Eager to work with both Laurents and Sondheim, Angela Lansbury accepted the lead role as Mayoress Cora Hoover Hooper, despite her strong misgivings about the script and her ability to handle the score. Your high-resolution PDF file will be ready to download in Following a tryout period in Philadelphia, Anyone opened at the Majestic Theater on Broadway on April 4, 1964. The town instantly proclaims a miracle, and Cora and her council eagerly anticipate tourist dollars as they boast of the water's curative powers. Cora appears carried in a litter by her backup singers, and admits that she can accept anything except unpopularity (“Me and My Town”). LOG IN He is instantly taken for the new assistant. The Natives Are Restless – such was the working title of the musical, which, as we know, was later renamed to Anyone Can Whistle. As act two opens, the two groups are now in bitter rivalry over who is the normal group (“A-1 March”) Another stranger, a French woman in a feathered coat appears. / *I've Got You to Lean On (Reprise) - Cora and Hoover Hooper and … A meager description was furnished by Mr. Laurents, who refused to elaborate. Inspired by his record, Fay begins to tear the records up. Did you find this review helpful? to comment on this review. ... 1 SONG, 4 MINUTES. After multiple revisions, the show opened on Broadway on April 4, 1964, at the Majestic Theatre, where it closed after 9 performances and 12 previews, unable to overcome negative notices from major papers such as the New York Times and the New York Herald Tribune. He tells Cora that he is expecting a new assistant who might help them. She introduces herself as the Lady from Lourdes, a professional Miracle Inspector, come to investigate the miracle. This page was last edited on 24 March 2021, at 04:37. Musical direction was provided by Wayne Gwillim. He is a practicing idealist who, after years of attempted heroism, is tired of crusading and has come to the Cookie Jar to retire. Musical: Anyone Can Whistle. (Finale), Howard Taubman in his The New York Times review wrote that Laurents's "book lacks the fantasy that would make the idea work, and his staging has not improved matters. Schub tells her that since Hapgood never said who is normal or not, they can arrest anyone at random until the quota is filled. I can dance a tango, I can read Greek-easy. Become a Musicnotes Pro - Plus member today and receive PDFs included with every song plus take 15% off all digital sheet music purchases! [5] In a letter to Bloomgarden, Laurents wrote, "I beg you not to mention the money problems or any difficulties to Steve anymore. Relax, let go, let fly. At that moment, Cora receives a telegram from the governor warning that if the quota of forty-nine cookies is not filled, she will be impeached. "Is a Parade in Town? Two revivals were staged that year, one in London, at the Bridewell Theatre, and one in Los Angeles, at the Matrix Theatre. She tells him the world needs people like him, and Hapgood can't turn himself in. Everyone has one now, and no one needs a replacement.) I can dance a tango, I can read Greek-Easy. Detmold tells Cora that even without the records, Fay can identify the inmates from memory. Cora arrives on the scene with the Cookie Jar's manager, Dr. Detmold, but he says that Fay has taken the records to identify the inmates. Anyone Can Whistle is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. At that moment a mysterious stranger, J. Bowden Hapgood, arrives asking for directions to the Cookie Jar. Mar 24, 2020 . "[20], Steven Suskin wrote in his 2000 book about Broadway composers: The "fascinating extended musical scenes, with extended choral work, ... immediately marked Sondheim as the most distinctive theatre composer of his time. It was recorded for the original Broadway cast recording but not included on the LP release; it was reinstated on a later CD release. The story concerns a corrupt mayoress, an idealistic nurse, a man who may be a doctor, and various officials, patients and townspeople, all fighting to save a bankrupt town. Added in the 1995 concert: "There Won't Be Trumpets"—Fay Apple; "There's Always A Woman"—Fay Apple and Cora. [11], On January 11, 2008, Talk Is Free Theatre presented the Canadian professional premiere (in concert) at the Gryphon Theatre in Barrie, Ontario, with a fundraiser performance on January 13 at the Diesel Playhouse in Toronto, Ontario. Laurents, ignoring criticism about the show's message being trite and its absurdist style difficult to comprehend, poured his energies into restaging rather than dealing with the crux of the problem. (“See What it Gets You”) As Cora and the police force begin rounding up Cookies, Fay tries to get the key away from the guards in an extended ballet sequence. 