Marti Webb: Tell Me On Sunday

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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.

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. Concord Theatricals, “Tell Me on a Sunday,” Accessed via: https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/65828/tell-me-on-a-sunday Tell Me on a Sunday continues to be performed around the world, and in 2021 was toured around the UK starring Jodie Prenger.

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Billed as a “concert for the theatre,” Song and Dance opened in the West End at the Palace Theatre starring Marti Webb in 1982. Cameron Macintosh served as producer, with direction by John Caird, choreography by Anthony Van Laast, scenic design by David Hersey, costume design by Robin Don, musical supervision by Harry Rabinowitz, orchestrations by Lloyd Webber, and sound design by Autograph. The dance portion featured Wayne Webb, with Linda-Mae Brewer, Jane Darling, Andrea Durant, Linda Gibbs, Paul Henry, Andy Norman, Sandy Strallen, and Paul Tomkinson.

A cast album of Song and Dance featuring a live recording of Marti Webb was released by Polydor in 1982. 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 Andrew Sinclair, “Broadcasting and the Arts: Progress makes imperfect,” The Listener, v103 n2650, (21 Feb 1980), p.244Three years later, Song & Dance, with some adaptations by Richard Maltby, Jr., landed on Broadway with Bernadette Peters playing “the girl,” who was now known as Emma. Peters won her first Tony Award for her performance and the show garnered eight nominations in total, including nods for Best Musical and Best Score.