Marti Webb: Tell Me On Sunday

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An album of the show was released by Polydor in January 1980. Sunday Times reviewer Derek Jewell noted the album was vastly different in scope than Lloyd Webber’s previous “epic” works of Joseph, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita, but that it achieved “a witty, pointed, poignant commentary on both the character of the woman and the emptiness of particular styles of modern (especially American) life,” and was “a gem of an album.” Jewell also praised Marti Webb’s performance, noting “She has a strong, clear and most expressive voice — the voice of a fine popular singer and actress…” 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. 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.

A cast album of Song and Dance featuring a live recording of Marti Webb was released by Polydor in 1982. A briefer 3:02 edit of the song is included on the album, however, a longer 3:29 version was released as the single. As well as composing the piece, Lloyd Webber also arranged and produced the album. Released in 1980, having been recorded in the latter part of 1979, it was one of his first pieces of work to be published by his own Really Useful Company, which he had formed three years earlier. Marti Webb – Take That Look Off Your Face" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 September 2021.BBC Genome, “Tell Me on a Sunday,” Accessed via: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f218ede60fe64ad48b9a1462418edb2b By March, 1980 the album of Tell Me on a Sunday had reached number 2 on the UK record charts, and the single “Take That Look Off Your Face” had reached number 3. Lloyd Webber re-assembled many of the musicians who had contributed to his earlier Variations album, for which he arranged Paganini's caprice for his brother Julian Lloyd Webber's cello, including jazz multi-instrumentalist Barbara Thompson and her husband, drummer Jon Hiseman. Gary Moore engineered the 1987 digital transfer for the album's first release on compact disc. 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.

Concord Theatricals, “Tell Me on a Sunday,” Accessed via: https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/65828/tell-me-on-a-sunday Tell Me On Sunday was the first show to open in Oslo, Norway past the pandemic. It opened at Chateau Neuf Theatre on May 31 and starred Charlotte Brænna. This version was based on the definitive 2016 version and was directed by Julie Ibenfeldt Lindvik, with musical supervision by Christian Sthäler. It was translated by Christian Ranke and Martine T. Lundeberg Marti Webb – Take That Look Off Your Face" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 22 September 2021. The Phantom of the Opera(1986) Lyrics by Charles Hart Additional Lyrics by Richard Stilgoe Book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux 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.In January 2016, Jodie Prenger starred in a revival at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury directed by Paul Foster before touring the UK. The production toured again, starring Prenger in June 2021. 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. 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. 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. Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Tell Me on a Sunday,” Accessed via: https://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/show/tell-me-on-a-sunday/

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 ] Andrew Lloyd Webber’s numerous awards include 7 TONYs, 3 Grammys, 7 Oliviers, a Golden Globe, an Oscar, 2 Emmys and the Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre. 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.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. Andrew Sinclair, “Broadcasting and the Arts: Progress makes imperfect,” The Listener, v103 n2650, (21 Feb 1980), p.244 The British Film Institute holds a VHS copy of the program, though it is currently undetermined as to the preservation or access status. Really Useful Group, “Tell Me on a Sunday: The Music,” Accessed via: https://web.archive.org/web/20121215010949/http://www.reallyuseful.com/shows/tell-me-on-a-sunday/musical-numbers/ Tell Me on a Sunday was filmed live at the Royalty Theatre on January 28, 1980. According to The Daily Telegraph arts reviewer Keith Nurse, the audience of 400 people was comprised of invited “music and show-business” guests, who received free copies of the LP. The event was hosted by Bill Boggs, and accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.