Overview
Synopsis
Lovers come together, break apart, exchange partners, and return to each other in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects of Love. Adapted from David Garnett’s novella, the musical follows a group of friends and family and their fluctuating romantic entanglements: Alex Dillingham, a young Englishman who falls in love at first sight with Rose Vibert, a magnetic actress; his uncle, George, with whom Rose falls in love and chooses over Alex; George’s on-again off-again mistress, Giulietta; and George and Rose’s teenage daughter, Jenny, who falls in love for the first time with her much-older cousin, Alex. Aspects of Love features some of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most beloved classics, including ”Love Changes Everything” and “Anything But Lonely.” It is a sweeping, ambitious tale of the heights and follies of the heart.
Show Information
- Book
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Music
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Lyrics
- Charles Hart , Don Black
- Based on the Play/Book/Film
- "Aspects of Love" by David Garnett
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1989
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Settings
- Period, Multiple Settings
- Time & Place
- Paris and Pau, France, and Venice, Italy, 1947-1964
- Cast Size
- medium
- Orchestra Size
- Large
- Dancing
- Musical Staging
- Licensor
- Concord Theatricals
- Ideal For
- College/University, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Star Vehicle Female, Star Vehicle Male, Includes Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Early Teen, Late Teen, Elderly Characters, Medium Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
|---|---|---|---|
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Lead |
Male |
Tenor |
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Lead |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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|
Lead |
Male |
Baritone |
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|
Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
|
|
Supporting |
Male |
Baritone |
|
|
Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
|
|
Featured |
Female |
Soprano |
|
|
Featured |
Male |
|
|
|
Ensemble |
Either Gender |
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass |
Songs
ACT ONE
- Love Changes Everything - Alex
- A Small Theatre in Montphile - Rose, Marcel, Actress and Alex
- Parlez-vous Français? - Crooner, Alex, Rose, Marcel, Waiter and Actors
- The Railway Station - Alex and Rose
- Seeing is Believing - Alex and Rose
- The House in Pau - Alex and Rose
- An Art Exhibition in Paris - George and Giulietta
- A Memory of a Happy Moment - Giulietta and George
- In Many Rooms in the House at Pau - Rose and Alex
- On the Terrace - George, Alex and Rose
- Outside the Bedroom - Rose and Alex
- Chanson d’Enfance - Rose and Alex
- At the House at Pau - Rose and Alex
- Everybody Loves a Hero - Harkers and Ensemble
- George’s Flat in Paris - Elizabeth, Alex and Rose
- First Orchestral Interlude - Alex, Elizabeth, Rose and George
- She’d Be Far Better Off with You - George and Alex
- Second Orchestral Interlude - Orchestra
- Stop. Wait. Please. - George, Giulietta and Rose
- A Registry Office - Priest, Friends, George, Rose and Giulietta
- A Military Camp in Malaysia - Alex
ACT TWO
- A Theatre in Paris - Marcel, Rose, Actress and Hugo
- Leading Lady - Marcel, Rose, Alex and Hugo
- At the Stage Door - Rose and Alex
- George’s House at Pau - Jenny and George
- Other Pleasures - George, Jenny, Rose and Alex
- A Cafe in Venice - Giulietta
- There is More to Love - Giulietta
- The Garden at Pau - George, Jenny, Rose and Alex
- Mermaid Song - Jenny, Alex and George
- The Countryside Around the House - Orchestra
- The Garden at Pau (Version 2) - Jenny, Alex and Rose
- On the Terrace (Version Two) - George, Hugo, Alex, Rose and Jenny
- The First Man You Remember - George, Jenny and Alex
- The Vineyard at Pau - George, Rose, Alex, Jenny, Hugo and Workmen
- Up in the Pyrenees (Chanson D’Enfance (Reprise) / “Love Changes Everything (Reprise)) - Jenny and Alex
- George’s Study at Pau - George and Rose
- Journey of a Lifetime - Chanteuse, George, Rose, Alex, Jenny and Ensemble
- Falling - Alex, Jenny, Rose and George
- Jenny’s Bedroom in Paris - Alex, Jenny, George, Rose and Hugo
- Hand Me the Wine and the Dice - Giulietta, Alex, Jenny, Hugo, Marcel and Ensemble
- A Hay Loft - Giulietta and Alex
- On the Terrace (Version 3) - Alex, Jenny and Rose
- Anything But Lonely - Rose
- It Won’t Be Long till Jenny’s a Woman - Giulietta and Alex
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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Key Terms
A genre of literature, film, and theatre that focuses on the emotional and/or moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood.
A feeling or action that is not returned or reciprocated, such as love.
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