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Song and Dance 1985

Opened: September 18, 1985
Closing: November 08, 1986

Song and Dance - 1985 Broadway History , Info & More

Royale Theatre
242 W. 45th St. New York, NY 10036

Song and Dance is a musical comprising two acts, one told entirely in "Song" and one entirely in "Dance", tied together by a love story.



The first part is Tell Me On A Sunday, with lyrics by Don Black and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, about a young British woman's romantic misadventures in New York City and Hollywood. The second part is a ballet choreographed to Variations, composed by Lloyd Webber for his cellist brother Julian, which is based on the A Minor Caprice No. 24 by Paganini.


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Song and Dance History

Other Productions of Song and Dance

1982   West End Original London Production
West End
1985   Broadway Broadway Production
Broadway
1987   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
2006   Toronto Canadian Revival
Toronto

Song and Dance - 1985 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1986 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award Bernadette Peters
1986 Tony Awards Best Choreography Peter Martins
1986 Tony Awards Best Costume Design Willa Kim
1986 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design Jules Fisher
1986 Tony Awards Best Musical Cameron Mackintosh
1986 Tony Awards Best Musical The Shubert Organization
1986 Tony Awards Best Musical F.W.M. Producing Group
1986 Tony Awards Best Musical The Really Useful Company
1986 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber
1986 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Don Black
1986 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Richard Maltby, Jr.
1986 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Bernadette Peters

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