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Performed At: The Duchess Theatre
During: March 2002 |
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Producer: Rob Corner
Choreographer: Anita Boyer
Musical Director: Christine Richards
Based on a book by Alan Jay Lerner
Screenplay: Alan Jay Lerner
Music and Lyrics: Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner
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synopsis |
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"Once in the Highlands, the Highlands of Scotland, two weary hunters lost their way". It is this desolate situation which Tommy Albright and Jeff Douglas, two young New Yorkers, are contemplating when the curtain rises on a misty glen in Scotland. As the two exhausted men reflect on what they have forsaken in the States for their present predicament, a lift in the Highland veil reveals to them the awakening village of Brigadoon; a village which comes into being for only one day in each century.
The strained and strange greetings of the villagers bedecked in 18th century costumes, who have gathered in the market square to sell their wares and to discuss the final wedding preparations of Jeannie MacLaren and the boyish Charlie Dalrymple, are softened for Tommy by his encounter with Jeannie's lovely sister, Fiona, and enlivened for Jeff by his reluctant entanglement with the maid, Meg Brockie.
The blissful occasion is momentarily tinged with gloom when the fate of Brigadoon is threatened by Harry Beaton, Jeannie's rejected suitor. And Tommy, now burdened with the knowledge of Brigadoon's secret and enraptured by the gentle charms of the beautiful Fiona, is confronted with the choice of remaining forever at the side of the Scottish lass or returning to the unsatisfying world familiar to him. At the close of the day he is still unable to commit himself without doubt or regret to Fiona and to Brigadoon, and leaves with Jeff for America.
Restless and unhappy in New York, Tommy finally yields to the haunting memory of Fiona and, guided by the faith and strength of his love, finds his way back to Brigadoon.
The misty mood of this Highland setting is strikingly complemented by bright 18th century costuming, contrasting the idyllic Brigadoon villagers with the malcontent young hunters. The fanciful flavor is augmented by superb choreography by Agnes de Mille which gracefully mingles the regional with the modern. An outstanding band orchestration by Philip J. Lang, as well as the standard orchestral accompaniment, offer a memorable resonance to the production.
Like Tommy, the audience delights in the whimsical loveliness of the Highlands, and it is with similar reluctance that they exit Brigadoon. |
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scenesandmusicalnumbers |
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| ACT I |
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Scene 1 |
A forest in the Scottish Highlands |
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“Once in the Highlands” |
Ensemble |
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“Brigadoon” |
Ensemble |
Scene 2 |
A road in Brigadoon, then the Village Square |
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“Vendors' Calls/Down on MacConnachy Square” |
Ensemble |
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“Waitin' for My Dearie” |
Fiona And the Ladies |
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“I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean” |
Charlie And Ensemble |
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“Heather on the Hill” |
Tommy And Fiona |
Scene 3 |
The Brockie Shed |
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“The Love of My Life” |
Meg Brockie |
Scene 4 |
The MacLaren House |
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“Jeanie's Packin' Up” |
Ladies |
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“Come to Me, Bend to Me” |
Charlie |
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“Ballet” |
Harry, Maggie, Ballerinas |
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“Almost Like Being in Love” |
Tommy And Fiona |
Scene 5 |
Outside Mr. Lundie's House |
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Scene 6 |
Wedding site, outside the Kirk ruins |
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“Entrance of the Clans/Wedding Ceremony” |
Ensemble |
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“The Sword Dance” |
Harry, Sword Dancers And Ensemble |
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| ACT II |
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Scene 1 |
Forest near Brigadoon |
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“The Chase” |
Men's Ensemble |
Scene 2 |
Road on the way to the Forest |
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“There But For You Go I” |
Tommy |
Scene 3 |
The Glen |
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“My Mother's Weddin' Day” |
Meg And Ensemble |
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“Funeral Dance” |
Maggie |
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“From This Day On” |
Tommy And Fiona |
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“Brigadoon” (Reprise) |
Ensemble |
Scene 4 |
A bar in Manhattan (4 months later) |
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Reprises |
Fiona, Charlie And Ensemble |
Scene 5 |
Brigadoon forest |
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Brigadoon Finale |
Ensemble |
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CastList |
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| 1st Sword Dancer |
Gill Cooke |
Jean Mackeith |
Wiliemhina Munns |
| 2nd Sword Dancer |
Charlotte Allen |
Jeff Douglas |
David Hewitt |
| Andrew Mackeith |
Michael Evans |
MacGregor |
Brian Allen |
| Angus MacMonies |
Martin Mould |
Maggie Abernethy |
Carol Lawson |
| Charlie Cameron |
Chris Renshaw |
Meg Brockie |
Louise O'Boyle |
| Donald Ritchie |
Tommy Russell |
Mr Murdoch |
Dave Atkins |
| Fiona Mackeith |
Dianne Biberstein |
Sandy |
Melvyn Crabtree |
| Frank |
Tommy Russell |
Stuart Cameron |
Colin Simmons |
| Harry Ritchie |
Simon King |
Tommy Albright |
Steve Fowkes |
| Jane Ashton |
Pat Mchugh |
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Supporting Cast
Judith Baker, Victoria Ball, Janet Briggs, John Carter, Joan Clarke , Iris Collison, Sophie Corner , Joan Dockerill, Medina Gomes, Nick Hallam, Marilyn Haynes, Christine Hewitt , Heather Howe, Fay Kirk, Alistair Langton, Caryn McHugh, Brenda Moore, Christine Oakden, Helen Parker, Adrian Perkins, Shane Perkins, Jean Simmons, Sarah Simpson–Eyre, Laurie Trott.
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