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1976 London Production |
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Opened May 4, 1976 at the Mermaid Theatre, London
Ran for 59 performances
Moved July 7, 1976 to the Wyndham's Theatre, London
Ran for 518 performances
Moved October 3, 1977 to the Garrick Theatre, London
Closed April 29, 1978; Ran for 229 performances
Total performances for this production: 806
Produced by The InComes Company (Theatre) Ltd
Directed by Ned Sherrin
Musical Numbers Staged by Bob Howe
Musical Supervisor: Ray Cook
Setting by Peter Docherty
Costumes by Gina Fratini
Lighting by John Wood
Pianists/Co-Musical Directors: Tim Higgs and Stuart Pedlar
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First Cast
Millicent Martin
Julia McKenzie
David Kernan
Ned Sherrin [narrator]
Second Cast
Maggie Fitzgibbon
Gaye Soper
David Firth
Robin Ray
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Musical Numbers
[original production, numbers varied according to cast; this is not the same as the cast recording]
Part One
Part Two
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Recording
Side By Side By Sondheim - Original London Cast Recording
Produced by Thomas Z. Shepard
Recorded May 15, 16 and 18, 1976
at CBS No. 1 Studio, London
Liner notes by Alan Ayres and Ned Sherrin
- Double LP, 1976 [RCA CBL2-1851]
- Cassette, 1976 [RCA CBK2-1851]
- Double Compact Disc, 19?? [RCA CBL2-1851]
- Double Compact Disc reissue, 1990 [RCA 1851-2-RG] [91:57 mins.]
- Cassette reissue, 1990 [RCA 1851-4-RG]
Selections: "Comedy Tonight"/"Love Is in the Air" (4:03), "The Little Things You Do Together" (2:41), "You Must Meet My Wife" (3:42), "Getting Married Today" (4:00), "I Remember" (3:07), "Can That Boy Foxtrot!" (2:36), "Too Many Mornings" (4:40), "Company" / "Another Hundred People" {3:10), "Barcelona" (2:56), "Being Alive" (2:21), "I Never Do Anything Twice" (5:55), "Beautiful Girls"/"Ah, Paree!"/"Buddy's Blues" (4:06), "Broadway Baby" (3:26), "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" (2:22), "Everybody Says Don't" (2:12), "There Won't Be Trumpets" (2:51), "Anyone Can Whistle" (2:49), "Send in the Clowns" (3:29), "Pretty Lady" (2:57), "We're Gonna Be All Right" (4:09), "A Boy Like That" (3:56), "The Boy From..." (2:41), "If Momma Was Married" (2:43), "Losing My Mind" (3:51), "Could I Leave You?" (3:04), "I'm Still Here" (4:57), "Side by Side by Side" (1:17)
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1977 Broadway Production |
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![Side By Side By Sondheim [Broadway poster]](graphics/psbsbs.jpg)
Previews began April 13, 1977; Ran for 6 preview performances
Opened April 18, 1977 at the Music Box, NYC
Moved February 22, 1978 to the Morosco Theatre
Closed March 19, 1978; Ran for a combined 384 performances
Produced by Harold Prince
in association with Ruth Mitchell
by arrangement with The InComes Company, Ltd.
Directed by Ned Sherrin
Musical Supervision by Ray Cook
Musical Staging by Bob Howe
Setting by Peter Docherty
Costumes by Florence Klotz
Lighting by Ken Billington
Scenery Supervision: Jay Moore
Musical Director: Paul Gemignani
Pianists: Daniel Troob and Albin Konopka
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![Side By Side By Sondheim [Broadway playbill]](graphics/sidebypb.jpg)
Original Cast
Millicent Martin
Julia McKenzie
David Kernan
Ned Sherrin [narrator; alternated with Fernanda Maschwitz]
Second Cast
Nancy Dussault
Bonnie Schon [replaced by Georgia Brown]
Larry Kert
Hermoine Gingold [narrator]
Third Cast
Nancy Dussault
Carol Swarbrick
Jack Blackton
Burr Tillstrom, Kukla, and Ollie [narrators for the Morosco Theatre performances]
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Musical Numbers
Basically the same as the London production, but, depending on the cast, various numbers were dropped or added [such as "Marry Me a Little", "I Feel Pretty", "I Have a Love", and "You Gotta Have a Gimmick"]. During Tillstrom's tenure as narrator, he sang "Little Lamb" and "The Two of You".
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1977 Australian Production |
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Opened September 21, 1977 at the Canberra Theatre in Canberra
Opened September 27, 1977 at the Theatre Royal in Sydney
Opened November 24, 1977 at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne
Opened January 23, 1978 at the Opera Theatre in Adelaide
Produced by Helen Montagu and Bill Cronshaw for Globe Theatre Productions Pty. Ltd.
by arrangement with H.M. Tennent Ltd., Cameron Mackintosh Productions,
and The InComes Company (Theatre) Ltd.
