ZIEGFELD

Conceived, directed and choreographed by Joe Layton

with book by Ned Sherrin and Alistair Beaton. Score devised by Michael Reed
with music and lyrics by IrvingBerlin, Noël Coward, George Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern, Leslie Stuart et al. Additional lyrics by Ned Sherrin and Alistair Beaton

London Palladium - 26 April - 1 October (Revised 2 August)

Synopsis

This is not so much a biography musical as a musical using all the hallmarks of a Ziegfeld revue - colourful costumes, beautiful girls, spectacular scenery and a melodious score from musical numbers by masters of the genre.

Universally panned by the critics from such comments as:

• "Deadly. … a depressing hymn to meaningless expenditure" - City Limits
• "Ziegfeld is intended as a tribute to Florenz Ziegfeld. If producers came to praise him, however, all they have done is bury his reputation." - Spectator

to

• "See Ziegfeld for its sheer spectacle. But don't expect high drama; it's got as much substance as candy floss" - Today

Cast:

Florenz Ziegfeld Jnr.
Goldie
Writer/Narrator
The Dolly Sisters
Anna Heald
Lillian Lorraine
Billie Burke
Marilyn Miller 

Maitre d', Clergyman, Gangster's Moll etc.

Musical Numbers:

1. Overture - Orchestra
2. A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody - Ziegfeld and male chorus
3. I Wonder What's the Matter With My Eyes - Anna Heald
4. Who? / It Had To Be You - Anna Heald and Ziegfeld
5. How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm? - Ziegfeld and Company
6. Nobody - Narrator
7. Shine On Harvest Moon - Lillian
8. My Man - Anna Heald
9. Half Caste Woman - Lillian Lorraine
10. Finale Act I - Billie, Ziegfeld, Clergyman, Marilyn & Company
11. Entr'acte - Orchestra
12. A Girl For Each Month of the Year - Ziegfeld, Goldie & Struggling Writer
13. Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean - Writer & Goldie
14. More Than You Know - Billie
15. Delightful To Be Married - Anna Heald
16. When You Want 'Em - Ziegfeld and Girls
17. He Didn't Wanna - Ziegfeld and Chorus
18. Hot and Bothered - Orchestra
19. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows - Ziegfeld
20. Make Believe - Ziegfeld and Girls
21. (I'll Build) A Stariway to Paradise - The Company

Discography:

Original London Cast - First Night CAST14