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Synopsis

The Band Wagon tells the story of a so called 'washed up' movie star who wants to make it big on Broadway.

Show Information

Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
1931
Genres
Jukebox/Revue
Ideal For
All-Male Cast, All-Female Cast, Small Cast

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Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Songs

Act I

  • Parody
  • Where Can He Be? - Helen Broderick
  • Nanette - Frank Morgan, Philip Loeb, Francis Pierlot
  • Sweet Music - Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
  • High and Low - John Barker, Roberta Robinson
  • Hoops - 2 French children dance and play - Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
  • (What's the Use of Being) Miserable with You? - Adele Astaire
  • New Sun in the Sky - Fred Astaire
  • I Love Louisa - in a Bavarian setting the company rides a merry-go-round - Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire

Act II

  • White Heat - Adele Astaire
  • The Beggar Waltz (dance) - Fred Astaire, Tillie Losch
  • Dancing in the Dark - John Barker (singer), Tilly Losch (dancer) on a slanted, mirrored stage
  • A Nice Place to Visit - Helen Broderick

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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