Directed by Ray Cook
Musical Staging by Robina Beard
Keyboards: Dale Ringland and Michael Elwood
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Cast
Jill Perryman
Geraldene Morrow
Bartholomew John
Special Guest: John Laws
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Recording
Side By Side By Sondheim - Original Australian Cast Recording
Produced by Bill Cronshaw
Executive Producer: Len Evans
Recording Engineer: Martin Benge
- Double LP, 1978 [RCA Red Seal (Australia) VRL2-0156]
- Double Cassette, 1978 [RCA Red Seal (Australia) VRK2-0156]
Selections: "Comedy Tonight" / "Love is in the Air"; "If Mamma Was Married"; "You Must Meet My Wife" ; "The Little Things You Do Together"; "Getting Married Today"; "I Remember"; "Can That Boy Foxtrot!"; "You Could Drive a Person Crazy"; "Company" / "Another Hundred People"; "Barcelona"; "Marry Me a Little"; "I Never Do Anything Twice"; "Pretty Lady"; "Beautiful Girls" [mistakenly titled "Bring on the Girls" on the album credits] / "Ah, Paree!" / "Buddy's Blues"; "Broadway Baby"; "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid"; "Anyone Can Whistle"; "Send in the Clowns"; "We're Gonna Be All Right"; "Waiting for the Girls Upstairs"; "The Boy From..."; "Everybody Says Don't" ; "Losing My Mind"; "Could I Leave You?"; "I'm Still Here"; "Conversation Piece"
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1977 Chicago Production |
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Opened October 30, 1977 at the Drury Lane Theatre, Chicago IL
Closed January 29, 1978
Produced by Harold Prince
in association with Ruth Mitchell
by arrangement with The InComes Company, Ltd.
Directed by Ned Sherrin
Musical Staging by John Grigas
Costumes by Florence Klotz
Lighting by Ken Billington
Scenery Supervision: Jay Moore
Musical Direction: Paul Gemignani
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Cast
Carol Swarbrick
David Chaney
Bonnie Schon
Cyril Ritchard [narrator; succeeded by Burr Tillstrom, Kukla and Ollie]
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Musical Numbers
Same as the London production, but added "Marry Me a Little", "Sorry-Grateful", "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid", "I Have a Love", and "You Gotta Have a Gimmick".
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1978 National Touring Production |
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Opened March 6, 1978 at the Parker Playhouse, Ft. Lauderdale FL
Produced by Harold Prince
in association with Ruth Mitchell
by arrangement with The InComes Company, Ltd.
Directed by Ned Sherrin
Musical Staging by John Grigas
Costumes by Florence Klotz
Lighting by Ken Billington
Scenery Supervision: Jay Moore
Musical Direction: Paul Gemignani
Pianists: John Berkman, Terry Trotter
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Cast
Larry Kert
Barbara Heuman
Millicent Martin
Hermone Gingold [narrator]
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1986 Donmar Warehouse Production |
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Opened July 8, 1986 at the Donmar Warehouse, London
Closed August 24, 1986
Staged by Lindsay Dolan and David Kernan
Designed by Colin Pigott
Costumes by Chrissy Robinson
Musical Direction by Jonathan Cohen and Stuart Pedlar
Cast
Tim Flavin
David Kernan
Diane Langton
Angela Richards
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Musical Numbers
Part One
Part Two
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2007 London Production |
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Opened April 26, 2007 at the Venue Theatre, London
Closed July 14, 2007
Directed by Hannah Chissick
Associate Director / Choreographed by Adam Cooper
Designed by Bob Bailey
Musical Direction by Michael Haslam
Lighting by Robert A. Jones
Cast
Alasdair Harvey
Abbie Osmon
Josie Walker
Narrators (alternating during the run):
Christopher Cazenove
Barry Cryer
Les Dennis
Angela Rippon
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Musical Numbers
Same as the London production, except "Marry Me a Little" replaced "Being Alive".
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Other Recordings |
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Songs of Sondheim [Irish Cast]
Cast: Gay Byrne, Gemma Craven, Jim Doherty, Tony Kenny, Loreto
O'Connor, and Denis O'Sullivan
Production: Opened May 31, 1977 at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin
- LP, 1977 [RAM Records RMLP 1026]
Selections: "Comedy Tonight" / "Love is in the Air"; "The Boy From..."; "Barcelona" "I Never Do Anything Twice"; "The Little Things You Do Together"; "Broadway Baby"; "You Could Drive a Person Crazy"; "Anyone Can Whistle"; "Send in the Clowns"; "Pretty
Lady"; "Could I Leave You?"; "I'm Still Here"; "Side By Side By Side" / Epilogue
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MTI Licensed Performance Version |
Musical Numbers
Act One
Act Two
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Performance rights controlled by Music Theatre International
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Last modified on Sunday, August 15, 2010
Compiled by Michael H. Hutchins
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