GOD BLESS YOU, MR. ROSEWATER (2017 CONCERT CAST)
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Show: God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Howard Ashman
Book: Howard Ashman
Date: July 2016
Type: Audio / Concert Cast
Location: US / NY / New York
Group/Studio: Encores!
Music Director: Chris Fenwick
Orchestrations: Danny Troob
Performer: Skylar Astin, Derrick Baskin, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Nick Choksi, Eddie Cooper, Kevin Del Aguila, Santino Fontana, James Earl Jones, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Kevin Ligon, Marla Louissant, Liz McCartney, Bonnie Milligan, Brynn O'Malley, Kate Wetherhead
Tracks:
1. Overture -- Orchestra
2. The Rosewater Foundation -- Rebecca Naomi Jones, Santino Fontana, Company
3. The Rosewater Foundation (Reprise) -- Santino Fontana
4. Dear Ophelia -- Santino Fontana
5. Thank God for the Volunteer Fire Brigade -- Santino Fontana, Derrick Baskin, Nick Choksi, Eddie Cooper, Kevin Del Aguila, Kevin Ligon
6. Mushari's Waltz (Magical Moment) -- Skylar Astin
7. Thirty Miles From the Banks of the Ohio
Look Who's Here -- Santino Fontana, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Kate Wetherhead, Liz McCartney
8. Cheese Nips -- Brynn O'Malley, Santino Fontana, Kate Wetherhead, Liz McCartney, Eddie Cooper
9. The Rosewater Foundation (Reprise II) -- Derrick Baskin, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Santino Fontana
10. Since You Came to This Town -- Liz McCartney, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Kevin Ligon, Eddie Cooper, Company
11. A Poem by William Blake -- James Earl Jones, Ensemble
12. The Rhode Island Tango -- Kevin Del Aguila, Kate Wetherhead, Skylar Astin
13. Eliot/Sylvia -- Santino Fontana, Brynn O'Malley
14. Plain Clean Average Americans -- Skylar Astin, Kevin Del Aguilar, Kate Wetherhead, Rebecca Naomi Jones
15. A Firestorm Consuming Indianapolis -- Santino Fontana
16. Dear Ophelia (Reprise) -- Brynn O'Malley
17. I, Eliot Rosewater -- Santino Fontana
Information:
Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is an outrageous and savagely funny fantasy about people, their pleasures, pains and perversions, a penetrating satire on insanity – a millionaire's private lunacy. Featuring an infectious score by the Oscar- and Tony-winning team of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors), God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is a legendary collaboration between one of America's greatest novelists and the songwriting team behind some of the greatest hits of all time.
Eliot Rosewater, drunk, volunteer fireman and president of the fabulously rich Rosewater Foundation, is about to attempt a noble experiment with human nature, with a little help from writer, Kilgore Trout. The result is Vonnegut's funniest satire, an etched-in-acid portrayal of the greed, hypocrisy and follies of the flesh to which we are all heir.
Any fan of the music of Menken and Ashman will delight in producing this gem, which marked the first collaboration for the two. Full of unforgettable characters and a rich and hysterically funny story, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is a perfect choice for theatres that are looking for hidden greats of musical theatre.
In July 2016, the New York City Centers Encores! Off-Center concert did a revival of the show. The cast album of this revival was released on July 28, 2017, by Ghostlight Records
The 1979 musical God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater tells the story of Eliot Rosewater (Santino Fontana), a millionaire who drunkenly decides to blow his fortune on the inhabitants of an impoverished town after being inspired by the utopian vision of novelist Kilgore Trout (James Earl Jones).
In 1979, the novel was adapted into a stage musical with a book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken, and additional lyrics by Dennis Green. The musical opened at Off-Broadway's Entermedia Theatre on October 14, 1979, and ran for 49 performances. The cast included Frederick Coffin (Eliot Rosewater), Janie Sell (Sylvia Rosewater), and Jonathan Hadary (Norman Mushari).
