Maggie May (musical)
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Maggie May is a musical with a book by Alun Owen and music and lyrics by Lionel Bart.
Based on "Maggie May", a traditional ballad about a Liverpool prostitute, it deals with trade union ethics and disputes and the life of streetwalker Margaret Mary Duffy after her sweetheart dies.
The show includes bittersweet ballads, robust chorus numbers, and even some rock 'n' roll, making it one of the most musically diverse British scores of the 1960s.
The West End production opened on September 22, 1964 at London's Adelphi Theatre, where it ran for 501 performances. The cast included Rachel Roberts, Kenneth Haigh, Barry Humphries, Andrew Keir, and John Junkin.
[edit] Song list
- Overture/The Ballad Of The "Liver" Bird
- Lullaby/I Love A Man
- Casey
- Shine You Swine
- Day Don’t Do Dat T’Day
- I Told You So
- Right Of Way
- Stroll On
- Away from Home
- Maggie, Maggie May
- The Land of Promises
- Leave Her, Johnnie, Leave Her/The Land Of Promises (Reprise)
- Carryin’ On
- Shine You Swine (Reprise)
- There’s Only One Union
- It’s Yourself
- The World’s a Lovely Place
- It’s Me
- We Don’t All Wear D’Same Size Boots
- It’s Yourself (Reprise)
- Finale/The Ballad Of The "Liver Bird" (Reprise)
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