On the Twentieth Century

Musical

Writers: Betty Comden Adolph Green Cy Coleman

Songs

Act One

  • Stranded Again – Bishop, Actors, Singers
  • Saddle Up the Horse – Owen O'Malley & Oliver Webb
  • On the Twentieth Century – Porters, Letitia, Conductor, Flanagan, Rogers, Passengers
  • I Rise Again – Oscar Jaffe, Owen & Oliver
  • Indian Maiden's Lament – Imelda & Mildred Plotka
  • Veronique – Lily Garland & Male Singers
  • I Have Written a Play – Conductor Flanagan
  • Together – Poters & Passengers, Oliver
  • Never – Lily, Owen, & Oliver
  • This Is The Day – Lily & Agnes
  • Our Private World – Lily & Oscar
  • Repent – Letitia
  • Mine – Oscar & Bruce Granit
  • I've Got it All – Lily & Oscar
  • On the Twentieth Century (reprise) – Company

Act Two

  • Entr'acte: Life is Like a Train – Porters
  • Five Zeros – Owen, Oliver, Letitia, & Oscar
  • Sextet – Owen, Oliver, Oscar, Letitia, Lily, Bruce
  • She's a Nut – Company
  • Max Jacobs – Max
  • Babbette – Lily
  • The Legacy ("Because of Her" for 2015 revival) – Oscar
  • Lily, Oscar – Lily & Oscar

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.


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