There Won't Be Trumpets: A Brief Production History of ANYONE CAN WHISTLE
There Won't Be Trumpets: A Brief Production History of ANYONE CAN WHISTLE
By Kathryn Harris on March 08, 2010
This is the seventh in a series looking at the work of Stephen Sondheim.
In early April, Encores! will put on a concert version of Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents' musical, ANYONE CAN WHISTLE. Tony Award winners Sutton Foster (THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, SHREK) and Donna Murphy (PASSION, WONDERFUL TOWN) will play defiant Nurse Fay Apple and corrupt Mayoress Cora Hoover Hooper, respectively.
Opening on Broadway in 1964, ANYONE CAN WHISTLE quickly became a favorite amongst many Sondheim fans. Its groundbreaking structure, specifically in the "Cookie Ballet," and bold declarations on society and "normalcy" weren't easy for audiences to accept. Over the past few decades, however, many songs from the show, including the title song, "Everybody Says Don't," and the cut "There Won't Be Trumpets," became popular cabaret standards. In recent years, the show has seen a growing number of major productions, such as the Ravinia concert in 2005.
Click here for a summary of ANYONE CAN WHISTLE's production history. Here, you can view photos from the original production.
Madeline Kahn was Mayoress Cora Hoover Hooper in the 1995 Carnegie Hall Concert
To license ANYONE CAN WHISTLE, visit its MTI show page. Discuss ANYONE CAN WHISTLE and view production photos on its MTI ShowSpace page.
In early April, Encores! will put on a concert version of Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents' musical, ANYONE CAN WHISTLE. Tony Award winners Sutton Foster (THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, SHREK) and Donna Murphy (PASSION, WONDERFUL TOWN) will play defiant Nurse Fay Apple and corrupt Mayoress Cora Hoover Hooper, respectively.Opening on Broadway in 1964, ANYONE CAN WHISTLE quickly became a favorite amongst many Sondheim fans. Its groundbreaking structure, specifically in the "Cookie Ballet," and bold declarations on society and "normalcy" weren't easy for audiences to accept. Over the past few decades, however, many songs from the show, including the title song, "Everybody Says Don't," and the cut "There Won't Be Trumpets," became popular cabaret standards. In recent years, the show has seen a growing number of major productions, such as the Ravinia concert in 2005.
Click here for a summary of ANYONE CAN WHISTLE's production history. Here, you can view photos from the original production.
To license ANYONE CAN WHISTLE, visit its MTI show page. Discuss ANYONE CAN WHISTLE and view production photos on its MTI ShowSpace page.
