Alfie. Alfie is a 1963 stage play written by Bill Naughton. Alfie is a 1966 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Michael Caine. His dad died when Alfie was 23 but inspired his son's passion for music and played opera records He left sixth-form college without A levels and became an … [5] In the original script it was to take place behind a screen, but the censors readers' report commented it was "complete with groans and cries of pain, which I cannot think can be allowed". [1], The play was revived at the Octagon, Bolton in 2012 with David Ricardo-Pearce in the lead. Alfie Written byBill Naughton CharactersAlfie Elkins Date premiered1963 Original languageEnglish GenreDrama, comedy SettingIn and around South London of the present day Alfie is a 1963 stage play written by Bill Naughton. Produced at the Coliseum Theatre Oldham(1997), Belgrade Theatre Coventry (1998), Palace Theatre Watford(2005). Pre-order the new album ‘Back Together’ Oct 3, 2019 Announcing New 2019 UK Tour Dates! Comments. Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean is amazing - his voice is superb and he sings with passion. Eden Phillips who wrote the book and lyrics for the show has succeeded in the aim of making Alfie, the Musical into neither a sung-through show, nor a play that stops every now and then [2], Norman Wynne was cast as the abortionist. Get the conversation started Be the first to comment. The Times**** * Synopsis It is the early 1960s, England. Alfie! Maria Friedman will direct High Society at the Old Vic, Allegro – Classic Stage Company, New York, Chichester Festival Theatre announces full cast for South Pacific, World premiere performance for I Could Use A Drink, Dear Evan Hansen to return to the West End ahead of the Broadway & North American tour productions, Innovative production of Into The Woods to be staged at The Old Vic, Clive Rowe to join The Prince Of Egypt at the Dominion. The play recounts the life of an working … For information about our privacy practices, click here. Add a comment. It then transferred to the Duchess Theatre in the West End, where it opened on 22 July and closed on 30 November 1963. For information about our privacy practices, click here. A few days ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing Alfie Templeman, a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer from Bedford, UK. Many episodes, however, are remarkably good. Michael Ball impressed West End crowds last night when he returned to the show that catapulted him into musical theatre stardom 35 years ago. Here only does Alfie, in a disjointed, uninhibited and profoundly moving and disturbing speech, see right into himself. Online Fundraising concert for ‘Alfie: The Musical! Sign Up And Drop Knowledge . Written by Steve McEwan. [8] To gain a license from the Lord Chamberlain's Office, then required for the play to be legally performed in the UK, the abortion had to occur off-stage. Produced by David A. Stewart (as Dave Stewart) & Mick Jagger. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. This one is all three. Harold Hobson wrote positively of the play in his review for The Sunday Times published on 4 August 1963: "Some of the scenes are melodramatic. Alfie the Musical is performed by London College of Music BA Musical Theatre third-year students at the University of West London, Ealing until 22 November. Ball and Boe – the legendary musical duo of Michael Ball and Alfie Boe – have returned to Les Misérables for a limited 16-week run which opened last night (21 August) at the Gielgud Theatre, London. As Lily, the wheelchair-bound Harry’s wife who falls prey to Alfie’s dubious charms, Towns superbly invokes that haunting scene from the 1966 film when the struck-off backstreet doctor, memorably played by Denholm Elliott, aborts Vivien Merchant’s unwanted baby and Alfie, seeing the bloody foetus, cracks, finally realising it’s time to grow up and that life is real, life is earnest. 35 talking about this. The musical version of one of the landmark films of the swinging sixties has been given a fair few tweaks since last seen at Watford’s Palace Theatre nine years ago when Darren Day played the role that made Michael Caine a star. "Alfie" would not become a Top 15 hit in the US until the spring and summer of 1967 when Dionne Warwick, the most prolific interpreter of Bacharach/David compositions and the composers' original choice, recorded the song. Lyrics by Hal David. Alfie (2004) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In fact, there isn’t a dud among the 28 well played by a band of five under musical director Matt Ramplin and I would cheerfully go again tomorrow. Murphy in Sixties British Cinema describes the character's personality in this version as possessing "an almost psychopathic vulgarity which links women, clothes and cars as commodities to be flaunted to prove to the world that he has achieved success without the privileges of birth or education". [6] In the radio play, according to Robert Murphy, the character is placed in the world of spivs and semi-criminality rather than the swinging London of the first film. Still, this is a most appealing show, well up to the standard of Merrily We Roll Along (performed in May by last year’s third-year students), with some smashing songs like ‘Your Turn Now’, ‘I Call It Love’, ‘In the Driving Seat’ and ‘Look At You’ that deserve to be better known. All contents © Musical Theatre Review, 2013 - 2019. [1] Developed from a radio drama, the original London production starred John Neville, and the Broadway transfer starred Terence Stamp. Download Alfie sheet music PDF that you can try for free. It is an adaptation by Bill Naughton of his own 1966 novel and 1963 play of the same name. [10], "Bill Naughton, 81, a British Playwright Who Created 'Alfie, "Alfie! But what starts as a comedy turns into a dark tale of abortions, shattered lives and a richly deserved come-uppance as the mistreated women bite back, spitting out the now-slightly-paunchy Lothario as yesterday’s man. The musical version of one of the landmark films of the swinging sixties has been given a fair few tweaks since last seen at Watford’s Palace Theatre nine years ago when Darren Day played the role that made Michael Caine a star. Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins loaned his flair for the dramatic to the score for the film Alfie, accompanying the story of what the liner notes describe as "the involuntary education of a hipster." Making hay through all of this is Alfie Elkins, a Jack-the-lad chauffeur with a youthful bravado and unchecked sexual swagger who beds as many women as he can lay his hands on with no feeling for them, and damn the consequences.
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