Dream (musical)

Dream is a musical revue based on the songs of Johnny Mercer. The book is by Jack Wrangler and co-producer Louise Westergaard. The show ran on Broadway in 1997.

Production

The revue opened on Broadway on April 3, 1997 at the Royale Theatre after twenty-four previews. Directed and choreographed by Wayne Cilento, the costumes are by Ann Hould-Ward, lighting by Ken Billington and sets by David Mitchell. The cast featured Lesley Ann Warren, John Pizzarelli, Margaret Whiting, Jessica Molaskey and Brooks Ashmanskas.^[1]^[2]

It closed on July 6, 1997 after 109 performances.

Songs

All lyrics by Johnny Mercer

Act I

Dream - Music by Johnny Mercer
Lazybones - Music by Hoagy Carmichael
On Behalf of the Traveling Salesmen - Music by Walter Donaldson
Pardon My Southern Accent - Music by Matt Malneck
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby - Music by Harry Warren
Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? - Music by Richard Whiting
Goody, Goody - Music by Matt Malneck
Skylark - Music by Hoagy Carmichael
The Dixieland Band - Music by Bernie Hanighen
I Had Myself A True Love / I Wonder What Became of - Music by Harold Arlen
Jamboree Jones Jive - Music by Johnny Mercer
Fools Rush In - Music by Rube Bloom
Come Rain or Come Shine - Music by Harold Arlen
Out Of This World - Music by Harold Arlen
I Remember You - Music by Victor Schertzinger
Blues in the Night - Music by Harold Arlen
One For My Baby - Music by Harold Arlen
You Were Never Lovelier - Music by Jerome Kern
Satin Doll - Music by Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington
I'm Old Fashioned - Music by Jerome Kern
Dearly Beloved - Music by Jerome Kern
This Time The Dream's On Me - Music by Harold Arlen
Something's Gotta Give - Music by Johnny Mercer
Too Marvelous For Words - Music by Richard Whiting

Act II

I Thought About You - Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
And The Angels Sing - Music by Ziggy Elman
The Fleet's In - Music by Victor Schertzinger
G.I. Jive - Music by Johnny Mercer
I'm Doin' It For Defense - Music by Harold Arlen
Tangerine - Music by Victor Schertzinger
Day In, Day Out - Music by Rube Bloom
Jeepers Creepers - Music by Harry Warren
That Old Black Magic - Music by Harold Arlen
Laura - Music by David Raksin
You Go Your Way - Music by Johnny Mercer
My Shining Hour - Music by Harold Arlen
Hooray For Hollywood - Music by Richard Whiting
Accentuate the Positive - Music by Harold Arlen
In The Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening - Music by Hoagy Carmichael
Charade / Days of Wine and Roses - Music by Henry Mancini
Moon River - Music by Henry Mancini
On The Atchison, Topeka and the Sante Fe - Music by Harry Warren

Awards and nominations

Tony Award for Best Choreography (Wayne Cilento, nominee)

References

↑ Viagas, Robert and Lefkowitz, David. " 'Dream' Courts Seniors With $40 Matinees" playbill.com, June 11, 1997
↑ Sommer, Elyse. "A CurtainUp Review. 'Dream' " curtainup.com, accessed August 25, 2013

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