7 available keys. For example, the cut song "There's Always A Woman" was included at this concert. Mr. Sondheim has written several pleasing songs but not enough of them to give the musical wings. (“Simple”) As the extended musical sequence ends, the lights black out except for a spotlight on Hapgood, who announces to the audience, “You are all mad!” Seconds later, the stage lights are restored. I can slay a dragon, any old week-easy. Back at the hotel, Hapgood comes up with an idea, telling Fay to destroy the inmates' records. "[21], "Anyone Can Whistle - Internet Broadway Database". The dancing is the cream. Almost exactly 31 years later, Anyone Can Whistle was recorded as a gala benefit concert, with 20 additional minutes of music and dialogue, an all-star cast including Lansbury and Bernadette Peters, and the excitement of a live performance. Lansbury served as narrator, with Madeline Kahn as Cora, Bernadette Peters as Fay, and Scott Bakula as Hapgood. The town council becomes suspicious of this and tries to force the truth out, but Hapgood questions them until they begin to doubt their own sanity. They found 115 investors to back the $350,000 production, including Richard Rodgers and Sondheim's father.[5]. Hapgood, however, sees through her disguise and wants to question her first. Anyone can whistle, That's what they say Easy. Maybe if you whistle, Whistle for me I can dance a tango, I can read Greek-easy. Tom Wopat (born September 9, 1951) is an American actor and singer. [8], On April 8, 1995, a staged concert was held at Carnegie Hall in New York City as a benefit for the Gay Men's Health Crisis. It's all so simple. Anyone Can Whistle (Reprise) - Fay Apple. For heart, though, it still … Stream songs including "Anyone Can Whistle (Originally Performed By Lee Remick) [Instrumental]". (“Anyone Can Whistle”) Meanwhile, the two groups continue to march, and Cora, trying to give a speech, realizes that Hapgood has stolen her limelight. The first act sanity sequence ... and the third act chase ... are unlike anything that came before. Scenic design was by William and Jean Eckart, costume design by Theoni V. Aldredge, and lighting design by Jules Fisher. As she does, the Cookies appear and begin to dance (“Everybody Says Don't”). Anyone can whistle, that's what they say-easy. I'm Like the Bluebird (Reprise 1) - Cookies. The scheming Comptroller Schub tells her that he has a plan to save her administration, and the town, promising “It's highly unethical.” He tells her to meet him at the rock on the edge of town. There's no pastiche here, no commentary. Horrified at seeing what she might become, Fay returns to the rock calling for Hapgood. Everybody Should Have Said Don't At the end of the act, Fay destroys the Cookies' records one by one, "freeing" them by erasing their identities as mental patients. (Its former major industry was the production of an unidentified product that never wore out. Sondheim On Sondheim - Anyone Can Whistle Lyrics. [6] Following rehearsals in New York City, the company started pre-Broadway tryouts in Philadelphia from March 2 to 21, 1964. ("I'm Like the Bluebird") All the money is in the hands of Cora Hoover Hooper, the stylish, ruthless mayoress and her cronies - Comptroller Schub, Treasurer Cooley, and Police Chief Magruder. What's natural come hard. based on 4 customer reviews, "A simple arrangement for both vocalist and accompaniment ". About the Show Anyone Can Whistle / Origins of the Song: Other songs written for the Broadway show Anyone Can Whistle currently included in the Cafe Songbook Catalog of The Great American Songbook: none. [7]. FAVORITE (0 fans) Tom Wopat. Additional cast included Chip Zien, Ken Page, and Harvey Evans, the only original cast member to reprise his original role. Anyone Can Whistle Double CD Studio Cast Recording.The First Complete Recording..The cast The Narrator ARTHUR LAURENTS Cora Hoover Hooper JULIA … "Porchlight Debuts Its New Series "Porchlight Revisits..." with ANYONE CAN WHISTLE on Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.", "Discover a little known, early piece by musical theatre genius, Stephen Sondheim", "Show Tunes: The Songs, Shows, and Careers of Broadway's Major Composers" (2000), Steven Suskin, Oxford University Press, p. 278, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anyone_Can_Whistle&oldid=1013917027, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Me and My Town — Cora Hoover Hooper and Boys, Miracle Song — Cora Hoover Hooper, Treasurer Cooley, Townspeople, Tourists and Pilgrims, Come Play Wiz Me — Fay Apple, J. Bowden Hapgood and Boys, I've Got You to Lean On — Cora Hoover Hooper, Comptroller Schub, Treasurer Cooley, Chief Magruder and Boys, Cora's Chase (The Cookie Chase) - Company, I'm Like the Bluebird (Reprise 1) - Cookies, With So Little to Be Sure Of — Fay Apple and J. Bowden Hapgood, I've Got You to Lean On (Reprise) - Cora Hoover Hooper and Comptroller Schub, I'm Like the Bluebird (Reprise 2) - Cookies. Fay wants his help stopping the Mayoress, but he refuses, since he is through with crusading. It is damn hard to concentrate ... when all the atmosphere is filled with gloom and forebodings about will the show get the money to go on? (“With So Little to be