Nancy Ford & Gretchen Cryer, Lucy Simon & Marsha Norman, Jeanine Tesori (Part 1)
Class Preparation
- Note: I've added two composer/lyricist teams to the syllabus for Class 8: Nancy Ford (composer) and Gretchen Cryer (lyricist/librettist) and Lucy Simon (composer) and Marsha Norman (lyricist/librettist). Suggested preparation is to listen to the cast recordings of I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road and The Secret Garden (links to YouTube playlists below).
- We'll look at Jeanine Tesori's scores for Violet (1997, revival 2014) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (2000) in this class and others in Class 9. Since Tesori is a composer, and since she worked with different lyricists in each of her shows, I've decided not to include a lyric sheet for either of these two musicals.
- Selected Lyrics: I'm Getting My Act Together . . . and The Secret Garden
- Handout of class slides
YouTube Links & Playlists
Cast Album Playlists:
- I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road (Original 1978 Off-Broadway Cast Recording)
- The Secret Garden (Original 1991 Broadway Cast Recording)
- Thoroughly Modern Millie (Original 2000 Broadway Cast Recording)
- Violet (Original 2014 Broadway Cast Recording)
- Class 8 Videos: Includes the full interview with Cryer & Ford, three Tony Awards show excerpts, and Daisy Eagan's acceptance speech for her Secret Garden win.
- Georgia Stitt: A Selection of Songs