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By George

Performed on May 25, 1946, at the George School, Bucks County PA
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Miriam Dubin, James Lincoln and Steve Sondheim
Production directed by John D. Talbot
Settings designed and executed by Joyce Stephens and Carlos Luria

Musical Numbers

Act One

  • "Glad T' See Ya"
  • "I'm a Fast Worker"
  • "What to Do at George School"
  • "I'll Meet You at the 'Donut'"
  • "Men"
  • "Routine Blues"
  • "All's Fair"
  • "Puppy Love"
  • "After All"
  • "No Fussing"
  • "The Reason Why"

Act Two

  • "George School Frowns"
  • Jitterbug number
  • "Study Hall Dirge"
  • "After All"
  • "If There's Anything I Can't Stand"
  • "Bitterness"
  • "Faculty Song"
  • Wallflowers' Waltz
  • "My Last K.O.B."
  • Finale

Recordings

Phinney's Rainbow

Phinney's Rainbow

Performed on April 30, May 1, 7, 8, 1948 at Adams Memorial Theater, Williams College, Williamstown MA
Book and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and Josiah T.S. Horton
Music by Stephen Sondheim
Produced by Cap and Bells, Inc.
Directed by David C. Bryant
Francis M. Casey, Assistant
Set Designs by Sheldon Ripley
Choreography by Ida Kay

Musical Numbers

Act I

  • Opening Number
  • "Strength Through Sex"
  • "Alumnum's Song"
  • Alma Mater
  • "How Do I Know?"
  • Dance
  • "We're Gonna Have a Meeting"
  • "The Dim Dinner"
  • "I Opened a Book"
  • Faculty Song
  • "Ave Alumnum"
  • Professors' Reports
  • Finaletto

Act II

  • "Dogma Nu"
  • Reprise: "The Dim Dinner"
  • "Gwendolyn and Yolanda"
  • "The Q-Ladies' Waltz"
  • Fumblington Girls' Song
  • "Phinney's Rainbow"
  • Tap Dance
  • Lullaby
  • Dream Ballet
  • Reprise: "The Q-Ladies' Waltz"
  • "Still Got My Heart"
  • Finale

Recordings

All That Glitters

All That Glitters

Performed on March 18, 19, 21, 22, 1949 at Adams Memorial Theater, Williams College, Williamstown MA
Music, Lyrics, and Book by Stephen Sondheim
Based on the play Beggar on Horseback
by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly
Produced by Cap and Bells, Inc.
Directed by David C. Bryant
Costumes and Scenery by O. W. Siebert
Choreography by Ida Kay

Musical Numbers

Prologue

  • "When I See You"

Act I

  • Wedding Sequence
  • "I Love You Et Cetera"
  • "The Cadys"
  • "The Good Old American Dollar"
  • "The Bordelaise"
  • Dance
  • "Let's Not Fall in Love"
  • "The People Will Hear"

Act II

  • "It's a Grand Country"
  • "I Need Love"
  • Dance
  • Pantomime
  • "You've Broken My Heart"
  • "Drink to Zee Moon" [written with Alice Hammerstein]
  • "I Must Be Dreaming"
  • Suicide Sequence

Epilogue

  • Reprise: "When I See You"

Recordings

[Script available for reading at the Library of Congress, Call Number M1504.S7 A4]

Where to From Here

Revue performed at Williams College, Williamstown, MA in 1950

Musical Number [Sondheim contributions only]

  • "No Sad Songs for Me"

[No recordings known]


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Last modified on Sunday, April 01, 2001
Compiled by Michael H. Hutchins