T.C.O.S
Thornton Cleveleys Operatic Society
Songs From the Shows 2009 – Movies Were Movies.
Following the success of the last “Songs From The Shows”, the same production team are delighted to be responsible for next years production.
The show will be subtitled “Movies Were Movies” and will contain songs from well known films as well as musicals that have made it to the big screen.
The initial idea was to go for more official movie soundtracks, however this proved to be not quite as straight forward as you would imagine. Many of the world famous songs associated with the Hollywood Blockbusters feature huge orchestration – this is something that would be impossible to create with the band we use for “Songs”.
Still keen on the movie theme, we looked at it from another angle and introduced musicals that have originated on the stage and subsequently made into films and vice versa. That gave the option to include songs from popular current West End shows like “Phantom, Evita, Hairspray, Mamma Mia” etc as well as the classics “Carousel, Brigadoon, South Pacific”.
Every song featured has appeared in a movie or musical film either as the main theme or as incidental/background music.
Ironically, the only song not to feature in a film is the title song, ” Movies Were Movies” which comes from the stage show “Mack & Mabel”.
On the whole, there is a good mix and hopefully something for everyone. We were keen to include more harmony singing for this show as that is something the society has always, quite rightly, received favourable comments about. There are some very well known songs and some you may be unfamiliar with, including an a’capella version of “Eye Of The Tiger” which may raise an eyebrow or two!
The full list of songs can be found below and we really hope as many of you as possible will put your names down to be a part of what promises to be another successful “Songs From the Shows”.
Thanks
Richard, Andrew, Kathryn and David.
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ACT ONE
Overture 'Movies Were Movies' Mack & Mabel (Orchestra)
'Movies Were Movies' Mack & Mabel (M solo)
'Let's Go To The Movies' Annie (Company)
'Music of the Night' Phantom (Company)
'Another Suitcase in Another Hall' Evita (F Duet)
'Hot Honey Rag' Chicago Dancers (CD)
'Mr Cellophane' Chicago (M solo)
'I Could Have Danced All Night' My Fair Lady F Solo (with small group of ladies)
'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' Wizard Of Oz (Company)
'The Winner Takes It All' Mamma Mia (Ladies)
'Wind Beneath My Wings' Beaches (F Solo)
'A Wink And A Smile' Sleepless In Seattle (M Solo with Dancers)
'Up Where We Belong' Officer And A Gentleman (M & F Duet)
'Eye Of The Tiger' Rocky (3 Men acapella)
'Flashdance (What A Feeling)' Flashdance (Dancers (CD)
'Unchained Melody' Ghost (Small Group)
'Brown Eyed Girl' Cocktail (M Solo)
'The Way We Were' A Star Is Born (Ladies)
'Moon River ' Breakfast At Tiffany's (Company)
'The Sound Of Silenc'e The Graduate (Company)
'Fame' Fame (Dancers (CD)
'Minnie The Moocher' Blues Brothers (M Solo)
'You Can't Stop The Beat' Hairspray (Company (CD)
ACT TWO
Entracte 'The Entertainer' The Sting (Orchestra)
' Die Another Day' Die Another Day (Dancers (CD)
'Nobody Does It Better' The Spy Who Loved Me (F Solo)
'From Russia With Love' From Russia With Love (Men)
'All The Time In The World' OHMSS (Company)
'For Your Eyes Only' For Your Eyes Only (F Solo)
'Hello Again' The Jazz Singer (Company)
'Love On The Rocks' The Jazz Singer (M Solo)
'I Will Follow Him' Sister Act (F Solo / Ladies)
'You Can Leave Your Hat On' The Full Monty (5 Men)
'Footloose' Footloose (Dancers (CD)
'Somethin' Stupid ' Moulin Rouge (M/F Duet)
'Good Morning' Singin In The Rain (2 M 1 F)
'Make 'Em Laugh' Singin In The Rain (M Solo)
'Almost Like Being In Love' Brigadoon (Company)
'What's the Use Of Wond'rin' Carousel (Ladies)
'If I Loved You' Carousel (Company)
'Real Love Of My Life' Brigadoon (F Solo)
'There Is Nothing Like A Dame' South Pacific (Men)
'Time Of My Life' Dirty Dancing (Dancers / Some Men (maybe!!) (CD)
'Mamma Mia Mega Mix' Mamma Mia (Company (CD)
'Bows' 'The Winner Takes It All'
'Rule The World' Stardust (Company)
'Movies Were Movies' Mack & Mabel (Orchestra - Play off)
