Overview
Synopsis
Originally opening on Broadway in 1927, Rodgers & Hart's A Connecticut Yankee introduces the audience to modern-day Martin, who is about to get married to Fay Morgan, but she knocks him in the head when she sees him talking to his former fiancée, Alice. While Martin is unconscious, he dreams of being in the court of King Arthur and gaining immense wealth and prestige by industrializing the realm. During the dream he falls in love with Demoiselle Alisande, who is then kidnapped by the king's evil sister Morgan Le Fay. Martin rescues Alisande just as he wakes up and realizes that he should be marrying Alice in the present day instead of Fay.
The show was revived on Broadway in 1943, which saw the addition of five new songs, and deletion of several others, plus as updating of the modern-day scenes to a military unit. This is the version currently available for licensing. A Connecticut Yankee is a delightful romp from the early days of Broadway featuring classic Rodgers & Hart tunes like the delightful "Thou Swell" and the showstopping comedy number "To Keep My Love Alive."
Show Information
- Book
- Herbert Fields
- Music
- Richard Rodgers
- Lyrics
- Lorenz Hart
- Based on the Play/Book/Film
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1927
- Genres
- Comedy, Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Satire
- Settings
- Period, Fantasy/Imaginary, Multiple Settings
- Time & Place
- 1920's Connecticut, Camelot, 5th Century England, A military base
- Cast Size
- medium
- Orchestra Size
- Large
- Dancing
- Some Dance
- Licensor
- Concord Theatricals
- Ideal For
- College/University, Community Theatre, Ensemble Cast, High School, Large Cast, Middle School, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Star Vehicle Female, Star Vehicle Male, Religious Groups, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Young Adult Characters, Medium Cast
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Songs
Act One
- Overture
- Opening Act One - Judge Merrill, Martin, and the Men
- This Is My Night to Howl - Fay and the Ensemble
- My Heart Stood Still - Martin and Alice
- Thou Swell - Martin and Sandy
- Knight's Opening - Arthur, Merlin, and the Knights
- On a Desert Island With Thee - Galahad and Evelyn
- To Keep My Love Alive - Morgan Le Fay
- My Heart Stood Still (Reprise) - Martin
- Final Act One - Martin, Merlin, and the Company
Act Two
- Entr'acte
- Ye Lunchtime Follies - Galahad and the Ensemble
- Can't You Do a Friend a Favor - Morgan Le Fay and Martin
- I Feel at Home With You - Galahad and Evelyn
- You Always Love the Same Girl - Arthur and Martin
- Camelot Samba - Merlin and Ensemble
- Can't You Do a Friend a Favor (Reprise) - Morgan Le Fay
- Montage - Martin, Morgan Le Fay, Arthur, Sir Kay, Lancelot, and Merlin
- Finale Ultimo - The Company
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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