Lena Zavaroni on Broadway
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| Lena Zavaroni on Broadway |
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| End Credits[1] |
| On Broadway with Lena Zavaroni were |
| Wayne Sleep |
| Paul Nicholas |
| Adrian Hedley [2] |
| The Dougie Squires Dancers |
| The BRT Orchestra directed by Alyn Ainsworth |
| Musical Arrangements Alyn Ainsworth, Trevor Bastow Alan Roper |
| Vocal Backing The Ladybirds |
| Choreography Dougie Squires |
| Props Ria Van Eyndhoven |
| Floor Manager Marc Creyf |
| Script Girl Lieve Myny |
| Chief Technician Roger Van Linthout |
| Stage Management Co-ordination Fred Kuypers |
| Design Co-ordination Julien Van Cappellen |
| Technical Co-ordination Marcel De Saeger |
| Production Co-ordination Claude Blondeel |
| For The BBC [1] |
| Production Assistant Eddie Stuart |
| Mark-up Artist Frances Needham |
| Costume Designer Dorinda Rea |
| Sound Adrian Bishop-Laggett |
| Lighting Ken MacGregor |
| Design Vic Meredith |
| Producer Robin Nash |
On 6 September 1978, the BBC broadcast Lena Zavaroni on Broadway was chosen for the 1978 Golden Sea Swallow Festival, where it won the silver award.[3]
The show opened with Lena carrying a suitcase and singing the song "On Broadway". This lead into Lena being joined by The Dougie Squires Dancers and they performed a medley of "On Broadway", "Broadway Rhythm" and "Lullaby of Broadway".
The dancers leave the stage and Lena performed the song "Tomorrow", the dancers return and they perform the song "New York, New York" with Lena.
Lena and her dancers returned to the stage along with Paul Nicholas dressed for the film musical Grease and perform a medley of songs from it.
The dancers leave the stage and Lena is joined by the mime artist Adrian Hedley. Lena sings the song "Over the Rainbow" while Adrian Hedley performs a mime based on the song.
Lena then performs "Broadway Baby" form the musical Follies. Lena is again joined by her dancers and they perform the song "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" from the musical My Fair Lady, then Lena is joined by Wayne Sleep and they perform the song "Anything You Can Do" from the musical Annie Get Your Gun. Lena then sings "My Favorite Things" from the musical The Sound of Music.
The dancers, Adrian Hedley and Wayne Sleep return to the stage singing "One" (aka "One Singular Sensation") from the musical A Chorus Line, then Lena joins them and they sing "Applause" from the musical Applause.
The show closes with Lena, the dancers, Adrian Hedley, Paul Nicholas and Wayne Sleep singing "Give My Regards to Broadway" from the musical Little Johnny Jones; the end credits are run while they perform this song.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Information collected from Video Tape of the show.
- ^ Adrian Hedley Biography.
- ^ Answers: Lena Zavaroni
