Book by Charles BlackwellMusic by Henry KriegerLyrics by Robert Lorick
Based on the novel Nobody's Family's Going to Change by Louise Fitzhugh
The long-running Broadway musical is a cornucopia of music, drama, comedy and, above all, tap dancing. Ten-year-old Willie doesn't want to be a lawyer like his stern father. He knows he just has to dance, like his uncle and mentor, an aspiring Broadway choreographer. With determination and spunk, Willie imagines a life of fame and glory as a tap-dancing star. The exhuberant score by Robert Lorick and Henry Krieger, composer of Dreamgirls and Side Show, includes “Another Day,” “Fabulous Feet” and the show-stopping “Dance If It Makes You Happy.”
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Henry Krieger began composing for Off-Off-Broadway in his twenties. Soon, collaborations with Tom Eyen and Broadway director/producer/choreographer Michael Bennett led to a workshop production of what was originally entitled Big Dreams. After several workshops, numerous rewri ...
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