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A Time for Singing

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  3w, 10m, 1boy(s)

Gerald Freedman, John Morris, Richard Llewellyn

Book and Lyrics by Gerald Freedman and John Morris / Music by John Morris / Based on the novel by 'How Green Was My Valley' by Richard Llewellyn

A spirited and sentimental tale of the Morgan family and their struggles of love and labor at the turn of a century.

A Time for Singing

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 10m, 1boy(s)
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Literature), Period, Docudrama/History
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences

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Summary
A lost treasure from the 1960s, A Time For Singing is based on How Green Was My Valley, Richard Llewellyn's classic novel of a Welsh mining village. Librettist Gerald Freedman and Oscar-nominated composer John Morris weave a spirited and sentimental tale of the Morgan family and their struggles of love and labor at the turn of a century. Excellent for a large ensemble cast, A Time For Singing asks, "Do we ever know what we have, till we no longer have it?"
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Performing Groups
PRINCIPALS
2 Women
2 Men

FEATURED
1 Women
8 Men
1 Boy

ENSEMBLE
Large Singing and Dancing Ensemble with many small roles

CHARACTERS
Old Huw Morgan – the narrator
Gwillym Morgan (Dada) – a miner, head of the Morgan Family
Beth Morgan – his wife
Ivor Morgan – their oldest son
Bronwen Jenkins – a young lady who works for the Morgan family
Mr. David Griffith – a minister
Dai Bando – a miner
Cyfartha Lewis – a miner
Paymaster – works at the mine
The other Morgan Brothers, miners:
Davey Morgan
Owen Morgan
Ianto Morgan
Evan Morgan
Huw Morgan
Angharad Morgan – their sister, 17 years old
Tom Dylan – a miner
Mr. Christmas Evans – owner of the mine
Iestyn Evans – his son, about 24
John Williams – a miner
Mrs. Tom Dylan – a miner's wife
Villagers, Miners and Children of the Valley
  • Time Period Victorian (British and American)
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

"[A] frequently beautiful score… the richness of which points directly to the pop operas of a decade or two later… the Warner Brothers cast album is a great listen. Little known but strongly deserving of reissue."
— Ken Mendelbaum, Playbill.com
"One of the wonderful shows now playing on Broadway"
— Ed Sullivan

Music

1. "Come You Men" - The Men's Chorus
2. "How Green Was My Valley" - Old Huw and the Company
3. "Old Long John" - The Miners
4. "Miner's March" - The Miners
5. "What A Good Day Is Saturday" - Beth and the Company
6. "The Prayer" - The Company
7. "Someone Must Try" - Mr. Griffith and the Chorus
8. "He Will Guide Us" - Villagers
9. "Angharad's Love" - Angharad
10. "That's What Young Ladies Do" - Mr. Griffith
11. "When He Looks At Me" - Angharad
12. "Far From Home" - Beth, Angharad and Dada
13. "I Wonder If" - The Morgan Brothers
14. "There Is Beautiful You Are" - Ivor and Bronwen
15. "Angharad's Love (Reprise)" - Angharad
16. "Hosannahs" - Villagers
17. "Why Would Anyone Want To Get Married?" - Huw and the Morgan Family
18. "Let Me Love You" - Mr. Griffith and Angharad
19. "A Time For Singing" - Beth and the Company
20. "When The Baby Comes" - Ivor, Mr. Griffith and the Company
21. "Tell Her" - Dada and Huw
22. "Most Beautiful Gift Of All" - Beth, Ivor and Bronwen
23. "I Wonder If (Reprise)" - Mr. Griffith, Angharad and Old Huw
24. "What A Party" - Dai Bando, Cyfartha Lewis, Dada and the Men
25. "Here We Stand/ But Then I Think Of You" - Angharad and Mr. Griffith
26. "The Mountains Sing Back" - Mr. Griffith
27. "Final Scene" - Huw, Bronwen and the Company

Full Orchestration

Woodwind I
Woodwind II
Woodwind III
Horn
Trumpet
Trombone
Percussion
Piano
Keyboard I
Keyboard II
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Bass
Percussion
Trap Set (including Snare, 2 Tom Toms {high & low}
Hi-Hat
Bass Drum and Suspended Cymbal)
2 Tymps (A & D)
2 Woodblocks (high & low)
Xylophone
Bells
Chimes (optional)
Big Cymbal (Piatti)
Tambourine and Sleigh Bells (jingling coins effects)

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Large
  • Chorus Size Large

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30 Libretto-Vocal
1 Piano-Conductor
1 Woodwind 1
1 Woodwind 2
1 Woodwind 3
1 Horn
1 Trumpet
1 Trombone
1 Percussion
1 Keyboard 1
1 Keyboard 2
1 Violin 1
1 Violin 2
1 Viola
1 Cello
1 Bass
1 Digital Logo
30 Libretto-Vocal
1 Piano-Conductor
1 Digital Logo
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Authors

Gerald Freedman

Gerald Freedman

Obie Award-winner and first American director invited to direct at the Globe Theatre, London, England. Regarded nationally for productions of classic drama, musicals, operas, new plays and television. Served as leading director of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival f ...

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John Morris

John Morris

John Morris (b. 1926) has had a long career of composing for film and television. He was nominated twice for an Academy Award for Mel Brooks’s Blazing Saddles (1975) and The Elephant Man (1981). Also for Brooks, Morris wrote scores to The Producers, The Twelve Chairs, Young F ...

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Richard Llewellyn

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