Sure Of”) Word comes of a new miracle, two towns over, of a statue with a warm heart. Although the title might indicate otherwise, it is indigenous in content and contemporary in scope. Laurents had wanted Barbra Streisand for the role of Fay, but she turned it down to star in Funny Girl. (This section is currently in preparation.) Again, Schub has the answer - since the Cookie Jar is still successful, they can turn the entire town into one big Cookie Jar! [14], A London production of Anyone can Whistle opened at the Jermyn Street Studio Theatre, London, in association with Primavera Productions, running from March 10, 2010, to April 17, 2010. (“I've Got You to Lean On”) A mob quickly forms outside the hotel, and Hapgood and Fay, still disguised, take refuge under the rock. | Maybe you could show me how to let go, Lower my guard, Learn to be free. What's hard is simple. She begins to hope, however, that Hapgood may be the one who can help her learn to be free. This song has the simplest accompaniment in the score, an musical illustration of the lyric, which describes the kind of easy things that Fay longs to be able to master. Anyone can whistle, that's what they say-easy. According to Sondheim, "Lansbury was so insecure onstage, and unhappy with her performance, that we considered replacing her. What's natural comes hard. When Fay is reluctant, Hapgood produces a record of his own - he is her fiftieth Cookie. Song: With So Little to Be Sure Of. The show became a cult favorite, and a truncated original cast recording released by Columbia Records sold well among Sondheim fans and musical theatre buffs. So someone tell me, why can't I? Anyone Can Whistle from Anyone Can Whistle - Digital Sheet Music, From the Musical Production "Anyone Can Whistle". It was first recorded and released by Lee Remick in 1964. The stage set has vanished, and the cast is revealed in theater seats, holding programs, applauding the audience, as the act ends. The story is set in an imaginary American town that has gone bankrupt. Anyone can whistle, that's what they say, easy. Arthur Laurents directed the show, Stephen Sondheim wrote music and lyrics. Hapgood appears again, saying 'That's good enough for me.' It's all so simple. The song Anyone Can Whistle was written by Stephen Sondheim and was first performed by Lee Remick. The show marked the stage musical debut of Angela Lansbury. Song lyrics from theatre show/film are property & copyright of … The show was first announced in The New York Times on October 5, 1961: "For the winter of 1962, [Arthur Laurents] is nurturing another musical project, The Natives Are Restless. Listen to Anyone Can Whistle (Originally Performed By Lee Remick) [Instrumental] - Single by Singer's Edge Karaoke on Apple Music. One of the latter was a Sondheim-Laurents musical (now named Side Show). [15][16], Porchlight Music Theatre of Chicago presented Anyone Can Whistle in 2013 as a part of "Porchlight Revisits" series, in which they stage three forgotten musicals per year. 0 Video Watch Sutton Foster Sing the Title Song From City Center Encores! [3], In the decades since its closing, Anyone has not been produced on the scale of other Sondheim musicals; notable productions include a 1995 concert version at Carnegie Hall, a pair of stagings in London and Los Angeles in 2003 that incorporated revisions, and a 2010 concert staging for the Encores! With So Little to Be Sure Of — Fay Apple and J. Bowden Hapgood. 0 program at New York City Center.[4]. The performers yell rather than talk and run rather than walk. As he tries to stop Fay, the inmates mingle with the townspeople, until no one can guess who is who. ("Miracle Song") It is soon revealed to Cora that the miracle is a fake, controlled by a pump inside the rock. What's natural come hard. He first achieved fame as Luke Duke in the long-running 1979 television series The Dukes of Hazzard, along with John Schneider. As Schub runs off to warn Cora, Fay seeks out Hapgood in his hotel, and the two seduce each other in the style of a French romantic film. [17], A new production directed by Phil Willmott opened at the Union Theatre in London, running from February 8 through March 11, 2017.[18]. ("I'm Like the Bluebird") All the money is in the hands of Cora Hoover Hooper, the stylish, ruthless mayoress and her cronies - Comptrol… I can slay a dragon Any old week-Easy. It's all so simple: Relax, let go, let fly. Fay disappears, and hiding from the police, admits that she hopes for one miracle - for a hero who can come and deliver the town from the madness (“There Won't Be Trumpets”). Discovering the fraud, Cora and the council confront them. The mayoress, played by Angela Lansbury in the original production, is constantly escorted by four dancing chorus boys who provide plenty of glitter to cover up the lack of sincerity in her patronizing addresses to the townspeople. Sondheim called the reviews "humiliating" and the audiences "hostile." 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