Showtune (2003) is a musical revue celebrating the words and music of Jerry Herman, the composer and lyricist of the Broadway musicals Milk and Honey (1961), Hello, Dolly! (1964), Mame (1966), Dear World (1969), Mack & Mabel (1974), The Grand Tour (1979), and La Cage aux Folles (1983). Herman also contributed songs to Ben Franklin in Paris (1964) and A Day in Hollywood, a Night in the Ukraine (1980). The 40 Broadway songs featured in Showtune are juxtaposed into thematic scenes and song cycles, placing a strong emphasis on Jerry Herman's lyrics and his optimistic messages. The song juxtapositions also create sub-texts which give dramatic thru-lines to the show, making Showtune unique among musical revues.

Conceived by California Architect Paul Gilger, Showtune premiered as the cabaret revue Tune the Grand Up in 1985 in San Francisco. Subsequently, the revue was produced in London in 1998 with a new title The Best of Times, first at the Bridewell Theatre and then at the Vaudeville Theatre on the West End. In 2003, the revue, now titled Showtune, opened off-Broadway at the York Theatre at St Peter's Church. It was presented by Jenny Strome and film producer David Brown. Showtune is licensed by Music Theatre International in the United States, by Josef Weinberger in England, and by Hal Leonard in Australia.

See Also

• Jerry Herman
• Musical theatre
• Showtunes

Scenes and Songs

ACT ONE

Scene 1

It's Today! (Mame)

Big Time (Mack & Mabel)

Scene 2

We Need a Little Christmas (Mame)

Put On Your Sunday Clothes (Hello, Dolly!)

Scene 3

Little More Mascara (La Cage aux Folles)

The Man In The Moon (Mame)

I Am What I Am (La Cage aux Folles)

Scene 4

Song On The Sand - Prelude (La Cage aux Folles)

I Won't Send Roses (Mack & Mabel)

Ribbons Down My Back (Hello, Dolly!)

Dancing (Hello, Dolly!)

It Takes A Woman (Hello, Dolly!)

Wherever He Ain't (Mack & Mabel)

Hundreds Of Girls (Mack & Mabel)

So Long Dearie (Hello, Dolly!)

It Takes A Woman - Reprise (Hello, Dolly!)

And I Was Beautiful (Dear World)

Kiss Her Now (Dear World)

And I Was Beautiful / Kiss Her Now - Counterpoint

Time Heals Everything (Mack & Mabel)

Scene 5

Before The Parade Passes By (Hello, Dolly!)

One Person (Dear World)

Open A New Window (Mame)

Counterpoint March

Before The Parade Passes By - Reprise (Hello, Dolly!)

ACT TW0

Entr'acte

Hello, Dolly! (Hello, Dolly!)

Scene 1

Movies Were Movies (Mack & Mabel)

Look What Happened To Mabel (Mack & Mabel)

That's How Young I Feel (Mame)

Look What Happened To Mabel - Reprise (Mack & Mabel)

My Best Girl (Mame)

Nelson (A Day in Hollywood, a Night in the Ukraine)

Just Go To The Movies (A Day in Hollywood, a Night in the Ukraine)

Scene 2

It Only Takes A Moment (Hello, Dolly!)

What Do I Do Now? (Gooch's Song) (Mame)

Tap Your Troubles Away (Mack & Mabel)

Scene 3

Bosom Buddies (Mame)

Scene 4

I Don't Want To Know (Dear World)

I Don't Want To Know - Reprise (Dear World)

Song On The Sand (La Cage aux Folles)

Scene 5

Shalom (Milk and Honey)

I'll Be Here Tomorrow (The Grand Tour)

If He Walked Into My Life (Mame)

I Promise You A Happy Ending (Mack & Mabel)

Mame (Mame)

The Best Of Times (La Cage aux Folles)

It's Today! - Reprise (Mame)

Encore

Hello, Dolly! (Hello, Dolly!)

Curtain Call Music

It's Today! (Mame)

Exit Music

The Best of Times (La Cage aux Folles)