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- Sammy was captivated by their musical Stop The World – I Want To Get Off when it opened in London, in July 1961, and he recorded two of the main songs from the production for Reprise the same month.
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Stop the World – I Want to Get Off is a 1961 musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. In 1966 Warner Bros. released a film adaptation of the play. In 1996, a film version was produced for TV, made for the A&E Network .
- Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
- 1961
Sammy was captivated by their musical Stop The World – I Want To Get Off when it opened in London, in July 1961, and he recorded two of the main songs from the production for Reprise the same month. He had been especially impressed with Newley both directing the production and starring in the main role.
Some songs were removed from Stop The World’s original 1960s run, and Bricusse and Newley re-wrote the book and some lyrics to update the show from class-conscious Britain to race-conscious America. The duo also provided Sammy with a custom-written new song to close Act I, “Life Is A Woman”.
Meet the original Broadway cast of Stop the World - I Want to Get Off on Broadway, and find out who was in the Original Cast, what parts they played and more.
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. Set against the backdrop of a circus, the show focuses on...
Stop the World - I Want to Get Off (14) Music Leslie Bricusse (192) Lyrics Leslie Bricusse (192), Anthony Newley (167) Book Leslie Bricusse (192), Anthony Newley (167) Recording Details Date 1978 Type Audio / Stage Cast Language English Location US / NY / New York Conductor George Rhodes (9) Performer
This innovative, symbolic musical examines the birth, life, and death of the clownish Littlechap. He is born into a circus-like world and struggles to make his way in life working as a tea-boy. One day, he falls in love with Evie, his boss’s daughter.
