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Stop the World – I Want to Get Off is a 1961 musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. In 1966 Warner Bros. released a film adaptation of the play. In 1996, a film version was produced for TV, made for the A&E Network .
Stop the World: I Want to Get Off: Directed by Philip Saville. With Tony Tanner, Millicent Martin, Leila Croft, Valerie Croft. The show, set against a circus backdrop, focuses on Littlechap from the moment of his birth until his death.
May 29, 2020 · The phrase stop the world, I want to get off means I’m tired of life, but is intended serio-ironically, not in genuine despair. It is often, but erroneously, claimed that this phrase originated in Stop the World—I Want to Get Off1, the title of a musical with music, lyrics and book by the English composer, lyricist and playwright Leslie ...
This innovative, symbolic musical examines the birth, life, and death of the clownish Littlechap. He is born into a circus-like world and struggles to make his way in life working as a tea-boy. One day, he falls in love with Evie, his boss’s daughter.
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. Set against the backdrop of a circus, the show focuses on Littlechap ...
Stop the World--I Want To Get Off (1966) - Turner Classic Movies. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Awards. Notes. Brief Synopsis. An ambitious circus performer rises to the top at everyone else's expense. Cast & Crew. Read More. Philip Saville. Director. Tony Tanner. Littlechap. Millicent Martin. Evie/Anya/Ara/Ginnie.
The lead in a British semi-improvisational musical theater troupe introduces the troupe's featured players - his wife, two adult daughters and adolescent son - as they rehearse for their next performance.
Aug 11, 2013 · Stop the World I Wanna Get Off With You Lyrics. [Verse 1] Open Sesame (We've places to go) We've people to see (Let's put 'em on hold) There's all sorts of shapes that I bet you can...
Stop the World…. I Want to Get Off. A New-Style Musical in 2 Acts. Book, Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. Setting and lighting by Sean Kenny. Musical supervision, Ian Fraser. Musical director, Milton Rosenstock. Orchestrations by Ian Fraser with David Lindup. Burt Rhodes, Gordon Langford.
From London's West End to Broadway to middle America and the world, the cry went out: Stop the World - I Want to Get Off! Share the visual and vocal delights of the innovative Anthony Newley...
