Salute to Broadway - 1982

History

On January 6th my students returned to UCLA and we began work on this 6th Cavalcade of American Popular Music. Dr. David Morton had already done an incredible job finding and arranging our tunes; the ever-affable and creative Stuart Carey started our dances including the new ballet Triangle. Edythe Johnson and Robert Deman began pulling props and costumes together and stage crew and lighting designer went feverish with work. I began to play producer/director and in two weeks we pulled together the entertainment you now see as Salute to Broadway. Musical Theater is definitely a collaborative artform and without the combined talents of the cast, crew, and staff our whirlwind production would just be hot air. So, along with our Salute to Broadway, let me salute those talents that made these few weeks a true collaboration (and a lot of fun). – John Hall

Musical Numbers

ACT I

"TAKE ME TO BROADWAY"
(from the MGM picture “Small Town Girl”;
words by Leo Robin, music by Nicholas Brodszky; 1953):
Dann Fink

"ALL ABOARD FOR BROADWAY"
(from the Broadway show “George Washington, Jr.”;
words and music by George M. Cohan; 1906):
ensemble

"LULLABY OF BROADWAY"
(from the Warner Bros. Picture “Gold Diggers of 1935”;
words by Al Dubin, music by Harry Warren; 1935):
Linda Hanna, assisted by Dave Cesana, Joe Cornicelli,
Steve Fickinger, Dann Fink, Jason Ma, Alan Muraoka,
Kevin Pedretti, and Tanino Privitera

"BROADWAY MELODY"
(from the MGM picture “The Broadway Melody”;
words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown; 1929):
Kevin Pedretti

"BROADWAY"
(from the Universal picture “Broadway”;
words and music by Con Conrad, Sidney D. Mitchell, and
Archie Gottler; 1929):
Erin Aubry, Jennifer Berman, Sarah Grossman, Kimberly Oneida, Kathy Miller and Lynn Rose

"BROADWAY RHYTHM"
(from the MGM picture “Broadway Melody of 1936”;
words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown; 1935):
Julie Marso and ensemble

"LOOK OUT, BROADWAY"
(from the United Artists pictures “Frankie and Johnny”;
words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown; 1935):
Dann Fink

BROADWAY OR BUST

"TO BE A PERFORMER"
(from the Broadway show “Little Me”;
words by Carolyn Leigh, music by Cy Coleman; 1962);
Erik Knutsen

"MUSICAL COMEDY’S QUEEN"
(from the Broadway show “The Whirl of New York of 1921”;
words by Sidney D. Mitchell, music by Lew Pollock and
Alfred Goodman; 1921):
Elizabeth Walker

"I LOVE A MUSICAL COMEDY SHOW"
(from the Broadway show “Oh, My Dear”;
words by Alfred Bryan, music by Jean Schwartz; 1919):
Steve Steinberg

"BROADWAY BABY DOLLS"
(from the First-National picture “Broadway Babies”;
words by Al Bryan, music by Geo W. Meyer; 1929):
Valery Pappas and Lynn Rose

"BROADWAY BABY"
(from the Broadway show “Follies”;
words and music by Stephen Sondheim; 1971):
Kimberly Oneida

"I KNOW DARN WELL I CAN DO WITHOUT BROADWAY"
(words and music by Jimmy Durante; 1936):
Jason Ma

"MRS. WORTHINGTON"
(words and music by Noel Coward; 1935):
Bruce Newberg

"THERE’S A BROKEN HEART FOR EVERY LIGHT ON BROADWAY"
(words by Howard Johnson, music by Fred Fischer; 1915):
Delia Frankel

"DON’T BLAME IT ALL ON BROADWAY"
(words by Henry Williams and Joe Young, music by Bert Grant; 1913):
Phil Hayman, Dann Fink, Chris Carothers, Daniel Friedman

"SHOW TIME"
(words and music by Joe Lubin; 1960):
ensemble

ACT II

LOVE…according to Cole Porter, with his words and music

"LOVE: THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS,
AND LET’S NOT TALK ABOUT LOVE"
(from the Broadway show “Let’s Face It”; 1941):
Erik Knutsen

"WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE"
(from the stage production “Wake Up and Dream”; 1929):
Erin Aubry, Jennifer Berman, Shawn Daywalt, Allison Heath,
Lynn Jackson

"WHY SHOULDN’T I"
(from the Broadway show “Jubilee”; 1935):
Lynn Rose

"LET’S DO IT"
(from the Broadway show “Paris”; 1928):
Elizabeth Walker and Phil Hayman

"AT LONG LAST LOVE"
(from the Broadway show “You Never Know”; 1938):
Erin Aubry, Dave Cesana, Jennifer Berman, Mark Howell,
Shawn Daywalt

