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Works Stage Leonard Bernstein's New York (2019)
Jazzy, romantic, edgy, elegant and lyrical, this two-person musical revue explores Leonard Bernstein’s passionate relationship with New York City.
"A thrilling tribute to Bernstein conceived by the conductor, pianist and music-theater scholar Rob Fisher." - Stephen Holden, The New York Times
This charming two-hander explores Bernstein’s relationship with NYC, his famous New York friends (Sondheim, Comden & Green, Robbins and Copland), and the way that New York City informed Bernstein’s music, life and relationships. On a parallel pathway, the show presents a boy-meets-girl story depicting the developing relationship between the two performers: one a seasoned New Yorker and the other a wide-eyed newcomer.
"A conceptually focused, musically incisive celebration of Bernstein’s passionate identification with New York City and with George Gershwin... That Mr. Fisher could create such a rich musical portrait using only seven musicians, including the singers, was a tribute to his understanding of the scores and his skill at paring down full-bodied orchestral arrangements to a skeletal core." - Stephen Holden, The New York Times
Music by Leonard Bernstein / Lyrics by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein / Conceived and arranged by Rob Fisher / Book by Rob Fisher, Sammy Buck, and Garth Edwin Sunderland.
Musical Numbers
Something's Coming (from West Side Story) - Boy
A Little Bit In Love (from Wonderful Town) - Girl
Come Up to My Place (from On The Town) - Boy & Girl
Mambo (from West Side Story) - Orchestra
I Hate Music! - Girl
Maria (from West Side Story) - Boy
I Can Cook Too (from On The Town) - Girl
Lonely Town Pas De Deux (from On The Town) - Orchestra
Lonely Town (from On The Town) - Boy
100 Easy Ways (from Wonderful Town) - Girl
Village Vortex (from Wonderful Town) - Orchestra
Gotta Be Bad - Girl
Conquering New York (From Wonderful Town) - Orchestra
What A Waste (from Wonderful Town) - Boy & Girl
Ohio (from Wonderful Town) - Boy & Girl
My House (from Peter Pan) - Girl
One Hand, One Heart (from West Side Story) - Boy & Girl
"Some Other Time" (from On The Town) - Boy & Girl
"Wrong Note Rag" (from Wonderful Town) - Boy & Girl
"New York, New York" (from On The Town) - Boy & Girl
Related Works
On the Town
Wonderful Town
West Side Story
I Hate Music!
Peter Pan
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