Welcome to the page about the Lancaster Red Rose Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society Shows from 2000 to 2009. Below is information about the musicals the society staged in the 1990’s which include: Mack & Mabel (2000); Oliver! (2001); Me And My Girl (2002); How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2003); Calamity Jane (2004); Half A Sixpence (2005); Annie (2006); The Boy Friend (2007); Funny Girl (2008); 42nd Street (2009).
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2009: 42nd Street
The 2009 production of ’42nd Street’ was Lancaster Red Rose Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society’s 73rd annual show. It was staged from Tuesday the 10th of March 2009 to Saturday the 14th of March 2009 at the Grand Theatre, Lancaster.
The 1980 musical – with music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer; and book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble – won Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Choreography; and when it opened in the west end, it won the Olivier Award for Best Musical in 1984.
The musical tells the story of a leading lady of a Broadway musical who breaks her ankle and is then replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
Musical numbers including: Young and Healthy; Go into Your Dance; You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me; Getting Out of Town; Dames; I Know You; We’re in the Money; There’s A Sunny Side to Every Situation; Lullaby of Broadway; About a Quarter to Nine; Shuffle Off to Buffalo; and 42nd Street.
More production details to follow.
2008: Funny Girl
The 2008 production of ‘Funny Girl’ was Lancaster Red Rose Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society’s 72nd annual show. It was staged from Monday the 10th of March 2008 to Saturday the 15th of March 2008 at the Grand Theatre, Lancaster.
The 1964 musical – with music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Bob Merrill; and book by Isobel Lennart – is based on the life of Fanny Brice. The story tells the story of the life and career of comedian and Broadway star Fanny Brice, featuring her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein.
Musical numbers including: If a Girl Isn’t Pretty; I’m the Greatest Star; Cornet Man; Who Taught Her Everything?; His Love Makes Me Beautiful; I Want to Be Seen with You Tonight; Henry Street; People; You Are Woman; Don’t Rain on My Parade; Sadie, Sadie; Find Yourself a Man; Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat; Who Are You Now?; The Music That Makes Me Dance.
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2007: The Boy Friend
The 2007 production of ‘The Boy Friend’ was Lancaster Red Rose Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society’s 71st annual show. It was staged from Monday the 12th of March 2009 to Saturday the 17th of March 2009 at the Grand Theatre, Lancaster.
The 1953 musical – with music, lyrics and book by Sandy Wilson – Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble – marked Julie Andrews’ American stage debut. Set in the French Riviera in the Roaring Twenties, the musical tells the story of Madame Dubonnet’s finishing school near Nice. The charming young pupils burst into song at the least provocation, and forbidden boy friends are forever popping through the french windows to make up the numbers.
Musical numbers including: Perfect Young Ladies; The Boy Friend; Won’t You Charleston With Me?; Fancy Forgetting; I Could Be Happy with You; Sur La Plage; A Room in Bloomsbury; Nicer in Nice; The You Don’t Want to Play with Me Blues; Safety in Numbers; The Riviera; It’s Never Too Late to Fall in Love; Carnival Tango – Tango Dancers; and Poor Little Pierrette.
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2006: Annie
The 2006 production of ‘Annie’ was Lancaster Red Rose Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society’s 70th annual show. It was staged from Monday the 6th of March 2006 to Saturday the 11th of March 2006 at the Grand Theatre, Lancaster.
The 1976 musical – with music by Charles Strouse; lyrics Martin Charnin; and book by Thomas Meehan – is based on ‘Little Orphan Annie’ by Harold Gray. Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, the musical tells the story of a brave young Annie who is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she’s chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search for her true family.
Annie opened in 1976 at Goodspeed Opera House and moved on to Broadway in 1977, and the West End in 1978. It won Tony Awards for Best Original Score, Best Musical, and Best Book of a Musical.
Musical numbers include: Maybe; It’s the Hard Knock Life; Tomorrow; We’d Like to Thank You, Herbert Hoover; Little Girls; I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here; N.Y.C.; Easy Street; You Won’t Be an Orphan for Long; You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile; Something Was Missing; Annie; I Don’t Need Anything But You; and, New Deal for Christmas.
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2005: Half A Sixpence
The 2005 production of ‘Half a Sixpence’ was Lancaster Red Rose Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society’s 69th annual show and it had been 25 years since the society last staged the show. It was staged from Monday the 4th of April 2005 to Saturday the 9th of April 2005 at the Grand Theatre, Lancaster.
This was the third time the society had done the show as it had previously been done in 1968 and 1980.
The 1963 musical – with music and lyrics by David Heneker, and a book by Beverley Cross – is based on Kipps by H.G. Wells.
The musical was a vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele and tells the story of orphan Arthur Kipps – who’s a simple soul – who unexpectedly inherits a fortune, climbs the social ladder, before losing everything and realizing that you can not buy happiness.
