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Leonard Bernstein's New York

Musical Revue / Cabaret  /  1w, 1m

Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein

Conceived and arranged by Rob Fisher
Book by Rob Fisher, Sammy Buck and Garth Edwin Sunderland

Jazzy, romantic, edgy, elegant and lyrical, this two-person musical revue explores Leonard Bernstein’s passionate relationship with New York City.

Leonard Bernstein's New York

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    75 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences
Leonard Bernstein's New York

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Summary

This charming two-hander explores Bernstein’s relationship with NYC, his famous New York friends (Sondheim, Comden & Green, Robbins and Copland), and the way that New York City informed Bernstein’s music, life and relationships. On a parallel pathway, the show presents a boy-meets-girl story depicting the developing relationship between the two performers: one a seasoned New Yorker and the other a wide-eyed newcomer.

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Performing Groups

Girl
Boy

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting New York City.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 75 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

"A thrilling tribute to Bernstein conceived by the conductor, pianist and music-theater scholar Rob Fisher." - Stephen Holden, The New York Times
"A conceptually focused, musically incisive celebration of Bernstein’s passionate identification with New York City and with George Gershwin... That Mr. Fisher could create such a rich musical portrait using only seven musicians, including the singers, was a tribute to his understanding of the scores and his skill at paring down full-bodied orchestral arrangements to a skeletal core." -  Stephen Holden, The New York Times

Music

1. "New York, New York" (from On The Town) - Boy & Girl
2. "Something's Coming" (from West Side Story) - Boy
3. "A Little Bit In Love" (from Wonderful Town) - Girl
4. "Come Up to My Place" (from On The Town) - Boy & Girl
5. "Mambo" (from West Side Story) - Orchestra
6. "I Hate Music" - Girl
7. "Maria" (from West Side Story) - Boy
8. "I Can Cook Too" (from On The Town) - Girl
9. "Lonely Town Pas De Deux" (from On The Town) - Orchestra
10. "Lonely Town" (from On The Town) - Boy
11. "100 Easy Ways" (from Wonderful Town) - Girl
12. "Village Vortex" (from Wonderful Town) - Orchestra
13. "Gotta Be Bad" - Girl
14. "Conquering New York" (From Wonderful Town) - Orchestra
15. "What A Waste" (from Wonderful Town) - Boy & Girl
16. "Ohio" (from Wonderful Town) - Boy & Girl
17. "My House" (from Peter Pan) - Girl
18. "One Hand, One Heart" (from West Side Story) - Boy & Girl
19. "Some Other Time" (from On The Town) - Boy & Girl
20. "Wrong Note Rag" (from Wonderful Town) - Boy & Girl

Clarinet
Guitar
Drums/Percussion
Piano
Bass

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway, Jazz
  • Dance Requirements Minimal
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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1 Clarinet
1 Guitar
1 Drums/Percussion
1 Piano
1 Bass
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Authors

Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

Composer, conductor, pianist, teacher, thinker, and adventurous spirit, Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) transformed the way Americans and people everywhere hear and appreciate music. Bernstein's successes as a composer ranged from the Broadway stage - West Side Story, On the To ...

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Betty Comden

Betty Comden

Betty Comden (1917-2006) was an award-winning screenwriter, librettist and lyricist, co-writing with her longtime creative partner, Adolph Green. Comden and Green had a groundbreaking partnership of over 60 years, winning Tony Awards for their lyrics and/or librettos for Appl ...

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Adolph Green

Adolph Green

Adolph Green (1914-2002) was an award-winning screenwriter, librettist and lyricist, co-writing with his longtime creative partner, Betty Comden. Comden and Green had a groundbreaking partnership of over 60 years, winning Tony Awards for their lyrics and/or librettos for Appl ...

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Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) wrote the music and lyrics for Saturday Night (1954), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Anyone Can Whistle (1964), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), The Frogs (1974), Pacific Overtures (1976), Sweene ...

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