A Class Act
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A Class Act is a musical with a book by Linda Kline and Lonny Price and music and lyrics by Edward Kleban.
Based on composer-lyricist Kleban's life, the production was stitched together using a trunkful of songs he wrote for a number of musicals that never were produced. In addition to serving as a tribute to one of the award-winning collaborators of A Chorus Line, A Class Act provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how a musical is created and brought to the stage and offers a warning about how an artist’s personal life - including struggles with mental illness and cancer - can interfere with, obstruct, and doom his professional pursuits.
The musical premiered at the Manhattan Theatre Club on November 9, 2000. After 30 previews, it opened on March 11, 2001 at the Ambassador Theatre, where it ran for 105 performances. The cast, under the direction of Price, included Price, Randy Graff, Jeff Blumenkrantz, and Sara Ramirez.
[edit] Song list
Act I
- Light on My Feet
- The Fountain in the Garden
- One More Beautiful Song
- Fridays at Four
- Bobby's Song
- Charm Song
- Paris Through The Window
- Mona
- Under Separate Cover
- Don't Do It Again
- Gauguin's Shoes
- Don't Do It Again (Reprise)
- Follow Your Star
Act II
- Better
- Scintillating Sophie
- The Next Best Thing To Love
- Broadway Boogie Woogie
- Better (Reprise)
- I Choose You
- The Nightmare
- Say Something Funny
- I Won't Be There
- Self Portrait
[edit] Nominations
Tony Award for
- Best Musical
- Best Book of a Musical
- Best Original Score
- Best Actress in a Musical (Graff)
- Best Orchestrations
Drama Desk Award for
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Graff)
- Outstanding Lyrics
- Outstanding Music
