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Encyclopedia > Saturday Night Fever (musical)
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Saturday Night Fever is a musical with a book by Nan Knighton (in collaboration with Arlene Phillips, Paul Nicholas, and Robert Stigwood) and music and lyrics by the Bee Gees. The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in history. ... Arlene Phillips OBE (born 1944 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) is a British choreographer working in many fields of dance. ... Paul Nicholas (born Paul Oscar Beuselinck in Peterborough, England, 3rd December 1945) is a British actor and singer who has had considerable success on stage, screen and in the pop charts. ... Robert Stigwood (born April 16, 1934 in Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian-born entertainment entrepreneur. ... The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. ...


Based on Nik Cohn's 1975 New York Magazine article "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night" and Norman Wexler's 1977 screenplay it inspired, it focuses on Tony Manero, a Brooklyn youth whose weekend is spent at the local discotheque. There he luxuriates in the admiration of the crowd and a growing relationship with Stephanie Mangano, and can temporarily forget the realities of his life, including a dead-end job in a paint store and his gang of deadbeat friends. In an effort to make it a family-friendly show, many of the film's darker elements, including references to racial conflict, drug use, and violence, were eliminated from the plot. Nik Cohn (also written Nick Cohn) is a British rock journalist. ... This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night was the title of a 1975 New York Magazine article by British rock journalist Nik Cohn. ... Norman Wexler (16 August 1926 - 23 August 1999) was a screenwriter whose work included such films as Saturday Night Fever and Serpico. ... Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 movie starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated by visits to a Brooklyn discotheque. ... Brooklyn (named after the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Discothèque redirects here. ...


Directed and choreographed by Phillips, the £4 million stage adaptation premiered on May 5, 1998 at the London Palladium, where it ran for nearly two years. The original cast included Adam Garcia as Tony and Anita Louise Coombe as Stephanie. Laurence Olivier Award nominations went to Garcia for Best Actor in a Musical, Phillips for Best Theatre Choreographer, and the production for Best New Musical [1]. A cast album was released by Polydor Records. Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... The London Palladium in 2004 The London Palladium is one of the most famous of Londons West End theatres. ... Adam Gabriel Garcia (born June 1, 1973 in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia), is a movie actor. ... The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ... A cast recording or original cast recording is a recording of a musical that is intended to document the songs as they were performed in the show and experienced by the audience. ... 1920s vintage Polydor export label with its double-horn gramophone logo In 1954 Polydor Records introduced their distinctive orange label. ...


After twenty-seven previews, the Broadway production, with Phillips at the helm, opened on October 21, 1999 at the Minskoff Theatre, where it ran for 501 performances. The cast included James Carpinello as Tony and Paige Price as Stephanie, with Orfeh as Annette and Bryan Batt as DJ Monty. Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Minskoff Theatre is a Broadway theatre. ... James Carpinello in The Great Raid, (right) James Carpinello (born 1975) is an American actor, currently co-starring in Tori Spellings VH1 sitcom, So NoTORIous. ... Orfeh is an American singer and broadway actress from New York City. ... Bryan Batt (born March 1, 1963 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American actor known mostly for his theater work, but he has had a number of starring roles in movies and television as well. ...


A London revival opened on July 6, 2004 at the Apollo Victoria Theatre prior to a lengthy UK tour that extended into August 2006 [2]. The cast included newcomer Stephane Anelli as Tony and Zoe Ebsworth as Stephanie, with Kym Marsh from the pop group Hear'Say as Annette and Shaun Williamson of the television series EastEnders as DJ Monty. July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Apollo Victoria Theatre is a theatre on Wilton Road near Victoria station in London. ... Kym Ryder on Loose Women Kym Ryder (born Kimberly Gail Marsh in Whiston, Knowsley, Merseyside, England, on 13 June 1976) first arose to fame when the reality TV show Popstars emerged. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Shaun Williamson (born 4 November 1965 in Maidstone, Kent, England) is a British actor. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[3] and continuing to date. ...


Song list

Act I

  • Stayin' Alive
  • Boogie Shoes (Music and lyrics by Harry Casey and Richard Finch)
  • Disco Inferno (Music and lyrics by Leroy Green and Ron Kersey)
  • Night Fever
  • Disco Duck (Music and lyrics by Rick Dees)
  • More Than a Woman
  • If I Can't Have You
  • It's My Neighborhood
  • You Should Be Dancing

Act II Tyrone Garfield Ron Kersey (April 7, 1949 – January 25, 2005) was an American keyboardist, songwriter and producer most known for writing the music to Disco Inferno by The Trammps. ... Rigdon Ogden Rick Dees III (born March 14, 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a radio disc jockey who currently lives in the San Fernando Valley community of Toluca Lake in Los Angeles, California, USA. Dees is best known for his syndicated radio show Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 and for...

  • Jive Talkin'
  • First and Last/Tragedy
  • What Kind of Fool (Music and lyrics by Albhy Galuten and Barry Gibb)
  • Nights on Broadway
  • Night Fever (Reprise)
  • Open Sesame (Music and lyrics by Ronald Bell)
  • More Than a Woman
  • Salsation (Music and lyrics by David Shire)
  • Immortality
  • How Deep Is Your Love

Albhy Galuten is a Grammy Award winning American music producer, composer, musician, orchestrator and technology executive. ... Barry Alan Crompton Gibb CBE (born on 1 September 1946) is a singer, songwriter and producer. ... Sir Ronald McMillan Bell, (April 14, 1914 - February 27, 1982), QC (1966), Knight Bachelor (1980), was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament representing Buckinghamshire South 1950-1974 and Beaconsfield 1974-1982. ... David Shire David Shire (born July 3, 1937) is an American songwriter and the composer of stage musicals and film and television scores. ...

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