Musical numbers include: All in The Cause of Economy; Half a Sixpence; Money to Burn; A Proper Gentleman; She’s Too Far Above Me; If The Rain’s Got to Fall; The Old Military Canal; The One That’s Run Away; Long Ago; Flash Bang Wallop; I Know What I Am; The Party’s On the House.
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2004: Calamity Jane
The 2004 production of ‘Calamity Jane’ was Lancaster Red Rose Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society’s 68th annual show and it had been 10 years since the society last staged the show. It was staged from Monday the 1st of March 2004 to Saturday the 6th of March 2004 at The Grand Theatre Lancaster.
The 1961 musical – with music by Sammy Fain, lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, and a book by Ronald Hanmer and Phil Park – the 1953 film ‘Calamity Jane’ but the stage musical features six songs not heard in the film.
It tells the story of Deadwood City’s two peace officers, Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok, who get involved in saving Henry Miller, the local saloon operator.
Musical numbers include: The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!); Adelaid; Everyone Complains About the Weather; Men; Careless with the Truth; A Hive Full of Honey; I Can Do Without You; Tis Harry I’m Plannin; Just Blew in from the Windy City; Keep It Under Your Hat; Higher Than a Hawk; A Woman’s Touch; Love You Dearly; The Black Hills of Dakota; Secret Love.
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2003: How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
The 2003 production of ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ was Lancaster Red Rose Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society’s 67th annual show. It was staged from Monday the 7th of April 2003 to Saturday the 12th of April 2003 at the Grand Theatre, Lancaster.
The 1961 musical – with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser; and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert – is based on Shepherd Mead’s 1952 book of the same name. It tells the story of J. Pierrepont Finch (a young, ambitious window cleaner) who, with the help of the book ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’, becomes the chairman of the board of the World Wide Wicket Company.
The musical opened on Broadway in October 1961 and went on to win seven Tony Awards, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle award, and the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Musical numbers include: How to Succeed; Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm; Coffee Break; Company Way; A Secretary Is Not a Toy; Been a Long Day; Grand Old Ivy; Paris Original; Rosemary; Cinderella Darling; Love From a Heart of Gold; I Believe in You; and Brotherhood of Man.
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2002: Me And My Girl
The 2002 production of Me And My Girl was Lancaster Red Rose Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society’s 66th annual show. It was staged from Monday the 18th of March 2002 to Saturday the 23rd of March 2002 at the Grand Theatre, Lancaster.
The 1937 musical – with music by Noel Gay; and lyrics and book by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose – tells the story of an unrefined cockney gentleman who learns that he’s the 14th heir to the Earl of Hareford.
Musical numbers include: A Weekend at Hareford; Thinking of No-One But Me: The Family Solicitor; An English Gentleman; Keep away from the Town; A bright little girl like me; If Only You Had Cared for Me; Once You Lose Your Heart; This Is The Night Of The Year; The Lambeth Walk; Don’t Be Silly Sally; Song of Hareford; and of course, Me and My Girl.
The musical had a successful original run in the West End in 1937 and was turned into a film in 1939, titled The Lambeth Walk, named after one of the show’s songs.
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2001: Oliver!
The 2001 production of Oliver! was Lancaster Red Rose Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society’s 65th annual show. It was staged from Monday the 26th of February 2001 to Saturday the 3rd of March 2001 at the Grand Theatre, Lancaster.
This 1960 musical – with music, lyrics and book by Lionel Bart – is based on the 1838 novel ‘Oliver Twist’ by Charles Dickens.
It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre in 1960 – before opening in the West End where it enjoyed a record breaking long run – and Lionel Bart won a Tony Award for Best Original Score in 1963.
Musical numbers include: Food, Glorious Food; Oliver!; I Shall Scream; Boy for Sale; That’s Your Funeral; Where Is Love?; Consider Yourself; You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two; It’s a Fine Life; I’d Do Anything; Be Back Soon; Oom-Pah-Pah; My Name; As Long as He Needs Me; Where Is Love?; Who Will Buy?; It’s a Fine Life; Reviewing the Situation.
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2000: Mack & Mabel
The 2000 production of Mack & Mabel was Lancaster Red Rose Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society’s 64th annual show. It was staged from Monday the 10th of April 2000 to Saturday the 15th of April 2000 at the Grand Theatre, Lancaster.
This 1974 musical – with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman Mack & Mabel and book by Michael Stewart – tells the story of the tumultuous romantic relationship between Hollywood director Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand, who became a big star.
Musical numbers include: Movies Were Movies; Look What Happened to Mabel; Big Time; I Won’t Send Roses; I Wanna Make the World Laugh; Wherever He Ain’t; Hundreds of Girls; When Mabel Comes in the Room; Hit ’em on the Head; Time Heals Everything; Tap Your Troubles Away; I Promise You a Happy Ending.
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