Peggy Sue Got Married (musical)

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This article is about the musical. For the film, see Peggy Sue Got Married.
Peggy Sue Got Married
Promotional poster
Music Bob Gaudio
Lyrics Jerry Leichtling
Book Arlene Sarner
Jerry Leichtling
Based upon Peggy Sue Got Married
Productions 2001 West End

Peggy Sue Got Married is a West End musical adapted from the Francis Ford Coppola film of the same name. It opened on August 20, 2001 at the Shaftesbury Theatre but closed on October 31 of the same year despite receiving mostly positive reviews[1] praising Ruthie Henshall's performance[2]. The early closing was said to be due to the reduced numbers of people visiting London after the events of 9/11, during which many theatrical shows in West End performed poorly.[3] The musical featured Ruthie Henshall as Peggy Sue of the title, a role that earned her an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. The book was written by Arlene Sarner and Jerry Leichtling, music composed by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Jerry Leichtling and directed by Kelly Robinson.

[edit] Cast

  • Ruthie Henshall as Peggy Sue
  • Andrew Kennedy as Charlie
  • Other principals: Terence Hillyer, Tim Howar, Samuel James, Gavin Lee, Melanie Marcus, Sara Weymouth.
  • Supporting: Gerard Bentall, Dawn Buckland, Shirley Hafey, Dean Maynard, Lucy Moorby, Stuart Nurse, Paul Peacock, Andrew Playfoot, Vicki Simon, Donna Steele.
  • Ensemble: Verity Bentham, Chris Crompton, Pippa Gebette, Francesca Newitt, Melitsa Nicola, Richard Peakman, Wayne Perry, Neil Reynolds, Tanya Robb, Scarlett Strallen, Sam Strasfeld, Ian Waller.

[edit] Songs

Act one

  1. You Still Sing to Me
  2. Yesterday Tonight
  3. Crown of Love
  4. One of the Guys
  5. When You Get a Girl Alone
  6. This Time Around
  7. New Car Smell
  8. Like An Angel
  9. It's Gotta Be Now
  10. The Truth of Youth
  11. Raw Youth
  12. I Can't See Myself Without You
  13. Two Kinds of Fire

Act two

  1. Bad Girls Do (What Good Girls Won't)
  2. I've Done Nothing But Love You
  3. When You Get a Girl Alone (reprise)
  4. Bongo Beat
  5. Did Ya Do It
  6. You're Carrying My Dreams
  7. Nights Like This
  8. Finale: Crown of Love - All That Love Can Do - I Can't See Myself Without You

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sommer, Elyse (2001), Review by CurtainUp, CurtainUp.com, <http://www.curtainup.com/peggysuelond.html>. Retrieved on 16 June 2007 
  2. ^ Ruthie triumphs over cliches, The Telegraph, 2001-08-22, <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2001/08/22/btpeg22.xml>. Retrieved on 16 June 2007 
  3. ^ Kennedy, Ingrid (2001-10-07), The Interview: Ruthie Henshall, The Independent, <http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20011007/ai_n14421823>. Retrieved on 16 June 2007