Marti Webb: Tell Me On Sunday

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Nurse noted the show had “an unmistakably Broadway tang and flavour,” and described Lloyd Webber’s score as “pointed, assured, and sometimes quite exciting.” Nurse also praised Marti Webb as “an engaging singer… with the sort of style that promises much for the future.” Previously performed by iconic musical theatre stars Marti Webb and Sarah Brightman, this new production directed by Paul Foster includes an intimate post-show chat with Jodie charting her life, love and experience playing the role of Emma. TELL ME ON A SUNDAY is directed by Paul Foster, has musical direction by Francis Goodhand and musical supervision by Catherine Jayes. It is designed by David Woodhead with lighting design by Howard Hudson and sound design by Tom Marshall. BFI, “Collections Search: Tell Me on a Sunday,” Accessed via: http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20150309716

A cast album of Song and Dance featuring a live recording of Marti Webb was released by Polydor in 1982. Uncredited, “Londoner’s Diary: Why Lord Bute cannot tell a lie,” Evening Standard, London (Jan 29, 1980), p.14Performances taking place before June 21 st will be sold at half capacity in line with Government guidelines. Thereafter, performances may initially be sold at half capacity in case restrictions remain, although capacities may increase if not. Prevailing Government guidance on face coverings and distancing will be observed and enhanced cleaning routines will remain in place. Billed as a “concert for the theatre,” Song and Dance opened in the West End at the Palace Theatre starring Marti Webb in 1982. Cameron Macintosh served as producer, with direction by John Caird, choreography by Anthony Van Laast, scenic design by David Hersey, costume design by Robin Don, musical supervision by Harry Rabinowitz, orchestrations by Lloyd Webber, and sound design by Autograph. The dance portion featured Wayne Webb, with Linda-Mae Brewer, Jane Darling, Andrea Durant, Linda Gibbs, Paul Henry, Andy Norman, Sandy Strallen, and Paul Tomkinson. Originally conceived for television, TELL ME ON A SUNDAY has been performed by many legendary musical theatre stars including Marti Webb, Bernadette Peters and Sarah Brightman. This new production for 2021 will include an intimate chat with Jodie and Musical Director Francis Goodhand about life, love and playing the role of Emma. Following its closure, on 28th April 1984, a special performance of Song and Dance featuring Sarah Brightman performing Tell Me on a Sunday was filmed at the Palace Theatre and later broadcast on UK television. The Phantom of the Opera(1986) Lyrics by Charles Hart Additional Lyrics by Richard Stilgoe Book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux

The show toured the United Kingdom, beginning on 30 August 2010 at Northampton’s Royal Theatre and continuing until autumn 2011.[11] The tour starred Claire Sweeney as ‘the girl’ and was directed by Tamara Harvey. The script was again updated for the 21st century, and ‘the girl’ was rewritten as originating from Liverpool, like Claire Sweeney herself. The song list stayed closer to the original, although a new finale was added, “Dreams Never Run On Time”, itself a rewrite of the song “Somewhere, Someplace, Sometime” from the 2003 version. As a tie-in to the release of the album, a television special of the song cycle was filmed live at Royalty Theatre on January 28, 1980, which helped to put the album on the charts (see Filmed Production Notes below). BBC Genome, “Tell Me on a Sunday,” Accessed via: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f218ede60fe64ad48b9a1462418edb2bThe song is about a woman being told of her boyfriend's infidelity. The woman denies this initially, before rebuking her news-bearer (a girlfriend) with the revelation that she "knew before" and had done for some time. She also spends much of the song criticising her friend for rushing to break the "bad news" to her. Marti Webb – Take That Look Off Your Face" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 22 September 2021. After last week's first-night-of-the-tour show, A Splinter of Ice, Malvern welcomes another first night this week with Tell Me on a Sunday starring Jodie Prenger. The joy at being able to bring live musical theatre to the stage was evident from the start with Jodie exclaiming "Oh look, you are a real audience. I love you!" On September 18, 1985, an American adaptation of Song and Dance opened on Broadway starring Bernadette Peters. The production featured additional lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr., who also served as director. The Broadway production was choreographed by Peter Martins, with tap choreography by Gregg Burge, scenic design by Robin Wagner, costume design by Willa Kim, lighting design by Jules Fisher, and sound design by Martin Levan. By March, 1980 the album of Tell Me on a Sunday had reached number 2 on the UK record charts, and the single “Take That Look Off Your Face” had reached number 3.

