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BEING ALIVE
A Charity Concert celebrating 'the Genius of Stephen Sondheim'.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane London
Sunday 4 June 1989
Produced by the 'Association of Artists Against Aids' in support of various Aids related charities.
Maria on Being Alive
Maria first met Stephen Sondheim at this concert: "He found me at the party afterwards and said: 'Who are you?' Not much of an opening line, but I thought I'd died and gone to heaven." [read full interview]
Musical Numbers and Cast
| ACT ONE |
Being Alive
(Company) | QUARTET:
(SUSAN DENEKER
PATRICIA CAMERON
JEREMY ROSS
MALCOLM RIVERS) |
Comedy Tonight
(A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) | QUARTET |
What More Do I Need
(Saturday Night) | BONNIE LANGFORD |
Anyone Can Whistle
(Anyone Can Whistle) | DAVID KERNAN |
I Remember
(Evening Primrose) | PHILIP LANGRIDGE |
Take Me to the World
(Evening Primrose) | LORNA DALLAS |
Overture/ Have I Got a Girl for You
(Company) | QUARTET |
The Little Things You Do Together
(Company) | ELAINE STRITCH
THE D'OYLY CARTE CHORUS |
Barcelona
(Company) | PATRICIA HODGE
DAVID KERNAN |
The Ladies Who Lunch
(Company) | ELAINE STRITCH |
One More Kiss
(Follies) | LORNA DALLAS |
Broadway Baby
(Follies) | MARIA FRIEDMAN |
Losing My Mind
(Follies) | SALLY ANN HOWES |
Every Day a Little Death
(A Little Night Music) | PATRICIA CAMERON
SUSAN DENAKER |
Now
(A Little Night Music) | LEN CARIOU |
The Miller's Son
(A Little Night Music) | STEFANIE POWERS |
Send in the Clowns
(A Little Night Music) | PETULA CLARK |
| ACT TWO |
In the Middle of the Sea
(Pacific Overtures) | RICHARD ANGAS
JOJI HIROTA |
Poems
(Pacific Overtures) | CHRISTOPHER BOOTH-JONES
MALCOLM RIVERS |
Pretty Lady
(Pacific Overtures) | EDWARD BYLES
ERIC ROBERTS
ALAN WOODROW |
I Never Do Anything Twice
(The Seven Percent Solution) | SALLY BURGESS |
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd
(Sweeney Todd) | QUARTET |
Green Finch and Linnet Bird
(Sweeney Todd) | ELISE ROSS |
Not While I'm Around
(Sweeney Todd) | ROBERT MEADMORE |
Pretty Women
(Sweeney Todd) | LEN CARIOU |
A Little Priest
(Sweeney Todd) | SUSANNAH FELLOWS
DENIS QUILLEY |
Merrily We Roll Along
(Merrily We Roll Along) | QUARTET |
Good Thing Going
(Merrily We Roll Along) | MARTIN SMITH |
Bobby, Jackie and Jack
(Merrily We Roll Along) | JULIA MILLS
DURSLEY McLINDEN
SIMON MASTERSON-SMITH |
Not a Day Goes By
(Merrily We Roll Along) | LIZ ROBERTSON |
Sunday in the Park With George
(Sunday in the Park With George) | D'OYLY CARTE CHORUS |
Into the Woods
(Into the Woods) | QUARTET |
Hello Little Girl/ I Know Things Now
(Into the Woods) | DENIS QUILLEY
BONNIE LANGFORD |
Stay With Me
(Into the Woods) | SIOBHAN McCARTHY |
Agony
(Into the Woods) | GRAHAN CLARK
JONATHAN PRYCE |
Nine O'Clock Sondheim News
(written by Neil Shand) | MARTYN LEWIS |
I'm Still Here
(Follies) | EARTHA KITT |
Being Alive
(Company) | JONATHAN PRYCE
ELAINE STRITCH
WHOLE COMPANY |
| Cast also includes | THE LONDON SINFONIETTA
THE ANTHONY VAN LAAST DANCERS |
Production Team
| Director | KEITH WARNER |
| Designs | MARIE-JEANNE LECCA |
| Lighting | PAUL PYANT |
| Choreography | ANTHONY VAN LAAST |
| Musical Director | JAMES HOLMES |
| Associate Director | GARY KAHN |
Notes
Maria first met Stephen Sondheim at this concert: "He found me at the party afterwards and said: 'Who are you?' Not much of an opening line, but I thought I'd died and gone to heaven." At the time is was appearing in Ghetto at the National Theatre - Sondheim saw the play the following night and, unbeknown to her, lobbied for her to play 'Dot/Marie' in the National Theatre's forthcoming production of Sunday in the Park with George.
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