Overview
Synopsis
Tell Me on a Sunday, the first act of Song and Dance by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black tells the story of an ordinary British hat-maker who journeys to America in search of love. Her romantic misadventures take her on a journey from New York City, to Los Angeles and back to Manhattan again as she moves from one lover to the next, and realizes the road to love is never as simple as it seems. In the second act, told entirely through dance, we examine the journey through the eyes of one of the lovers.
Show Information
- Music
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Lyrics
- Don Black
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1982
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Settings
- Contemporary, Simple/No Set
- Time & Place
- New York City, Present Day
- Cast Size
- small
- Orchestra Size
- Small
- Dancing
- Heavy
- Licensor
- Concord Theatricals
- Ideal For
- College/University, Ensemble Cast, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Star Vehicle Female, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Adult, Young Adult Characters, Small Cast
Context
Note: in 1982 the creative team behind Tell Me on a Sunday decided to combine it with a ballet choreographed to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Variations, a classical piece based on Paganini’s A Minor Caprice No. 24. The combined piece became Song and Dance featuring Tell Me on a Sunday as Act 1, and the ballet as Act 2.
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Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
|---|---|---|---|
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Lead |
Female |
Soprano |
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Ensemble |
Either Gender |
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Songs
ACT ONE
- “Let Me Finish” - Emma
- “It's Not the End of the World (If It's Over)” - Emma
- “Writing Home (For the First Time)” - Emma
- “Sheldon Bloom” - Emma
- “Capped Teeth and Caesar Salad” - Emma
- “You Made Me Think You Were in Love” - Emma
- “Capped Teeth and Caesar Salad (Reprise)” - Emma
- “It's Not the End of the World (If He's Younger)” - Emma
- “Writing Home (For the Second Time)” - Emma
- “Unexpected Song” - Emma
- “The Last Man in My Life” - Emma
- “Come Back With the Same Look in Your Eyes” - Emma
- “Take That Look off Your Face” - Emma
- “Tell Me on a Sunday” - Emma
- “It's Not the End of the World (If He's Married)” - Emma
- “Married Man” - Emma
- “Writing Home (For the Third Time)” - Emma
- “I'm Very You, You're Very Me” - Emma
- “Ready Made Life” - Emma
- “Let Me Finish (Reprise)” - Emma
- “Nothing Like You've Ever Known” - Emma
- “Writing Home (For the Fourth Time)” - Emma
- “Take That Look off Your Face (Reprise)” - Emma
- “Dreams Never Run on Time (Finale)” - Emma
ACT 2
- Introduction and Theme
- Variations 1-4
- Variation 5
- Variation 6
- Variation 7
- Variation 8
- Variation 9
- Variation 10
- Variations 11 & 12
- Variations 13 & 14
- Variation 15
- Variation 15.5
- Variation 16
- Variation 13 and 14 (Varied)
- Variation 17
- Variation 18
- Variation 19 and 20
- Variation 5 (Varied
- Variation 22 and 23
- "When You Want to Fall in Love" - Emma
- Dance
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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Guide Written By:
Emma Houlahan
Canadian vocalist and actor now based in London.