In 1982, the creative team decided to combine Tell Me on a Sunday with a ballet choreographed to Lloyd Webber's Variations, a classical piece based on the A Minor Caprice No. 24 by Paganini that had debuted at Sydmonton in 1977. Following some revisions, including a new song "The Last Man in My Life" and several changes to the lyrics, Tell Me on a Sunday became Act I of Song and Dance, which was staged at the Palace Theatre in London's West End. Marti Webb was again cast as 'the girl'. Over the course of its run, she was succeeded by Lulu, Gemma Craven, Liz Robertson, and Sarah Brightman. Opening on 26th March 1982 and closing on 31st March 1984, the production ran for 781 performances. Tell me on a Sunday charts the romantic misadventures of a young English girl in New York in the heady days of the 1980’s. Brimming with optimism, she seeks success and love. But as she weaves her way through the maze of the city and her own anxieties, frustrations and heartaches she begins to wonder whether she’s been looking for love in all the wrong places. In January 2016, Jodie Prenger starred in a revival at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury directed by Paul Foster before touring the UK. The production toured again, starring Prenger in June 2021. Whistle Down the Wind(1996) Lyrics by Jim Steinman Book by Patricia Knop, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Gale Edwards As well as composing the piece, Lloyd Webber also arranged and produced the album. Released in 1980, having been recorded in the latter part of 1979, it was one of his first pieces of work to be published by his own Really Useful Company, which he had formed three years earlier.

The Broadway production was nominated for multiple awards, including the Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Featured Actor (Christopher d’Amboise), Best costume Design (Willa Kim), Best Lighting Design (Jules Fisher), Best Choreography (Peter Martins), and Best Direction of a Musical (Richard Maltby Jr.); and the Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Gregg Burge), Outstanding Choreography (Peter Martins), and Outstanding Music (Andrew Lloyd Webber). Bernadette Peters won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. Shortly after, on April 28, 1984, a special performance starring Sarah Brightman was filmed at the Palace Theatre and broadcast on TV. The performance was also released as an album by RCA. For the 2003 production of Tell Me on a Sunday, the storyline instead placed the action in England prior to an emigration to New York, requiring some further revision of the lyrics to reference London instead.

The show toured the United Kingdom, beginning on 30 August 2010 at Northampton's Royal Theatre and continuing until autumn 2011. [12] The tour starred Claire Sweeney as 'the girl' and was directed by Tamara Harvey. The script was again updated for the 21st century, and 'the girl' was rewritten as originating from Liverpool, like Claire Sweeney herself. The song list stayed closer to the original, although a new finale was added, "Dreams Never Run on Time", itself a rewrite of the song "Somewhere, Someplace, Sometime" from the 2003 version. Billed as a one-woman show about a young English girl who has recently landed in New York. Brimming with optimism, she sets out to seek success, companionship and, of course, love. But as she weaves her way through the maze of the city and her own anxieties, frustrations and heartaches, she begins to wonder whether—in fact—she’s been looking for love in all the wrong places.

Offiziellecharts.de – Marti Webb – Take That Look Off Your Face" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 September 2021. Tell Me on a Sunday continues to be performed around the world, and in 2021 was toured around the UK starring Jodie Prenger. A Broadway cast recording featuring selections from the show sung by Bernadette Peters was released by Victor Records in 1985.