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''And the World Goes 'Round'' is a musical revue showcasing the songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb. The revue takes its title from a tune the songwriting team wrote for Liza Minnelli to sing in the film ''New York, New York'' ==Productions== The show consists of an eclectic collection of love songs, torch songs, and acerbically witty comic numbers. It was conceived by director Scott Ellis, choreographer Susan Stroman, and librettist David Thompson, who collaborated on such Kander and Ebb shows as ''Steel Pier'' and the 1996 revival of ''Chicago''. David Loud created the vocal and dance arrangements. It opened on March 18, 1991 at Manhattan's off-Broadway Westside Theatre, and closed on March 8, 1992, after 408 performances. The original cast featured Karen Ziemba, Robert Cuccioli, Karen Mason, Brenda Pressley, and Jim Walton. Natalie Venetia Belcon, Joel Blum and Marin Mazzie were replacements later in the run. It won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical, and Cuccioli received the Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance. Additional honors included Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Musical Revue, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Ziemba), and Outstanding Director of a Musical.〔(Drama Desk Awards, 1990-91 ) dramadesk.com, accessed April 2, 2009〕 An original cast recording was released by RCA Records. Starting in August 1992, Ziemba, Blum, and Mazzie were joined by John Ruess and Shelley Dickinson for a 10-month US national tour. With scenic and technical embellishments added and the title simplified to ''The World Goes 'Round'', the revised edition included mostly upbeat, unfamiliar songs from the team's lesser musicals: ''The Happy Time'', ''The Rink'', ''The Act'', ''Flora the Red Menace'', and what was then a work-in-progress, ''Kiss of the Spider Woman''.〔Klein, Alvin.("Kander and Ebb's 'World' on Tour", )''The New York Times'', August 23, 1992〕 Throughout the years the revue has been staged by regional and community theatre groups and as a fringe theatre production in London. With direction and choreography by Nikki Snelson and musical direction by Ben Kiley, the show premiered in Singapore on September 26, 2013 in the Singapore Airlines Theatre at LASALLE College of the Arts. The shows cast included Kimberly Chan, Chinie Concepcion, Samantha Kwok, Brett Khaou, Hannah Lucas, Renfred Ng, Jordan Prainito and Rachel Tay.〔http://www.broadwayworld.com/singapore/regional/THE-WORLD-GOES--ROUND-79365〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「And the World Goes 'Round」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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