Marti Webb: Tell Me On Sunday

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In 1982, the creative team decided to combine Tell Me on a Sunday with a ballet choreographed to Lloyd Webber's Variations, a classical piece based on the A Minor Caprice No. 24 by Paganini that had debuted at Sydmonton in 1977. Following some revisions, including a new song "The Last Man in My Life" and several changes to the lyrics, Tell Me on a Sunday became Act I of Song and Dance, which was staged at the Palace Theatre in London's West End. Marti Webb was again cast as 'the girl'. Over the course of its run, she was succeeded by Lulu, Gemma Craven, Liz Robertson, and Sarah Brightman. Opening on 26th March 1982 and closing on 31st March 1984, the production ran for 781 performances.

and became a number 3 hit in the UK charts. [1] The song was also popular in Ireland, and made it to number 1. [2] Song details [ edit ] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.334. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Offiziellecharts.de – Marti Webb – Take That Look Off Your Face" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 September 2021. Previously performed by iconic musical theatre stars Marti Webb and Sarah Brightman, this new production directed by Paul Foster includes an intimate post-show chat with Jodie charting her life, love and experience playing the role of Emma.Andrew Sinclair, “Broadcasting and the Arts: Progress makes imperfect,” The Listener, v103 n2650, (21 Feb 1980), p.244 Concord Theatricals, “Tell Me on a Sunday,” Accessed via: https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/65828/tell-me-on-a-sunday Tell Me on a Sunday continues to be performed around the world, and in 2021 was toured around the UK starring Jodie Prenger. In 2004, Marti Webb returned to the show, which, according to Playbill, was adapted “to suit an actress approaching 60.” The production toured the UK with Marti Webb, Patsy Palmer, or Faye Tozer playing the lead depending on the venue. As a tie-in to the release of the album, a television special of the song cycle was filmed live at Royalty Theatre on January 28, 1980, which helped to put the album on the charts (see Filmed Production Notes below).

Billed as a one-woman show about a young English girl who has recently landed in New York. Brimming with optimism, she sets out to seek success, companionship and, of course, love. But as she weaves her way through the maze of the city and her own anxieties, frustrations and heartaches, she begins to wonder whether—in fact—she’s been looking for love in all the wrong places. On September 18, 1985, an American adaptation of Song and Dance opened on Broadway starring Bernadette Peters. The production featured additional lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr., who also served as director. The Broadway production was choreographed by Peter Martins, with tap choreography by Gregg Burge, scenic design by Robin Wagner, costume design by Willa Kim, lighting design by Jules Fisher, and sound design by Martin Levan. Tell me on a Sunday charts the romantic misadventures of a young English girl in New York in the heady days of the 1980’s. Brimming with optimism, she seeks success and love. But as she weaves her way through the maze of the city and her own anxieties, frustrations and heartaches she begins to wonder whether she’s been looking for love in all the wrong places.Song and Dance was nominated for two Olivier Awards, including Actress of the Year in a Musical (Marti Webb), and Outstanding Achievement of the Year in a Musical. In the lead up to the television airing, the Sunday Telegraph described the program as a “modest but attractive “concert musical” and while The Observer’s Jennifer Selway was less than impressed by the album, she hoped “It may look very good on the screen.” Ray Connolly, writing for the Sunday Times felt the program was an innovative way to present popular music, and hoped the BBC would present more like it. The British Film Institute holds a VHS copy of the program, though it is currently undetermined as to the preservation or access status. Two years later, Tell Me On a Sunday was expanded into a two-act show, Song and Dance. The second act was a ballet set to Variations, a piece Lloyd Webber had written for his brother Julian, a cellist. Variations, based on Paganini’s “A Minor Caprice No 24” had premiered at the Sydmonton Festival in 1977, was a best-selling album, and its opening was used as the theme music for the popular television program The South Bank Show.

BFI, “Collections Search: Tell Me on a Sunday,” Accessed via: http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20150309716 The Broadway production was nominated for multiple awards, including the Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Featured Actor (Christopher d’Amboise), Best costume Design (Willa Kim), Best Lighting Design (Jules Fisher), Best Choreography (Peter Martins), and Best Direction of a Musical (Richard Maltby Jr.); and the Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Gregg Burge), Outstanding Choreography (Peter Martins), and Outstanding Music (Andrew Lloyd Webber). Bernadette Peters won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. Jodie Prenger most recently starred in the National Theatre’s West End production of A Taste of Honey. Recent theatre work includes the national tours of Abigail’s Party, Shirley Valentine, Annie, Fat Friends The Musical, Tell Me On A Sunday and Calamity Jane. In the West End she has starred in Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, One Man Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket and Spamalot at the Playhouse. She also appeared in Les Misérables which was the inaugural production at the Dubai Opera House. Jodie has also starred in pantomimes at the Liverpool Empire and Birmingham Hippodrome. Her television acting work includes Years and Years, Jamie Johnson, Citizen Khan, Casualty, Wizards vs Aliens, Candy Cabs and Waterloo Road. Television presenting work includes Let’s Dance For Comic Relief, Top Dog, Over The Rainbow and Let It Shine. Writing credits include Cinderella: The Socially Distanced Ball for Turbine Theatre and The Choir Musical. Tell Me on a Sunday charts the romantic misadventures of a young English girl in New York in the heady days of the 1980s. Brimming with optimism, she seeks success and love. But as she weaves her way through the maze of the city and her own anxieties, frustrations and heartaches she begins to wonder whether she's been looking for love in all the wrong places.Vincent Terrace, Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012, 2d Ed, McFarland Inc (2013) Following its closure, on 28th April 1984, a special performance of Song and Dance featuring Sarah Brightman performing Tell Me on a Sunday was filmed at the Palace Theatre and later broadcast on UK television.