Everything about Kean Musical totally explained
Kean is a
musical with a book by
Peter Stone and music and lyrics by
Robert Wright and
George Forrest.
Using material by
Jean-Paul Sartre and
Alexandre Dumas, père as its source, it centers on the adventures of
Edmund Kean, considered the greatest
Shakespearean actor of the 18th century, focusing primarily mainly on his wild behavior offstage. Trouble ensues as Kean desperately tries to juggle the two women in his life - the
Danish Ambassador's wife, Elena, and a young aspiring actress, Anna.
After one preview, the
Broadway production, directed and
choreographed by
Jack Cole, opened on
November 2,
1961 at the
Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 92 performances. The cast included
Alfred Drake,
Christopher Hewett,
Larry Fuller,
Joan Weldon, and
Lee Venora.
Drake was nominated for the
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and the show was nominated for Best Conductor and Musical Director.
An
original cast recording was released by
Columbia Records. This album is one of the most valuable original cast albums because of its scarcity.
Song list
Act I
- Penny Plain, Twopence Colored
- Man and Shadow
- Mayfair Affair
- Sweet Danger
- Queue at Drury Lane
- King of London
- To Look Upon My Love
- Let's Improvise
- Elena
- Social Whirl
- The Fog and the Grog
Act II
- Civilized People
- Service for Service
- Willow, Willow, Willow
- Fracas at Old Drury
- Chime In
- Swept Away
- Domesticity
- Clown of London
- Apology?
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