Overview
Synopsis
Ballroom is the story of a widow, Bea Asher, who finds love again with a mailman, Al Rossi, while visiting a local dance hall. It has been a year since Bea’s husband died and she is thrilled to rediscover the joys of dance and love. However, trouble ensues when it turns out that Al is a married man. Further, Bea's family feels that she should still be in mourning for her husband.
Show Information
- Book
- Jerome Kass
- Music
- Billy Goldenberg
- Lyrics
- Alan Bergman , Marilyn Bergman
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1978
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Time & Place
- The Bronx, 1979
- Cast Size
- large
- Orchestra Size
- Medium
- Dancing
- Some Dance
- Licensor
- Concord Theatricals
- Ideal For
- Star Vehicle Female, Professional Theatre, Community Theatre, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
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Songs
- A Terrific Band and a Real Nice Crowd
- A Song for Dancing
- One by One
- The Dance Montage
- Dreams
- Somebody Did Alright for Herself
- The Tango Contest
- Goodnight is Not Goodbye
- I've Been Waiting All My Life
- I Love to Dance
- More of the Same
- Fifty Percent
- The Stardust Waltz
- I Wish You a Waltz
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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Scenes
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