SpecialConcertOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 15, 1987
Closing Date
Apr 26, 1987
1st Preview
Apr 02, 1987
1st Preview
Apr 02, 1987
Previews
13
Performances
13
SpecialConcertOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Ambassador Theatre
(Apr 15, 1987 - Apr 26, 1987)
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Jerry Kravat, The Shubert Organization and Emanuel Azenberg; Produced in association with Perry B. Granoff
Featuring songs by Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Ben Bernie, Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Ken Casey, Noël Coward, Walter Donaldson, Rupert Holmes, Janis Ian, Michael Leonard, Melissa Manchester, Harry Nilsson, Maceo Pinkard, Richard Rodgers, Arthur Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim, Doris Tauber, William Tracy and Paul Zakrzewski; Featuring songs with lyrics by Betty Comden, Howard Dietz, Adolph Green, Oscar Hammerstein II, Sheldon Harnick, Lorenz Hart, Gus Kahn, Herbert Martin, Johnny Mercer and Carole Bayer Sager; Original songs composed by Wally Harper; Lyrics for original songs by David Zippel; Music arranged by Wally Harper
Scenic Design by John Falabella; Costume Design by Joseph G. Aulisi; Lighting Design by Richard Winkler; Sound Design by Fred Miller
General Manager: Leonard Soloway; Company Manager: Bruce Birkenhead
Production Stage Manager: Martin Herzer; Stage Manager: Jane E. Cooper; Technical Supervisor: Theatrical Services, Inc.
Keyboard Coordinator: John Clifton; Conducted by Wally Harper; Music Contractor: John Beal; Assistant Conductor: Mack Schlefer
General Press Representative: Bill Evans & Associates; Advertising: Attisano Levine, Inc.
Barbara Cook
Performer
Sing a Song with Me
(music by Wally Harper; lyrics by Paul Zakrzewski)
Let Me Sing a Simple Song
(music by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Stephen Schwartz)
Come Rain or Come Shine
(music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
The Man I Love
(music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
A Foggy Day
(music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
Sweet Georgia Brown
(music by Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey and Maceo Pinkard; lyrics by Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey and Maceo Pinkard)
If Love Were All
(music by Noël Coward; lyrics by Noël Coward)
Them There Eyes
(music by Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey and Maceo Pinkard; lyrics by Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey and Maceo Pinkard)
Widescreen
(music by Rupert Holmes; lyrics by Rupert Holmes)
Stars
(music by Janis Ian; lyrics by Janis Ian)
Wait Till You See Him
(music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Lorenz Hart)
I Love a Piano
(music by Irving Berlin; lyrics by Irving Berlin)
I See Your Face Before Me
(music by Arthur Schwartz; lyrics by Howard Dietz)
Change Partners
(music by Irving Berlin; lyrics by Irving Berlin)
Mr. Snow
(music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II)
Dear Friend/ Ice Cream
(music by Jerry Bock; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick)
Till There Was You
(music by Meredith Willson; lyrics by Meredith Willson)
An Ingenue
(music by Wally Harper; lyrics by David Zippel)
I Can Cook Too
(music by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green)
He Was Too Good To Me
(music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Lorenz Hart)
Losing My Mind
(music by Stephen Sondheim; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim)
Carolina in the Morning
(music by Walter Donaldson; lyrics by Gus Kahn)
Why Did I Choose You?
(music by Michael Leonard; lyrics by Herbert Martin)
In Between Goodbyes
(music by Wally Harper; lyrics by David Zippel)

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Orchestration

1987 Nominee
Music arranged by Wally Harper

Outstanding One Person Show

1987 Winner
Barbara Cook
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