ON A SUNDAY (Act I) is a one-woman musical about love. VARIATIONS (Act II) is a dance concert.

  • Full Length Musical
  • Drama

  • Set Requirements: SONG AND DANCE requires a unit set suggesting Emma’s apartment in New York City in the present.

  • Accolades:
  • 4 Nominations

SONG & DANCE is a unique tour de force comprised of two distinct parts.

TELL ME ON A SUNDAY (Act I) is a one-woman musical about love. It follows Emma's (a free-spirited English woman) acclamation to New York City through musical monologues and letters home to England, while highlighting her dalliances and disappointments with four men.

VARIATIONS (Act II) is a dance concert offering a dynamic choreographic profile of one of those men. VARIATIONS, the 'dance' of the title, originated in 1979 when Andrew Lloyd Webber composed a set of variations on Paganini's A Minor Caprice No. 24 ideally suited for ballet (modern, jazz and tap).

TELL ME ON A SUNDAY originated one year later as a one-woman musical consisting entirely of songs. Two years following, both works were presented in tandem and SONG & DANCE was born.

* The British version of SONG & DANCE is available for licensing by request. TELL ME ON A SUNDAY and VARIATIONS are available for individual licensing.


REVIEWS:

"Some of Lloyd Webber's tastiest songs."

David Horiuchi Amazon.com

"SONG AND DANCE may be Andrew Lloyd Webber's most consistently melodic score."

The New York Times

"One of the most dazzling displays of musical theatre talent...SONG & DANCE proves buzzy and electric from beginning to end."

Chicago Sun Times
Premiere Production: A tour de force for the performer, both the BBC and original London productions of ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S SONG & DANCE starred Marti Webb. The subsequent Broadway production opened in 1985 winning Bernadette Peters a Tony Award for her portrayal of Emma, while Melissa Manchester starred in the national tour that followed.
  • Casting: 1F

PRINCIPALS

Act I: One Woman

Act II: Dancers as desired