"LET’S DO IT"
Melissa Dingwell and Alan Muraoka

"DOWN IN THE DEPTHS"
(from the Broadway show “Red, Hot and Blue”; 1936 and
Easy To Love (from the MGM picture “Born To Dance”; 1936):
Valery Pappas

"LET’S DO IT": Incorporating “Love For Sale”
(from the Broadway show “The New Yorkers”; 1930):
Rachelle Ottley and Thom Mathews, Chris Carothers, John Ferdenzi, Dan Uroff

"EVERYTHING I LOVE"
(from the Broadway show “Let’s Face It”; 1941) and
“I Love You” (from the Broadway show “Mexican Hayride”; 1943):
Allison Heath and Steve Fickinger

"LET’S DO IT"
Delia Frankel and Bruce Newberg

"THE PHYSICIAN"
(from the stage production “Nymph Errant”; 1933:
additional lyrics by David Morton):
Lynn Jackson

"LET’S DO IT"
ensemble

ACT III

Triangle

Incorporating themes from “Slaughter On Tenth Avenue”
(from the Broadway show “On Your Toes”; music by Richard Rodgers; 1936)
and including the following songs by Mr. Rodgers
with lyrics by Lorenz Hart: Choreography by Stuart Carey
"GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY"
(from “On Your Toes”)

"HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES?"
(from the Broadway show “I’d Rather Be Right”; 1937) and
“My Heart Stood Still (from the Broadway show “A Connecticut Yankee”; 1927)

"SOON"
(from the Paramount picture “Mississippi”; 1935) and
“I Didn’t Know What Time It Was”
(from the Broadway show “Too Many Girls”; 1939)

"YOU’RE NEARER"
(from the RKO picture “Too Many Girls”; 1940)

ACT IV

The many ways to say goodbye…

"ALWAYS LEAVE THEM LAUGHING WHEN YOU SAY GOODBYE"
(from the Broadway show “Mother Goose”;
words and music by George M. Cohan; 1903):
Thom Mathews, Alan Mathews, Bruce Newberg,
Tanino Privitera and Dann Fink

"ARRIVEDERCI, ROMA"
(words by Carl Sigman; music by R. Rascel; 1954):
Valery Pappas

"BYE BYE BABY"
(words by Walter Hirsch; music by Lou Handman; 1936):
Lynn Jackson and Phil Hayman

"BYE BYE BABY"
(from the Broadway show “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”;
words by Leo Rubin; music by Jule Styne; 1949):
Kathy Miller and Mark Howell

"DON’T LIKE GOODBYES"
(from the Broadway show “House of Flowers”;
words by Truman Capote amd Harold Arlen;
music by Harold Arlen; 1963):
Lynn Rose

"EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE"
(from the Broadway show “Seven Lively Arts”;
words and music by Cole Porter; 1944):
Daniel Friedman

"FARE THEE WELL ANNABELLE"
(from the Warner Bros picture “Sweet Music”;
words by Mort Dixon; music by Allie Wrubel; 1934):
Jason Ma

"G’BYE NOW"
(from the Broadway show “Hellz-a-Poppin”;
words and music by Olsen and Johnson,
Jay Levison and Ray Evans; 1940):
Erin Aubry and Chris Carothers

"GOODBYE"
(words and music by Gordon Jenkins; 1935):
Steve Steinberg

"IF THIS IS GOODBYE"
(from the Broadway show “Anya”;
words by Robert Wright and George Forrest;
music based on themes of S. Rachmaninoff):
Rachelle Ottley

"PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I’M GONE"
(words by Sidney Clare; music by Sam J. Stept; 1930):
Elizabeth Walker

"SHALL WE SAY FAREWELL"
(from the Broadway show “The Happiest Girl in the World”;
words by E.Y. Harburg; music by J. Offenbach; arranged and
adapted by Robert Cormier and Jay Gorney; 1961):
Shawn Daywalt and Joe Cornicelli

"SO LONG"
(words by David Morton; music by Leroy Anderson,
a theme from his piano solo “Serenata”; 1950):
John Ferdenzi

"SO LONG, FAREWELL"
(from the Broadway show “The Sound of Music”;
words by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd; music by Richard Rodgers; 1959:
Melissa Dingwell, Delia Frankel, Sarah Grossman, Linda Hanna,
Allison Heath, Dave Cesana, Steve Fickinger,
Erik Knutsen, Kevin Pedretti

"SO LONG, DEARIE"
(from the Broadway show “Hello, Dolly”;
words and music by Jerry Herman; 1964:
Jennifer Berman and Kimberly Oneida

"TOOT, TOOT, TOOTSIE" (Goo’Bye)
(words and music by Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman and Dan Russo; 1922): Daniel Uroff